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30th November, 2010
The Automobile Sector of the Fiat Group (Fiat Group
Automobiles SpA, Turin, Italy) and Adam Opel GmbH (Rüsselsheim, Germany) have signed a contractual
agreement whereby Fiat will supply vehicles comprising of several variants to Opel commencing December
2011.
The model will replace the Opel Combo light commercial vehicle, which reaches the end of its
lifecycle in the fourth quarter 2011. The new vehicles, based on the same platform as the Fiat Doblo
models, will be produced at the Tofas plant in Bursa, Turkey where the Doblo is manufactured. They will
be sold by Vauxhall and Opel dealers in Europe and other markets (but not North America) starting in
January 2012.
Opel and Vauxhall will retain the Combo name for this vehicle range which will include a number of
derivatives, including cargo vans, passenger vehicles and chassis cabs. The Opel/Vauxhall design team
in Rüsselsheim, Germany is actively involved in the development of the new models and works in
cooperation with the Fiat Group Automobiles’ Engineering and Design Group in Turin, Italy.
The project calls for an initial supply of up to 6,000 vehicles in 2011. The programme is planned to
cover the supply of at least 250,000 units. This will extend the total lifetime production of this
vehicle platform in the Tofas plant to 1.3 million units. Tofas is a joint venture between Fiat Group
Automobile and Koc Holding of Turkey and was established in 1968.
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