Scoop: GM Begins Testing Mule for New Opel Antara and Chevrolet Captiva SUVs

As modern as it may still look on the outside, after seven years in the market, the five-seater Opel / Vauxhall Antara compact SUV (sold as the Saturn Vue Mk2 before GM shut down the brand in 2010) is showing its age and is in need for a replacement.

The same applies to its more conservatively styled seven-seater Chevrolet sibling, the Captiva, and of course, Holden Australia's versions of the two models, the Captiva 5 (Antara) and 7.

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GM Reaffirms Commitment to Opel, will Invest €4 Billion, Present 23 New Cars Through 2016

GM has announced a massive investment program for its ailing European subsidiary Opel over the next four years, worth €4 billion ($5.23 billion). The GM Board of Directors announced the decision today at a meeting in Rüsselsheim, Germany, the home of Opel.

A large part of the announced investments will go into new Opel/Vauxhall models, as GM’s European arm wants to introduce 23 new models including the upcoming Cascada cabriolet and 13 new powertrains through 2016.

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Russians Mod Old Opel Vectra and Remotely Control it Via an iPad

Pairing a modern iPad tablet with an old-school, first generation Opel Vectra may look like an impossible thing to do for most people. We’re not talking about fitting the iPad into the Vectra’s dashboard, but controlling the car via an iPad app. Read more »