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Opel Insignia will be replaced with a new electric model

After the Corsa, Opel will stop producing the last model that was produced before the company became part of the Stellantis group. It is about the Opel Insignia, which was first presented in 2008.

“As a consequence of CO2 regulations and the focus on accelerated preparations for three new models in Rüsselsheim, production of the Insignia will be suspended until the end of the year,” said an Opel spokesperson in an interview with Business Insider. Rumors say that the Insignia should be replaced by an electric model. Opel is currently focused on the Opel Astra and Astra Sport Tourer as well as the new DS4, which will be produced in the plant that previously produced the Insignia.

This is part of Opel’s plan to fully electrify all its models by 2028. Whether the successor to the Insignia will be based on a crossover like the recently unveiled Citroën C5 X remains to be seen.

Opel insignia was produced until 2016, when the last generation of this non-premium car was presented. The car was offered in four versions, Grand Sport, Sports tourer and Country Tourer, and the most powerful was the GSi model. According to some rumors, the new electric model should arrive in the next 2-3 years.

Source: Business Insider

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Opel Astra Sport Tourer

The station wagon is very popular in Europe, so many compact and medium-sized models have it on offer, including the Škoda Fabia Combi in the B segment. The Opel Astra has been available as a station wagon since 1992, and now comes the L generation, the Astra Sport Tourer.

The Astra was introduced in the form of a compact hatchback this summer, and a new render published in Kolesa magazine hints at the look of the caravan. The Astra also looks elegant in the station wagon version, and the design is a bit “cleaner” than the mechanically related Peugeot 308 SW.

Sales of the Astra hatchback in Europe begin in October. It will be produced in Germany, and we probably won’t have to wait long for a caravan. Since there will be no more powerful versions of the Peugeot 308, it is likely that we will not see either the Astra GSi or the OPC model.

When it comes to caravans, luggage space is very important. The Peugeot 308 hatchback has a trunk volume of 412 liters, and the station wagon 608 liters. The Astra hatchback is slightly more generous with 422 liters of luggage space, so the Sport Tourer is expected to offer more than 308 SW. Still, the segment leader is the Dacia Jogger with a boot volume of 708 liters without folding down the rear seats.

Source: Kolesa