| Opel Insignia | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Opel[a] |
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| Production | 2008–2022[1] |
| Model years | 2009–2022 (Europe) 2009–2022 (United Kingdom) 2011–2020 (North America) 2018–present (China) 2018–2020 (Australia & New Zealand) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Large family car (D) |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive or all-wheel-drive |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | |
The Opel Insignia is a large family car (D-segment in Europe) developed and produced by the German car manufacturer Opel from 2008 to 2022. Taking its name from a 2003 concept car, the model line serves as the flagship model, slotted above the Astra and Corsa in size. The Insignia serves as the successor to both the Signum and Vectra model lines, replacing both vehicles under a single nameplate.[2] Currently in its second generation, the model line is offered in four-door sedan/saloon body styles, five-door liftback, and as a five-door station wagon/estate.
Sold worldwide, the Insignia is marketed under multiple nameplates. Under Opel tradition, the model line is marketed by Vauxhall in the United Kingdom, taking on the Vauxhall Insignia name. Both generations of the model line have been marketed in Latin America and North America as the Buick Regal[3][4] (sales of the Regal continue in China[5]). GM Australia marketed the second-generation Insignia as the Holden Commodore through 2020 (until discontinuing both the model line and the Holden brand).
The launch vehicle of the GM Epsilon II platform, Opel produces the Opel/Vauxhall Insignia in Adam Opel AG Werk Rüsselsheim in Rüsselsheim, Germany. SAIC-GM produces the Buick Regal in Shanghai, China (exclusively for the Chinese market). In the UK, the Vauxhall Insignia bid farewell as the model was retired in 2022. The Insignia will return with a new look in 2025.
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- ^ "Opel Insignia: Aus für die Mittelklasse schon 2022".
- ^ "New Opel Insignia: New Name for a New Era". General Motors. 29 November 2007. Archived from the original on 30 March 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2008.
- ^ Aziz, Nick (20 July 2009). "Confirmed: Buick Regal coming to America in late 2010". Leftlane. Archived from the original on 5 November 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
- ^ "Opel Insignia" (in Spanish). Opel Chile. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ Aziz, Nick (5 November 2008). "2010 Buick Regal: Insignia-based luxury sedan for China revealed". Leftlane. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2009.