The Opel Astra is a well-known nameplate in Europe and one of the chief rivals of the ever-popular VW Golf. As such, Stellantis is keeping it up-to-date with the addition of a mild-hybrid powertrain, ...

Opel is a proudly German automaker, so it has tried to make the all-new Astra feel very different from the Peugeot 308 with which it shares its platform. And the manufacturer has certainly succeeded, ...

Opel introduced the second generation of the Astra, the G generation, at the 1997 Frankfurt International Motor Show in several body shapes, but the open-top version appeared later, in 2001. Like the ...

We’ve heard that there’s an all-new Opel Astra slated to make its first public outing in September at the IAA in Frankfurt. Though it was constantly overshadowed by the Golf - the C-segment’s ...

Even though the latest Opel Astra looks very different compared to the Peugeot 308, both inside and out, they are basically the same car underneath, based on the same Stellantis platform, featuring ...

If we were to take all 24 million Opel Kadett and Astra cars ever sold and line them up one behind the other, the column would circle around the equator two and a half times. Needless to say, Opel ...

In a surprise turnaround, Opel’s parent company, Stellantis, has confirmed that it is poised to bring the Astra back to South Africa after initially denouncing its entry due to declining demand for ...

The next model introduction in the revival of Opel following decades of stagnation under the management of General Motors is a new Astra compact hatchback, a previous generation of which was briefly ...

Even as it consolidates platforms and powertrains on a global basis, General Motors still offers two mainstream compact vehicle offerings in Europe — the Opel Astra and the Chevy Cruze. Both utilize ...

The Astra is back. But don't go looking at your Holden dealer for the long-time small-car favourite. This time around, everything but the name has changed as the Astra spearheads a downunder drive by ...

The old GM might have been a bad car company, but it was launching some seriously good cars, especially (but not limited to) the ones developed at Opel in Germany. The Opel Insignia is current ...