Michael Lohscheller Replaces Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann as Opel CEO
Opel announced on Monday that CEO Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann has stepped down from the positions of Speaker of the Management Board and CEO of Adam Opel GmbH and will end his tenure with Opel’s Management Board upon the close of the brand’s sale to PSA Group. Speculation has it that the sale of Opel from […]
Opel CEO Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann Joins XING
Opel announced today that the company’s CEO, Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann, has joined XING, a career-oriented social networking site based in Hamburg, Germany. Neumann is known as “the digital CEO,” as one of the leading heads of industry on Twitter and now XING Editors at XING are positioning Neumann among the first “Industry Insiders” on their new news platform, […]
Opel Gets New Logo, Credo, Manifesto, Commercials; Re-Inks Ambassador Klopp
Opel announced on Tuesday that it has extended its contract with brand ambassador Jürgen Klopp that sees the Liverpool FC manager helping to market the brand’s new Insignia and presumably sticking around beyond its transition from General Motors to PSA Group. Since August 2012, Klopp has appeared in 17 different Opel television commercials. Today, he […]
Opel CEO Presents Francis With Ampera-e Popelmobile
If you saw the recent photos of Pope Francis scowling his way through a meet-and-greet with President Trump, you may have worried that his Holiness was in a real dark place right now. Trust us when we say, we were also genuinely concerned that one of the most benevolent and understanding popes of our time […]
Opel Ampera-e Taking #AMPVenture Road Trip Through Europe
Opel is promoting its new electric vehicle with a road trip through Europe—the #AMPventure with the Opel Ampera-e. The journey will begin in Oslo and take selected bloggers and celebrities across mainland Europe via Paris, Barcelona, Geneva, and Munich. At each stop, the travelers will meet the people and companies working to create a future of smart […]
Opel CEO Confirms That Grandland X Has Headlights
Opel CEO Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann has the distinction of being the first CEO of a major European automaker to join Twitter, and will celebrate his fourth year on the social media platform this coming July 31st. While we’re here: Happy Early 4th Twitterversary, Dr. KT! When it comes to Twitter, the Ol’ Doctor just keeps […]
Report: PSA to Keep Opel Execs, Could Still Use GM’s EV Tech after Buyout
With General Motors, the biggest news lately has been the possible sale of GM’s Germany-based subsidiary Opel to the French automaker, the PSA Group (Peugeot, Citroën, DS). Of the many questions asked—what will happen to the manufacturing jobs, will Opel be able to actually turn around its years-long slump, would Opel be better as just […]
If GM Doesn’t Sell Opel, It Could Go All-Electric
News recently broke that General Motors was in talks with PSA Group, which owns Peugeot, Citroën, and DS, to sell its European subsidiary Opel. However, according to German publication Manager Magazin, there is another possible way that the brand could go, in a plan developed by Opel CEO Karl-Thomas Neumann over the past few months […]
Market Research Suggests Opel Crossland X Will Be a Big Hit with the Ladies
Opel on Wednesday officially launched the Crossland X crossover at a special vernissage in Berlin; at the event, CEO Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann said that the brand anticipates that the new crossover will be particularly effective at luring new female customers away from other brands. In his remarks, which you can watch below, Neumann made specific […]
Opel Ampera-e Wins International Paul Pietsch Award 2017
The Opel Ampera-e has not yet even arrived in Europe—the first batch should be delivered to customers in Norway in the spring—but it is already racking up the awards. The new Opel EV was awarded the “International Paul Pietsch Award 2017” for innovation in technology at auto motor und sport’s 41st annual Best Cars readers’ choice awards. The […]
Opel Brand, Ampera-e Up 2016 AUTOBEST Awards
Opel is taking home a pair of 2016 AUTOBEST Awards after a panel of independent journalists from 31 different European countries voted the recently-revealed Opel Ampera-e the ECOBEST 2016 and determined that the Rüsselsheim-based brand was its choice for COMPANYBEST 2016. Commercial Success: See the latest TV spot for the all-new Buick Envision Praise for […]
Opel Cuts Ribbon at Global Propulsion Systems Center
The Opel Global Propulsion Systems Center at the automaker’s headquarters in Rüsselsheim, Germany opened this week with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The facility, which resulted from a €210 million investment that was the largest in Rüsselsheim since the introduction of Opel’s newest production facility in 2002, will house more than 800 engineers and technicians who will […]
Production of Opel Mokka X Kicks off in Spain
Production of the highly-anticipated Opel Mokka X got underway today in Zaragoza, Spain. To commemorate the momentous occasion, Executive Vice President and President, Europe Chairman, Management Board Opel Group GmbH Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann was on-hand to drive the first Mokka X off the line and speak at a townhall meeting. Dr. Neumann also had a […]
Opel Ampera-e to Debut at Paris Motor Show
The Chevy Bolt’s European cousin is taking a trip to France. Today Opel announced that the Opel Ampera-e will have its world premiere at the “Mondial de l’Automobile” in Paris, which runs from October 1st through the 16th. The German automaker is touting the new electric car as both emission-free and fun-to-drive, with its winning […]
Opel CEO Has 10,000 LinkedIn Followers, Unlike Poor Unemployable Me
If you’re like me, your LinkedIn account isn’t particularly remarkable. I have a mere 128 connections, and just a handful of endorsements for my various “Top Skills.” Only one person endorsed me for my ability to use “Twitter,” and I’m pretty sure he was doing it sarcastically. And I’ve been on LinkedIn for over two […]
Opel CEO Celebrates Three-Year Twitterversary
In the 21st Century, it’s expected that anyone who is anyone is on Twitter. Even presidential candidates need to have an active presence on the social media platform, evinced by daily bad tweeting from Donald Trump adding to the ever-expanding pantheon of bad tweets from Donald Trump. Opel and Vauxhall CEO Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann is […]
Opel is Apparently Considering Building a Production Version of its Weird GT Coupe
It’s pretty well understood that whenever an automaker shows off an extremely stylized concept vehicle and suggests that it will enter into production, the finished product is going to be considerably toned down from the inspiration. If, say, Buick decided it was going to go with a two- or four-door version of the Avista Concept […]