The SUV, crossover phase is looking to be a permanent shift in many markets, as automaker struggle to keep up with demand for the latest product. Opel-Vauxhall knows this, and have reiterated plans to expand its current minuscule lineup of CUVs.
“One of our major weaknesses is that we don’t have a great SUV portfolio. We have one SUV, the Mokka, and it’s very successful, so we want more,” Opel CEO Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann stated, speaking to Auto Express.
Neumann is speaking of the range-topping, Opel Insignia based crossover to go on sale in 2018. The large (for Europe) crossover will compete directly with the Ford Edge. The crossover will ride on the E2XX‘s CUV format, C1XX, which also support right-hand drive for a Vauxhall variant.
Regarding size, the upcoming Vauxhall-Opel crossover could share many similarities with the 2017 GMC Acadia, also riding on C1XX. The 2017 Acadia was also recently confirmed for the Holden portfolio, making it a good candidate for Vauxhall, too. If the brand takes a larger route, a re-skinned, next-generation Buick Enclave is a likely choice.
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mokka facelift
Looks like the new VOLVO XC 90 front end
I notice that Volvo has been influenced by Buick/Opel right down to the new inverted and curvy waterfall grill.
It’s sad that Opel lacks SUV offerings with the many options within GM like Envision, which should have been rushed to market given it’s Euro-friendly size.
Looks like a Madza instead. Not a bad thing. In this case, a really good-looking Mazda. But, the new XC90 is even better looking than this. Though, the headlights are slightly similar.
Opel/Vauxhall need to expand their crossover/SUV line up A.S.A.P.
They are lagging behind in that regard while other manufacturers are pulling away from them.
Why is the Envision absent from the Opel/Vauxhall line-up?. There are two under utilised plants within Europe, tooled up to build cars on the D2xx platform, so why not build Envision to fill a gap in the product portfolio, and Lower the overall cost of production through the additional plant volume?
Here is what they should do: Have the Mokka like they do now, then on top of it the Antara, then the Envision or Acadia, then to top it off the Vauxhall and Opel Enclave.
Envision will acutaly be next Antara, not Envison on top of Antara. If Enclave be built on E2XX or C2XX platform it could be built on same line as new/next Insignia B.
Ah ok. Do you think that GM might move the manufacturing of the Antara B/Envision to Europe? I’m actually not European, but I think that Americans might like the Envision a bit more if it was made in Europe instead of China.
There is no evidence that Envision will be offered in Europe.
Oh, ok.
they said that comes opel flagship what is suv. and flagship must be something like buick enclave size. they plan is something like antara size suv. but today is insignia to opel flagship