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Opel Minicar Electric – iPod on wheels

By Alborz Fallah |

Although the days of the European sourced Holden Barina and Astra are well and truly over, Open/Vauxhall is working on a new minicar which may have great potential for the Australian market.

Opel Trixx Minicar concept

Currently unnamed, the Opel Minicar will sit below the Corsa and go head to head with cars such as the Nissan Micra and Toyota iQ.

Opel’s sales and marketing chief Alain Visser said the team are calling the minicar ‘iPod on wheels’ as they see it being the trendsetter in its segment.

Opel Corsa

The mini Opel is currently in the early stages of development but will have a shorter turn around than usual with the model expected within 24 months.

Opel CEO Nick Reilly is also focused on capturing more market share with technological innovations, having committed 11 billion euros  ($16.5 billion) over the next five years to invest in refining vehicle technology and produce new models.

Opel’s model range is set to undergo some major upgrades with 80 percent of its lineup to be less than three years old by 2014.

Once the Opel Minicar is launched Opel says it will be followed by an electric version.

Should Holden import a minicar sourced from Opel?


 

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  • Shak

    I still want the already available Corsa.

    • Baddass

      So not the Daewoo Spark then Shak? Would fit nicely with your Cruze methinks…

      The Trixx concept does not look very cool or trendy, so let’s hope it changes into production. To be an iPod of cars, it will need to be much more simple and cool, and with a big touchscreen interior.

      • Shak

        Very nice. You been stalking my posts for a while. I am making this comment off of first impressions. If the Spark were good enough people would buy it. I wouldnt because it’s too small, but if i had to i’d still go for the Corsa.

        • toxic_horse

          I drove new Matiz/Spark in the UK recently.
          It was a million times better than the previous Matiz available in Australia.
          Holden would probably shift a few units if the price was right.

  • Whatever

    Another Opel we probably wont get – Bring the Astra and Corsa, and do away with the Daewoo’s. At least Australia gets the Apple ipod!!!!! LOL