Article: Shaping up for battle; Volkswagen and Vauxhall go head to head with their new Golf and Astra models says BILL CAVEN.(Features)

Article: Astra closes Golf sales gap.
Automotive News Europe;  December 12, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... introduction of the new Golf last year. Meanwhile, the Astra has seen steady increases ... the conclusion the Astra was priced right ... VW highlighted the new Golf's technological features ... European markets. * * * Astra's advantage Analysts ...

Article: Golf vs. Astra: The main battle; A fragmented market means ...
Automotive News Europe;  September 8, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... Golf and Opel/Vauxhall Astra will compete in a far ... were introduced. The new Golf and Astra will be larger, faster ... 600,000 units of the new Golf," said Detlef Wittig ... s best year with the Astra and Zafira was 1999 ...

Article: Is Astra on a par with golf?
Bristol Evening Post;  July 8, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... for the new Vauxhall Astra and the fifth generation ... later this year. The new Golf continues its conservative ... people's car. The Astra on the other hand has ... earned cash well with the new Golf. The overall ambiance ... more appealing than the Astra. It's because of the ...

Article: ALL-WORLD, ALMOST; not available Stateside, this new Opel is ...
AutoWeek;  May 24, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... eclipsed the pre-sale orders for Volkswagen's new Golf-Astra's major European competitor-which went on sale last fall. (We will not see the new Golf in the States until next year.) Astra will be in just about all GM markets except ...

Article: New Opel Astra on track for production after traveling ...
Automotive News Europe;  September 22, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... to work fast to get the new Astra into production on schedule ... company officials say. The Astra is the key competitor of Volkswagen's new Golf, which will be in dealer showrooms ... month. Quality and quickness Astra program managers were adamant ...

Article: VW, Opel start German incentives war; Golf, Astra battle ...
Automotive News Europe;  January 26, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... incentives war over the new Golf and Astra in Europe's No. 1 ... on the Opel/Vauxhall Astra launch. GM's aggressive ... for the launch of the Astra, which will be about ... German demand for the new Golf was far lower than expected ...

Article: MOTORING: Smarter than the average Michael Booth knows that the ...
The Independent on Sunday;  May 23, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... compare to the Golf's (the Astra will almost certainly depreciate ... and whether or not the Astra has multi-link rear suspension like the new Golf (it doesn't), were skilfully ... solidity worthy of VW (the Astra is also made in Germany ...