Opel resumed sales in Russia

The German Auto Brand Opel four years after leaving the Russian market resumed sales in Russia, Interfax writes. They start from the new Grandland X crossover, created on the basis of the Peugeot 3008 (claims to the Nissan Qashqai and Toyota Rav4 niche).

Also, the Zafira Life minibus entered the Russian market, the release of which was started in Kaluga, in 2020 the sales of Vivaro commercial vivaro's commercial vans will begin.

Opel left Russia in 2015 due to the crisis, still as part of the General Motors. In 2017, the PSA alliance bought Opel and Vauxhall from General Motors for $ 2.2 billion. The new owner accepted for Opel an expansion strategy, setting 10% of sales outside Europe by the mid-2020s.

In 2009, the consortium of GAZ GAZ Oleg Deripaska, Magna and Sberbank wanted to buy 55% Opel from GM for 500 million euros. But at the last moment, GM refused the deal.