With Ford poised to launch the 2012 Focus as a global car, GM wants to compete with a cost-saving global platform, albeit with more badge swapping. That means the Astra has to be good, really good.Before the Global Financial Crisis triggered a move by Holden to source cars from Korea the German designed, Europe-built Astra was one of its most popular small cars.It arrived here in 1996 and quickly established its credentials against the leading small car models.ModelsThe all-new AH Astra was a stylish, small front-wheel drive car with a range of models, including a sporty coupe, a
The Astra has been a very popular nameplate for Opel (and its British sister, Vauxhall) in Europe, and the current-generation model, which has been on sale since 2004, is the car Saturn will be
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