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  • The Geneva Motor Show Promises an International Alternative Energy Car Event
    Citroen reveals its DS5 Hybrid4 200 ch at the Geneva Auto Show
    The Geneva Motor Show is aimed towards the international automobile market and nowhere else will you see a better global representation. Find out what to expect with alternative energy cars at the show this year.
  • GM's Opel to take on Mini and Fiat 500 with Adam
    Opel Vauxhall Adam
    General Motors will be unveiling its Opel Adam at the Paris Auto Show in September, a direct 3-door competitor to the BMW Mini and Fiat 500 in Europe.
  • 2013 Opel Astra sedan is coming
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    The sedan will make its world debut at the 2012 Moscow Auto Salon taking place between August 29 – September 9 of this year, where it will share the floor with the rest of the Astra family. Plus, note the video gallery of photos.
  • German police can't fit into their new squad cars
    Opel Insignias special police editions for Hessen Police
    The German Polizei are learning the hard way that modern auto design is cramped and uncomfortable as new squad cars being delivered from Opel are too small for the men and their equipment.
  • Opel Ampera in Monte Carlo Rally
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  • Opel Ampera dominates Monte Carlo Rally [Video]
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    The Chevy Volt's European cousin, the Opel Ampera, won the 13th International Monte Carlo Rally in the electric cars and alternative propulsion category over the weekend. This is the first-time the Opel Ampera has competed in the Monte Carlo and won.
  • Chevy Volt-based Opel Ampera has 7,000 preorders
    The Opel Ampera
    The Chevrolet Volt will also be sold as the Opel Ampera in some European markets and with the first Ampera sedans reaching owners after being named the European Car of the Year, Opel has reportedly received over 7,000 preorders for the electric vehicle – causing GM to believe that the goal of 10,000 Ampera sedans sold this year is a very real possibility.
  • Want to win a Car design Internship?
    The Opel Ampera
    Have you ever dreamed of being a great car designer? Well, Opel/Vauxhall along with Car Design News are giving you a chance to win a paid internship to become the next Chris Bangle.
  • Toyota Auris unveiled and Nissan Leaf expansion revealed at Johannesburg auto show
    Toyota Auris
    South Africans are excited this weekend because, after much fanfare, Toyota has taken the wraps off of its new Auris TRD at the Johannesburg International Motor Show, which runs through Oct. 16 at the Johannesburg Expo Centre.
  • UAW-GM contract: What the UAW didn't get for its auto workers from GM
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    The new contract for auto workers between the UAW and General Motors Co. should get ratified in record time and by an overwhelming margin because the UAW got a lot from GM: At least 6,400 more union jobs, job security, more products to build, plant reopenings, auto workers' first raises in eight years and $5,000 profit-sharing checks. But there were some people who didn't benefit from this four-year contract.
  • Show me the money: What the UAW got for GM workers in new contract
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    If the pending four-year contract negotiated by the UAW with General Motors Co. has you curious to find out what a GM auto worker is paid to put bumpers on Buicks, pay attention: You're about to learn how UAW members will be compensated through 2015.
  • Opel RAK e Concept targets EV affordability at Frankfurt Motor Show
    Opel RAK e Concept, a lightweight EV which debuts at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, needs 10 times less energy than a modern small car and one third the weight, making it more affordable for the masses.
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