Opel launching new city car

OpelOpelGermany, 1863 > present85 models
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is preparing the launch of a new city model that will be joining the new Opel CorsaOpel CorsaGermany, 1982 > 20065 series
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and ADAMOpel ADAM Gen.1Germany, 2012 > present25 versions
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. The new model with a five-door body will be called KarlOpel KarlGermany, 2015 > present and will come to the market in the summer of 2015. The official presentation of the new Opel Karl will happen at the Paris Motor Show.

"Karl is a short name, easy to remember, which reflects the Opel brand values​​: German, emotional and accessible," explained Chief Marketing Officer of Opel, Tina Müller.

With Karl, ADAM and the new generation Corsa, the brand will have the strongest ever offer in the subcompact segment. Karl will measure 3.68 meters and will have a five-door body and five seats. The new Opel Karl is positioned as the entry model in the Opel range and will be a practical car, according to the information put forward by the German brand.

The Karl nampelate pays tribute to one of the sons of Adam Opel, founder of Opel in 1862. While Adam made ​​the company the largest bicycle manufacturer in Germany, his sons Carl, Wilhelm and Friedrich ventured in automobile production from 1898 and launched the first model of the brand next year.

VauxhallVauxhallUnited Kingdom, 1857 > present31 models
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will also be launching a version of the Opel Karl, but with the VivaVauxhall VivaUnited Kingdom, 2015 > present nameplate.

More details about the new Opel city car will be unveiled early next month in Paris.