Opel has built the 750,000th Insignia model at the Rüsselsheim plant since the model’s introduction in 2008. The milestone model was an Insignia OPC Sports Tourer painted in the OPC-exclusive Arden Blue color.
Powered by a 2.8-liter V6 turbocharged petrol engine producing 325PS (321hp) and 435Nm (321lb-ft) of torque, the station wagon accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 6.3 seconds.
“This is a special day for the entire team. We have every reason to be proud of the fact that we have already produced our successful Insignia model 750,000 times. Our team does an outstanding job day in, day out, manufacturing highly complex vehicles in top quality,” said plant manager Axel Scheiben. The Opel Insignia is produced exclusively in the automaker’s main plant in Rüsselsheim.
The Insignia lineup has received a significant refresh in late summer 2013 that has received more than 155,000 orders to date. Last year alone, Opel sold more than 100,000 Insignias (up 19 percent), making it the fourth most popular Opel model. The model’s biggest markets were the UK, Germany and Spain.
The Insignia family has five variants: hatchback, notchback, Sports Tourer station wagon, Country Tourer station wagon and OPC. Buyers can choose between gasoline, diesel or LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) propulsion. The entry-level version is an 140PS (138hp) turbocharged 1.4-liter gasoline engine equipped with Start/Stop and a low-friction six-speed manual transmission.
The Insignia is also sold as the Buick Regal in the United States and China and the top OPC sedan will be exported to Australia and New Zealand this year as the Holden Insignia VXR. Furthermore, Opel said it will produce an additional Insignia variant in Rüsselsheim later this decade, which will then be sold as a new Buick model in the United States.
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