Spark Guide 9 Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Opel will build minicar in Germany: Chevy clash fears Chevy Spark Forum - Opel has remained outside the minicar segment to avoid clashing with its GM sister brand Chevrolet, which sells Korean-built entry-level cars in Europe. But Reilly convinced GM bosses in Detroit that Opel needs a minicar because there has been a structural change in customers' habits with more people downsizing to smaller cars. In 2004, Opel unveiled the Trixx minicar concept at the Geneva auto show but the 3+1 seater never went into production because GM decided at the time that the Chevrolet Spark/Matiz would be its only entry in the segment in Europe. Opel's announcement about the minicar is the third major investment commitment from the automaker this month. READ MORE HERE Link to post Share on other sites
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