- Opel expects the European LCV market to grow by 60% by 2022 but for now, Opel only hopes for a slight increase of its market share ranging between 5% and 6%. For Opel, this represents a sales target of 150 000 units in 2022, against 80 000 units sold in 2013 (i.e. an 8% increase per year for the next nine years).
- In the first quarter of 2014, the European LCV market rose by 9.6% after falling by nearly 37% between 2007 and 2013 (from 2.30 million to 1.45 million units). Opel hopes for a reboot of the European LCV market from 2014 to 2022, according to the manufacturer by this deadline the market should reach its 2007 levels.
- Inovev also foresees a growth in the LCV market by 2022, but lower than that put forward by Opel: the market should not exceed 2 million units in 2022, thus not quite regaining its 2007 levels.
- Opel announced it will strengthen its presence in the Eastern Europe LCV market and increase its sales across the European continent without expanding the range of its LCV (three models, including two originating from the Renault brand - the Vivaro and Movano - and a third model - the Combo - originating from Fiat). Last year, Opel accounted for approximately 5% of the European LCV market, ranking itself in seventh position in a market dominated by PSA (28%) and Renault-Nissan (24%). In a market where rankings are stiff, Opel's goal is wise and it seeks a stable market share for its LCV.