On his way back to profitability the carmaker has increased Opel sales and market share. From January to June 2011 Opel and Vauxhall the British sister brand sold throughout Europe about 659.000 vehicles.
Thus the manufacturer have increased sales by 50,000 vehicles or 8.2 percent, the overall market share (cars and commercial vehicles) increased to 6.4 percent to 6.2 percent in the first half of 2010. The market share to the annual maximum level of 6.8 percent was climbed in June.
2012, significant gains are set Opel Chief Karl-Friedrich Stracke had underpinned the objective these days, "at least a black zero" to 2011. 2012 Opel aims to "significant gains". This, the GM subsidiary relies not only on the new tourer Zafira and the Astra GTC, but also on the electric vehicle Ampera which Opel hopes an image boost. Even 2011, all three models come on the market.
In Germany, the customers bought 2011 about 131,000 Opel cars - 15.9 per cent more than in the same period in the first half. The share of the market increased by 0.4 percentage points to 8.1 percent. Thus, the manufacturer is one of the winners of the German car market.