SCOOP: The Not so New Opel Astra Sedan Takes Shape

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/02/scoop-not-so-new-opel-astra-sedan-takes.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707270139107192610" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mvu7pn3_-4Q/TzRL8_6tryI/AAAAAAAGq_g/oLZv-nnTxG8/s800/2013-Opel-Astra-Sedan-01.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Opel may have been responsible for the development of the Astra being the first to launch the five-door hatchback, <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2010/06/new-opel-astra-sports-tourer-unveiled.html">Sports Tourer station wagon</a> and <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/09/iaa-2011-new-opel-astra-gtc-takes-stage.html">three-door GTC variants</a> amongst GM's global brands, but there's one body style it will be the last to get and that's the four-door sedan model. </span> <p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The Astra sedan essentially made its debut as the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2010/06/new-buick-excelle-gt-debuts-in-china-us.html">new Buick Excelle GT in China</a> back in the summer of 2010 followed by the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/01/2012-buick-verano-sedan-china-excelle.html">North American 2012 Buick Verano</a> at last year's Detroit Motor Show. </span> </p><p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fJniZnEDXmk/TzRMAnfqcdI/AAAAAAAGq_o/lQxj-afBo1g/s1600/2013-Opel-Astra-Sedan-15.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707270201270759890" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fJniZnEDXmk/TzRMAnfqcdI/AAAAAAAGq_o/lQxj-afBo1g/s200/2013-Opel-Astra-Sedan-15.jpg" style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; border: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); width: 141px; height: 95px;"></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Now, our spies bring us pictures of the Opel Astra model while testing in Germany. There's no camouflage up front so we can see that the Opel-flavored version sports the same fascia as the European Astra. </span> </p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The automaker's engineers covered the rear end, but from what we can tell, the only differences with the Buick models concern the tail lamp graphics and possibly the removal of the chrome eyebrows to create a more three-dimensional look, along with a differen license plate holder and the incorporation of a spoiler lip to the boot. </span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/02/scoop-not-so-new-opel-astra-sedan-takes.html#more">Read more »</a>

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Buick Excelle is the Best Selling Car in China for 2011, GM and VW Take 7 of the Top 10 Spots

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/01/buick-excelle-is-best-selling-car-in.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701315746182911618" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-s42NPcJE3uE/Tx8kdtuS1oI/AAAAAAAGhiE/oz4c5W0DKPc/s800/Buick-Excelle-9.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">In Europe, the most popular model in </span><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/01/vw-golf-keeps-its-sales-crown-in-europe.html"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">terms of sales in 2011</span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> was the aging Volkswagen Golf with 485,547 units followed by the VW Polo and the Ford Fiesta, while </span><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/01/top-10-best-selling-cars-and-trucks-in.html"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">in the United States</span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, Ford's F-Series took first place with 584,917 units and was trailed by the Chevy Silverado and the Toyota Camry. </span> <p></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">In China, while the overall top sellers continue to be commercial microvans, the bestselling passenger model for 2011 was the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Buick%20Excelle">Buick Excelle</a> with 254,000 units, according to data provided by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.</span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/01/buick-excelle-is-best-selling-car-in.html#more">Read more »</a>

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In Europe, the most popular model in terms of sales in 2011 was the aging Volkswagen Golf with 485,547 units followed by the VW Polo and th...

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