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More Astra for the U.S. market
29th October, 2007
Opel extends weakness of the dollar despite its export plans for the United States. The OEM will more vehicles of the Astra compact cars to North America for sale.
The company had raised its sales target, said the total Opel works council chairman Klaus Franz in Frankfurt. "Instead of 30,000 will be up to 10,000 vehicles sold more," said Franz "The car is attractive, but the weak dollar is a problem." The current exchange rate against the euro affects the competitiveness of vehicles from Europe. An Opel spokesman would not confirm the figures, but pointed to the huge demand in North America after the economical compact car.
Antwerp plant has started production
"The Astra is already in the United States prior to the start of positive reactions encountered," said the spokesman.. From January 2008 to Opel is the first time since 30 years back in great style cars for the market in North America building. The Best of the Astra is Opel's sister Saturn under their trademark in the United States and Canada. The production of the U.S. market for the vehicles has given Opel claims this week in Antwerp, Belgium plant started. In early December, the vehicles will be shipped overseas.
With this step will Opel according to its own figures, employment in Europe and losses on the weak German market balance. US-Käufer contact because of the high gasoline prices of large off-road vehicles and pick-ups and buy increasingly smaller and more economical cars The Opel's parent company General Motors (GM) hopes to strengthen its sales problems to solve in America.About the introduction of other models on the U.S. market is still advised.. "Opel could be interesting for a GM supplier of diesel vehicles," said Every second Opel was now a diesel car.
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