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19 Aug 2025

  • IAA 1965: Kadett B and the first Opel concept car, the Experimental GT, thrill experts and the public in Frankfurt am Main
  • Flexible offer: With two or four doors, as a sedan, estate and ‘Gill Coupé’
  • Serial winner: Rallye- Kadett celebrates numerous successes at home and abroad
  • Electric pioneer: Hybrids and battery-electric cars based on Kadett B
  • Future-proof compact class: Current Astra with currently largest drive selection
  • IAA Mobility 2025: Sensational show car to continue Opel’s 60-year concept car tradition

30 Jul 2025

  • Summer 1975: Ascona B and Manta B continue the success of the first vehicle generation
  • Sporty, comfortable, efficient: Second model generation builds on typical Opel virtues
  • Built for rally and motorsport fans: Manta GT/E, Ascona 400 and Manta 400
  • Dynamic, emotional, resource-conscious: Current Opel compact-class bestseller as all-electric Astra Electric and powerful Astra GSe plug-in hybrid

15 May 2025

  • City car for young families: In 1975, the sporty designed Kadett City was launched
  • Hatchback with character: Large tailgate ensures highly practical benefits
  • Diversity 2025: Current Astra with top technologies and broad drive portfolio

08 May 2025

  • Handshake hiring: First apprentice joins Opel in 1865
  • Opening up opportunities as a mission: So far, around 27,000 young people have been trained at Opel in Germany
  • Innovative training: Today's focus on electromobility and future technologies

31 Mar 2025

  • Maximum flexibility: MAXX enables convertibles, pick-ups and more on the same platform
  • Maximum innovation: Patented technology solution and efficient three-cylinder concept
  • Electric entry in a fresh design: New Opel Rocks enables individual mobility on four wheels from the age of 151

17 Mar 2025

  • Bold, pure, unique: Concept car takes centre stage at the 1975 Geneva Motor Show
  • Too good to be true: Breathtaking sports car study remains a dream
  • Modern visionary: Opel Experimental paves the way for production models such as the new Opel Grandland in 2023

03 Mar 2025

  • Opel ‘Type Olympia’ 1935: First mass-produced vehicle with a self-supporting all-steel body
  • Revolutionary Olympia: Patented pioneer, high-flyer, and movie hero
  • Opel Astra today: Compact class bestseller with cutting-edge technologies

18 Dec 2024

  • New Opel Frontera: Innovative Intelli-Seat with patented ergonomic feature
  • New Opel Grandland: Further development with adjustable side bolsters
  • Long Opel tradition: AGR-certified (Aktion Gesunder Rücken e.V) seats
  • Lessons learned: From carriage seats to high-tech feature with massage function

05 Nov 2024

  • November 10, 1999: Black Opel Corsa B “Edition 100” is milestone vehicle
  • Strong signal: First automotive plant founded in the new federal states after German reunification
  • Eisenach today: Home of the Opel Grandland is an ultra-modern plant for electrified vehicles

24 Jul 2024

  • OSV 40: Opel Safety Vehicle masters impact speeds of up to 40 mph (65 km/h)
  • Forerunner of production models: Visionary safety study based on the Opel Kadett C
  • Compact class safety today: Current Astra with state-of-the-art assistance systems

26 Jun 2024

  • Revolutionary: Flex7 seat concept set new standards for interior variability in 1999
  • Award winning: Zafira receives prestigious “Golden Steering Wheel” several times
  • Fuel cell pioneer: Locally emissions-free HydroGen vehicles based on Zafira
  • Modern, flexible “spacecraft”: Opel Zafira, Combo and soon new Frontera

10 Jun 2024

  • Guests of honour: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Prime Minister of Hesse Boris Rhein support Opel's electrification strategy
  • Celebration for everyone: More than 7,000 visitors flock to the Opel headquarters in bright sunshine
  • Tradition meets future: Guests admire exhibitions, celebrate public premieres of the new Opel Grandland and Frontera and experience Corsa Rally Electric and co. live
  • Available online: Press conference and “Best of” of the open day in the video

10 Jun 2024

  • First of its kind: Advanced Studio started its creative work at Opel in 1964
  • Visionary concept cars: From the 1965 Experimental GT to the 2023 Opel Experimental
  • Two reasons to celebrate: “125 years of automotive production at Opel” and “60 Years Design Center”

08 May 2024

  • Open day: Opel invites visitors to Rüsselsheim headquarters on June 8
  • Public premieres: New Opel Frontera and Grandland on show for first time
  • Modern art: Pop-up exhibition of automobile milestones

02 May 2024

  • Small, green, unconventional: The Opel 4/12 PS makes individual mobility affordable
  • Revolutionary: In 1924, Opel is the first German car manufacturer to produce on an assembly line
  • Electric pioneer today: Since 2019, Opel’s first fully electric small car, the best-selling Corsa, has made electric mobility accessible to everyone

22 Apr 2024

  • Spring 1899: First motor vehicle made by Opel is produced
  • Individual mobility for all: 125 years of automotive innovations for millions of customers
  • Current bestsellers from Rüsselsheim: Opel Astra and Astra Sports Tourer

16 Jan 2024

  • Start of an era: 1899 contract-signing made Opel an automobile manufacturer
  • Current bestsellers “made in Rüsselsheim”: Opel Astra and Astra Sports Tourer
  • Anniversary under banner of electromobility: Battery-electric variant of every Opel carline in 2024

04 Aug 2023

  • Ahead of the times: In 1973, Opel introduced seat belts as standard across the range, three years before they became mandatory
  • Start 1968: Opel Kadett, Admiral and Diplomat already available with front seat belts
  • Comfortable: Omega 1986 first car with height-adjustable belts as standard
  • Fine-tuned: New Astra Electric with further developed “belt anti-lock braking system”

12 Apr 2023

  • More modern, larger and stylish: Rekord A succeeds Rekord P2 in 1963
  • Variety of body styles: As a saloon, coupe, station wagon and express delivery van
  • Clear lines: Straightforward design with advantageous, generous use of space
  • Bold and pure, focussed and electrified: This is the latest generation Astra

07 Feb 2023

  • Modern and connected: Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatible multimedia systems in all Opel passenger cars
  • Internet for cars: Opel a pioneer in the small car segment in 2012 with IntelliLink
  • When the radio went on tour: 1938 Admiral the first Opel with a car radio
  • In honour of the “wireless”: World Radio Day on February 13