Car giant Stellantis has some good news for Opel fans. Production of the new generation Opel Astra hatchback has begun at the plant in Rüsselsheim.

To date, about 500 new Opel Astras have been produced. The new Astra five-door model will go on sale in the spring and will initially be offered as a plug-in hybrid, with battery-powered Astra-e joining the program in 2023. In addition, the Astra is equipped for the first time with a new generation of glare-free adaptive Intelli-Lux LED pixel headlights (168 LED elements), as in the flagship Insignia and Grandland models.

Earlier, Stellantis announced the return of the Opel Astra hatchback to the Russian market. The launch of the sixth generation Opel Astra in Russia is expected in the fourth quarter of 2022. Exact configurations are not yet known. Hybrid Opel Astra is not expected in Russia. Most likely, the appearance of versions with a 1.2-liter gasoline turbo engine with a capacity of 110 or 130 hp, as well as with a 1.5 BlueHDi turbodiesel with 130 hp.

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