Dhe automotive market is in transition. And not just because politicians want to push through the electric car with all their might. Even without political will, the landscape for new cars has changed extremely over the past 20 or 30 years. SUVs dominate, there are alliances that nobody would have dreamed of, and the range of individual models has grown significantly. That hardly affects the VW Golf. It’s still the best-selling car, albeit by a smaller margin. Everyone in the compact class is measured against it, especially the Opel Astra. It was once the number one rival, always second in the registration statistics, but has only been in the lower ranks for a long time.
With the new Astra L, the Rüsselsheim-based company is once again trying to attack the top dog, and he no longer has to do it alone, the new group affiliation of Peugeot-Citroen and DS is sending cars on the same platform into the race for customer favor. Externally, the vehicles differ significantly, much more is done than just swapping the emblems.