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15 Oct 2025
- Time travel: 25 iconic objects and cars symbolise Opel’s history spanning more than 150 years
- Tradition meets innovation: First Opel automobile Opel Patent Motorwagen System Lutzmann joined by visionary concept cars such as 1971 Elektro GT or 2021 Manta GSe
- Phygital experience: Opel Corsa GSE Vision Gran Turismo on display and playable on two Gran Turismo 7 game simulators until October 21
- Zaragoza mainstay: ‘Opel Love’ emphasises the intense relationship between the Aragonese capital and the bestselling Opel Corsa small car
24 Sep 2025
- IAA Commercial Vehicles 2000: Opel presents completely new van series
- Visionary studies: Vivaro Concept V, Vivaro VPC and Vivaro e-Concept
- Long-lasting success: Vivaro named ‘International Van of the Year’ in 2002 and 2021
- Since 2024: Vivaro and Vivaro Electric with passenger car design and technologies
01 Sep 2025
- IAA Mobility 2025: Breathtaking Opel Corsa GSE Vision Gran Turismo celebrates world premiere
- 60 years ago: The legendary Experimental GT marks the beginning of the tradition of visionary Opel concept cars at the IAA
- Innovative and creative: Numerous groundbreaking concept cars such as Opel CD, Junior, Frogster, Monza Concept and Experimental follow
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
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
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
10 Oct 2024
- October 13, 1974: Röhrl/Berger take title with a maximum of 120 points
- Top class: Röhrl also wins 1982 World Rally Championship in the Ascona
- ADAC Opel Electric Rally Cup 2024: Electrifying rally sport
01 Oct 2024
- Autumn 1984: Fifth generation of compact Kadett is launched
- Choice aplenty: Kadett E as saloon, estate, notchback, transporter and convertible
- Wind tunnel tested: Kadett GSi was the most aerodynamic saloon in the world at the time
- Emotional and electrified: Current Opel Astra generation combines modern driving pleasure with maximum efficiency
14 Sep 2023
- Summer of 1973: Third generation of bestselling Kadett is launched
- Spoilt for choice; Kadett C available as a saloon, coupé and estate with many additional variants including the Aero
- Safety first: Three-point seatbelts as standard, base vehicle for the “OSV 40”
- Successful competitor: Sporty Kadett GT/E celebrates rally accomplishments
- Compact driving pleasure today: New all-electric Opel Astra Sports Tourer Electric combines dynamic driving fun with responsibility
17 Aug 2023
- Pioneer: Opel presents the first high-volume production estate from a German carmaker at the 1953 IAA
- Successful: Estates become regular fixture in model portfolio
- Innovative: New Opel Astra Sports Tourer Electric one of the first battery-electric estates from a German brand
18 Jul 2023
- 1993 until 2000: Second Corsa generation continued success of best-selling small car
- Safety benchmark: Corsa B was first in class with double door beams and seatbelt tensioners
- Pocket rocket: Corsa GSi with 80 kW/109 hp, sports chassis and sharp styling
- Start of new era: Second generation Corsa was first to be “made in Eisenach”
- Fun to drive goes electric: Locally emissions-free new Corsa Electric in two power outputs available now
20 Apr 2023
- Now online: “Concepts & Studies”, “The Golden Sixties” and “Touring Cars”
- Rich brand heritage: Discover Opel legends and classics 24/7
- For every taste: A total of eight themed tours with exhibits from 1899 to the 2000s
30 Mar 2023
- Spring 1998: Completely newly developed second generation Astra reaches customers
- Safety first: With DSA chassis, ESP, H7 headlights and fully galvanized body
- Powerful into the 2000s: Astra OPC, Astra V8 Coupé and Astra OPC X-treme
- Astra today: Latest generation debuts plug-in hybrid and battery-electric variants
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
08 Dec 2022
- Late autumn 1947: Olympia is the first series-produced passenger car to roll off the assembly line after the plant is rebuilt
- Basis for success: Opel Olympia, Rekord and Co pave the way for the coming years of the German “Wirtschaftswunder”
- Current compact class bestseller: New Opel Astra is also “made in Rüsselsheim”
06 Sep 2022
- 1960s new edition of Opel bestseller with practical innovations
- Opel Kadett A powered German “Economic Miracle”
- Kadett A Caravan established tradition of Opel compact estates
- Almost 650,000 Kadett A cars produced from 1962 to 1965
- Sixth-generation Opel Astra opens new era in compact class
29 Aug 2022
- September 1862: Everything began with the first sewing machines
- 1868: Adam Opel married his wife Sophie and built the first new factory
- 1886: The first bicycle made in Rüsselsheim was produced
- 1899: Opel started making cars
- 2022: Opel is becoming an electric mobility brand
25 Aug 2022
- Rediscovered: Photos show almost forgotten Opel 1.5-23 COE prototype
- Ahead of its time: Innovative “cab over engine” delivery van with art décor trim
- From Blitz to Vivaro and Movano: Opel’s long tradition of light commercial vehicles