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Opel has been struggling a little bit these past few years as far as break-even is concerned. The advent of the Astra K helps Opel stay afloat, but the best is yet to come. In 2019, the General Motors-owned automaker will launch not one, not two, but three all-new models into production in Germany and Spain alike.
The first and arguably the most important of the lot is “the successor of the extremely successful Mokka X.” Also known as the Buick Encore in the United States, the mini SUV is an Opel sweetheart due to soaring demand for jacked-up utility vehicles.
According to the German automaker, which is known as Vauxhall in the United Kingdom even though these two are one and the same thing, the Opel plant in Eisenach will start manufacturing a replacement model, all-new from the ground up, as of 2019. Mind you, it’s not known if the Mokka X name will be carried on.
As one of the three most popular Opel-branded cars next to the Corsa and Adam, the Mokka X will be joined in 2019 by the all-new Corsa and Adam. It was about time, if I may say, considering that the present-day Corsa E is merely a Corsa D with a prettier face. The Adam, meanwhile, is yesterday’s news in a segment that’s mastered by the recently facelifted Fiat 500.
And so, Opel took to itself to start production of the Corsa F and Adam B as of 2019, at the automaker’s plant in Zaragoza, Spain. The decision to rejuvenate all three core models in a single year will play to Opel’s advantage. As per the automaker, almost 670,000 customers have chosen an Opel Mokka (pre-facelift) or Mokka X (facelift) to date. Furthermore, 630,000 units of the Corsa supermini and 225,000 Adam city cars were sold throughout Europe.
“This decision [of revised production allocations] secures the jobs of the colleagues in both plants while simultaneously creating perspectives,” said Dr. Wolfgang Schafer-Klug, chairman of the general works council. “Based on our IG Metall collective agreement, we have succeeded in achieving the long-term utilization of the plants in Eisenach and Zaragoza with outstanding products.”
According to the German automaker, which is known as Vauxhall in the United Kingdom even though these two are one and the same thing, the Opel plant in Eisenach will start manufacturing a replacement model, all-new from the ground up, as of 2019. Mind you, it’s not known if the Mokka X name will be carried on.
As one of the three most popular Opel-branded cars next to the Corsa and Adam, the Mokka X will be joined in 2019 by the all-new Corsa and Adam. It was about time, if I may say, considering that the present-day Corsa E is merely a Corsa D with a prettier face. The Adam, meanwhile, is yesterday’s news in a segment that’s mastered by the recently facelifted Fiat 500.
And so, Opel took to itself to start production of the Corsa F and Adam B as of 2019, at the automaker’s plant in Zaragoza, Spain. The decision to rejuvenate all three core models in a single year will play to Opel’s advantage. As per the automaker, almost 670,000 customers have chosen an Opel Mokka (pre-facelift) or Mokka X (facelift) to date. Furthermore, 630,000 units of the Corsa supermini and 225,000 Adam city cars were sold throughout Europe.
“This decision [of revised production allocations] secures the jobs of the colleagues in both plants while simultaneously creating perspectives,” said Dr. Wolfgang Schafer-Klug, chairman of the general works council. “Based on our IG Metall collective agreement, we have succeeded in achieving the long-term utilization of the plants in Eisenach and Zaragoza with outstanding products.”
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