It’s been confirmed, PSA Peugeot-Citroen is buying Opel/Vauxhall from GM in a deal worth €1.3 billion, excluding the purchase of GM Financial’s European operation for €0.9 billion. There have been plenty of reports floating about and some earlier speculation, but now it’s been officially confirmed. This allows PSA to become […]
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2017 Opel Crossland X revealed as new compact crossover
Opel and Vauxhall have revealed the new Crossland X crossover, which could eventually find its way into our local range badged as a Holden. The Euro GM brands confirmed the model in November last year, along with many other SUVs in the pipeline. It sits beneath the Mokka X SUV, […]
2018 Holden NG Commodore reveal in December
Even though the launch of the next-generation 2018 NG Commodore is some 16 months off, we will get to see it next month in the form of its donor car: the Opel/Vauxhall Grand Insignia, to be revealed in December. Although there might be some detail alterations as well as differences […]
2018 Insignia (Commodore?) to feature torque-vectoring
Despite expectedly switching to the front/all-wheel drive platform of the Opel Insignia, the next Holden Commodore may not lose it’s tail-out capability after all. At least not in sporty variants. GKN’s ‘Twinster’ rear differential is the magic piece of equipment that allows the Focus RS to wag its tail in […]
Opel GT still on the cards, although priorities are tight
The show-stopping Opel GT rear-wheel drive coupe concept from this year’s Geneva Motor Show stands a chance for production, if a report out of Autocar is to be believed. The show car, which showcased design elements for future Opel, Vauxhall and subsequent Holden models, is a smaller-than-Toyota-86 sports car, with […]
UK-spec HSV Maloo LSA making Goodwood debut this year
GM has confirmed the 2016 Vauxhall VXR Maloo LSA (HSV) will make its Goodwood Festival of Speed debut later this year. In what is a very limited edition production run for the UK market, GM’s UK subsidiary Vauxhall is importing just 100 units of our latest LSA-equipped Maloo, with prices […]
Vauxhall launches VXR8 GTS, UK version of HSV GTS
Vauxhall in the UK has just announced the GTS version of its VXR8, effectively introducing the Aussie HSV GTS super sedan in Europe. Up until now the British GM arm only stocked the VXR8, which is essentially a rebadged and slightly revised version of our HSV Clubsport R8. The new […]
GM/Opel planning 2016 Astra ‘GSi’, Golf GTI rival?
A sporty hot hatch version of the new 2016 Holden/Opel/Vauxhall Astra has been spied out and about, with a number of reports suggesting GM might be about the launch a ‘GSi’ variant ready to take on the likes of the Volkswagen Golf GTI. The model is expected to be a […]