9.6.2004
Opel's sustainable mobility strategy is again recognized

Opel is the only automaker to be listed with three vehicles in the VCD (Verkehrsclub Deutschland – German Traffic Club) Environment List. In Sweden Opel's natural gas vehicles were also given an outstanding rating by the Swedish Association of Green Motorists "Gröna Bilister" in their annual market overview.

Opel is the only automaker to be listed with three vehicles in the VCD (Verkehrsclub Deutschland – German Traffic Club) Environment List, published annually to provide consumers with a guideline for pro-environmental cars.

The club ranked the Corsa ECO with 1.0 TWINPORT ECOTEC engine and Easytronic transmission third, the monovalent CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) powered Astra Caravan station wagon 1.6 CNG eighth and the Corsa 1.0 TWINPORT with five-speed manual transmission tenth.

Opel's expertise in ecological powertrains is also recognized in the individual VCD ranking: the Astra station wagon 1.6 CNG comes second in family cars, while the natural gas powered Zafira takes victory in the van segment, followed by the Zafira with 1.6 ECOTEC gasoline engine in third place. More than 300 current car models were tested for their environmental compatibility by the VCD.

Opel's natural gas vehicles were also given an outstanding rating by the Swedish Association of Green Motorists "Gröna Bilister" in their annual market overview.

The Swedes elected the Astra station wagon 1.6 CNG most environmentally compatible vehicle overall. The Astra station wagon also took the gold medal in the mid-size car category, as did the Zafira 1.6 CNG in the van segment. "Gröna Bilister" has been evaluating cars on an annual basis since 1994. Emissions such as hydrocarbon, nitrogen oxide and carbon dioxide, as well as noise level, are tested and assessed according to their effect on the environment.