Opel Model History

Germany · founded 1899

Germany's people's-car maker and a pillar of European motoring — from the rear-drive Kadett and GT sports car to the Corsa, Astra, and the modern electric Mokka.

Models

Rekord

Opel's long-running mid-size family car — eight generations across 33 years, with roughly ten million sold.

Mid-size car · 1953–1986
Kadett

Opel's defining compact — five post-war generations from 1962 to 1991, succeeded by the Astra.

Compact car · 1936–1991
GT

Opel's Corvette-inspired two-seat sports car — 103,000 built, sold at Buick dealers in North America.

Sports car · 1968–1973
Manta

Opel's stylish rear-drive coupe (1970–1988) — a Ford Capri rival that became a 1980s cult classic.

Sports car · 1970–1988
Vectra

Opel's mid-size family car for twenty years — successor to the Ascona, eventually replaced by the Insignia.

Mid-size car · 1988–2008
Omega

Opel's rear-wheel-drive executive saloon — successor to the Rekord and the brand's flagship until 2003.

Executive car · 1986–2003
Calibra

Opel's aerodynamic 2+2 coupe of the 1990s — at launch the world's most aerodynamic production car, with a Cd of 0.26.

Sports car · 1989–1997
Insignia

Opel's European Car of the Year 2009 — the modern executive hatchback/estate that replaced the Vectra.

Mid-size car · 2008–2022
Corsa

Opel's best-selling supermini — six generations and over 14 million sold since 1982, now available as the electric Corsa-e.

Subcompact car · 1982–present
Astra

The direct Kadett successor — Opel's compact car flagship for over 30 years and a perennial European sales leader.

Compact car · 1991–present
Zafira

Opel's flexible seven-seat compact MPV — three generations between 1999 and 2019, noted for its innovative Flex7 seating.

Minivan · 1999–2019
Mokka

Opel's small urban crossover — over 600,000 orders at launch, now in its second generation as the first Opel sold with an electric option at launch.

Subcompact SUV · 2012–present
Grandland

Opel's compact crossover above the Mokka — shared with the Peugeot 3008, available as a plug-in hybrid.

Compact SUV · 2017–present

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