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, […]
GM CEO Mary Barra Collected Nearly $22 Million in Total Compensation for 2017
It was a good year financially for General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra, who received $21.96 million in total compensation for 2017. That’s down 2.8% from the $22.58 million that Barra made in 2016, but according to GM, it’s still about 295 times as much as the company’s median worker was paid. In 2014, […]
Could Opel Be Returning to the U.S. Automotive Market Soon?
If all goes according to PSA Groupe's plan, there will be nothing preventing the Opel brand from being sold in the United States
While the Opel brand experiences respectable sales in the European market, it has been decades since a new vehicle carrying the Opel nameplate has been sold in the United States. Now that General Motors has handed over ownership of Opel to PSA, that might all be set to change. Indeed, Opel’s new CEO Michael Lohscheller declared […]
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 […]
[Photos] This is Totally the Opel Grandland X, Totally
![[Photos] This is Totally the Opel Grandland X, Totally](https://thenewswheel.com/wp-content/themes/patterns/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fthenewswheel.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F04%2Fcq5dam.web_.1280.1280-11.jpeg&q=90&w=760&h=400&zc=1 "[Photos] This is Totally the Opel Grandland X, Totally")
What word would you use to most completely encapsulate the vehicle you see above? Blue? Wheeled? Drivey? Headlighted? How about totally? Would you say that it is totally? Because that’s what Opel says about the Opel Grandland X. It is totally a lot of things. In the past, Opel has put forth press releases under […]
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 […]
First Opel Insignia Grand Sport Rolls Off the Line in Rüsselsheim
Production of the next-generation Opel Insignia Grand Sport officially got underway in March at the auto brand’s Rüsselsheim manufacturing facility. The first Insignia Grand Sport, equipped with the 170-horsepower 2.0-liter diesel and draped in abalone white, kicked off the start of production when it rolled off the line, bringing to fruition the purpose of over […]
GM, PSA Finalize Deal for Opel/Vauxhall Brands
General Motors confirmed on Monday the terms of an agreement that will see the Opel and Vauxhall brands, as well as GM Financial’s European operations, sold to the PSA Group for the respective totals of €1.3 billion ($1.37 billion USD) and €0.9 billion ($951 million USD). Reuters reported that GM and PSA Group reached an […]
[Photos] Opel Makes Big Showing at Geneva, CEO Addresses PSA Purchase
![[Photos] Opel Makes Big Showing at Geneva, CEO Addresses PSA Purchase](https://thenewswheel.com/wp-content/themes/patterns/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fthenewswheel.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F03%2Fcq5dam.web_.1280.1280-6.jpeg&q=90&w=760&h=400&zc=1 "[Photos] Opel Makes Big Showing at Geneva, CEO Addresses PSA Purchase")
At the 87th Geneva Motor Show this morning, Opel revealed its Opel Insignia Grand Sport and Sports Tourer and Crossland X publicly for the first time, detailed its new Opel OnStar Personal Assistant technology and Opel Exclusive customization program, and addressed the elephant of the brand’s sale to PSA Group. “We now have the chance to create a […]
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 […]
Watch the Livestream of Opel’s Crossland X World Premiere
Opel on Monday will debut the all-new Crossland X crossover at “Kraftwerk” in Berlin. No, that is not Kraftwerk, the legendary electronic/synthpop/krautrock act from Düsseldorf that broke new ground in 1974 with the release of Autobahn. That’s “Kraftwerk,” located at Köpenicker Straße 70, 10179 Berlin, a super trendy hangout known for “its raw urban flair” that […]
Opel X-pertly X-hibits X-citing Crossland X Crossover (X-Over)
Opel this morning revealed the all-new Opel Crossland X, its recently announced B-segment crossover that is part of the brand’s “7 in 17” product offensive. Opel was super, duper excited to announce the Crossland X, it’s fair to say. How can you tell? Just look at all these “X” puns it worked up for the […]