Opel had a surprise for German Chancellor Angela Merkel during her official opening tour at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
The automaker offered the chancellor a miniature Astra model as a gift, color-coordinated with her blazer. What was interesting about this was that Opel designers airbrushed the model in record time behind the scenes.
When Angela Merkel arrived at the venue, someone took a photo of her and showed it to the designers so that they could paint the scale model in the same color as the chancellor’s blazer. They had less than an hour from the moment Angela Merkel arrived at the auto show until she dropped by Opel’s stand.
The idea was born after Chancellor Merkel’s last visit to the Opel booth two years ago, when she was presented with an Opel Adam scale model in “Berry Red,” the same color as the blazer she had on.
After the official opening by the German chancellor, the Frankfurt Motor Show will be open to the general public as of the weekend.
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