The second generation Opel Insignia has been in production since 2017. This model is based on the Genaral Motors E2XX platform. In the US and China, a similar car was sold under the name Buick Regal, in Australia and New Zealand as the Holden Commodore, and in the UK as the Vauxhall Insignia.
The original Opel-branded model was due to retire no earlier than 2024. However, the company's management decided to stop production already in 2022, without waiting for the appearance of a successor, informed Automobilwoche.
The Insignia is Opel's last car developed before the French PSA Group (now Stellantis) bought the company in 2017. This model comes exclusively with internal combustion engines, despite the fact that the brand is rapidly moving to hybrids and electric vehicles.
With the departure of the Insignia, Opel will no longer have a D-class car in its lineup. Nevertheless, some new flagship model with hybrid and electric versions should debut by the middle of the decade. As for the production line in Rüsselsheim, Germany, it will be fully loaded with the new Opel Astra and related DS4.
