The German automaker will thus close the chapter of cooperation with GM for good.
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Not long after the Vauxhall brand stopped offering the Insignia model in the UK market, news also comes of the definitive end of the Opel Insignia sister model. Its production should reportedly end by the end of the year, and its place on the production line in Rüsselsheim, Germany should be replaced by smaller electrified models.
The information was confirmed in an interview with Business Insider by the spokesperson of the car company, who stated: “As a result of the CO emissions regulation2 and focusing on the rapid start-up of production of the three new multi-energy models in Rüsselsheim, production of the Insignia model will be discontinued this year.“
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The car company’s spokesperson added that Opel wants to use the Hessen plant in Rüsselsheim to produce the Opel Astra, Opel Astra Sports Tourer and DS4. Under the term multi-energy cars, we can imagine a new range of models that offer an electrified or, in the future, a fully electric alternative.
However, for those mourning the loss of the Insignia, the spokesperson has some encouraging information. The automaker is already working on the development of a completely new successor. Unsurprisingly, he added that it will also be electrified. After all, as the press spokesman reminded, the future of the brand is supposed to be purely electric.
„Opel aims to transition to an all-electric brand by 2028 and is preparing to launch several state-of-the-art electric models, including a future electric flagship.“
According to the latest information, the successor of the Insignia model could bet on the body of a fastback crossed with a crossover, similar to the Citroën C5X or the recently introduced Peugeot 408. These hybrids offer the practicality of crossover/SUV type cars and at the same time the unique appearance of more elegant fastbacks.
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But let’s go back for a moment to the current generation of the Insignia model, which was first introduced in 2016, and in 2019 the car underwent modernization. The offer included a sedan body, a station wagon, as well as a more adventurous station wagon with a slightly raised chassis. However, there was also a sport-oriented GSi model.
The Opel Insignia, which was also offered in other markets under the names Vauxhall Insignia (Great Britain), Holden Commodore (Australia) and Buick Regal (USA), was developed before the merger of the brand with the PSA concern. Currently, it was the last model that still used the technology of the original GM concern, under whose wings the brand was for decades. Together with the Crossland, these are currently the only models that are not available in an electrified form.
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