Inovev forecasts a production of 150,000 units per year of the new Opel Astra
- The sixth generation of the Opel Astra (C-segment sedan) has been unveiled. This time it is a model based on the EMP2 platform of PSA (now Stellantis) on which the Peugeot 308, Peugeot 3008, Peugeot 508, Peugeot 5008, Citroën C5 Aircross, DS 7 Crossback and Opel Grandland are based.
- The new model's mission is to revive sales of the Astra family, which has steadily declined since 2005, victim both of competition from C-segment sedans from other carmakers and of the strong demand for SUVs which reduced noticeably the influence of sedans at European level, Opel's main market.
- The new Astra will use the same engines as for the Peugeot 308, namely the 1.2-liter 3-cylinder petrol (110 hp and 130 hp), the 1.5-liter 4-cylinder diesel (130 hp) and the 1.6-liter 4-cylinder + electric motor (PHEV) version (180 hp and 225 hp) at the top of the range. As for the 308, the new Astra will soon be proposed in station wagon version, like all Astra since the start of their career.
- In 2020, the production of the Opel Astra had fallen to less than 100,000 units, against 200,000 in 2018, 300,000 in 2016 and nearly 600,000 in 2005. The new Astra will be produced at the rate of 150,000 units per year according to Inovev forecasts and exclusively on the German plant of Rüsselsheim (and no longer on the British and Polish plants of Ellesmere Port and Gliwice).
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