Article: VW, Opel start German incentives war; Golf, Astra battle for supremacy in No. 1 European market.

Article: Astra closes Golf sales gap.
Automotive News Europe;  December 12, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... closing the sales gap with the Volkswagen Golf. Through 10 months, the Astra has halved the Golf's sales lead in the segment compared with ... marketing the Astra better than VW markets the Golf. * The Astra's price is competitive. A base Golf starts ...

Article: Golf vs. Astra: The main battle; A fragmented ...
Automotive News Europe;  September 8, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... But the new-generation VW Golf and Opel/Vauxhall Astra will compete in a far more ... were introduced. The new Golf and Astra will be larger, faster and ... Many analysts prefer the new Astra design over the Golf. "I think that Golf will ...

Article: Shaping up for battle; Volkswagen and Vauxhall go head to head ...
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  August 15, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... favourites such as the Golf and the Astra. It is not easy to gamble ... The fifth generation Astra is not too far removed from the new Golf. And that is no bad thing ... prices. Next month the new Golf and Astra will be launched at the ...

Article: Revamped VW Golf, Opel Astra among key new models ...
AP Worldstream;  September 7, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... compact cars _ the Volkswagen Golf and GM subsidiary Adam Opel's Astra _ will be among the closely ... restructuring launched in 2001. The Golf and the Astra have sold millions over the years _ 22.4 million for the Golf since its the first version ...

Article: Opel ad campaign heads for key phase; Automaker will tout looks ...
Automotive News Europe;  October 6, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... making progress." When the Astra marketing campaign is launched ... Volkswagen's redesigned Golf for leadership of Europe ... The company claims the Astra's "dynamic and light ... from rivals such as the Golf. The Astra ad campaign will be the ...

Article: Is Astra on a par with golf?
Bristol Evening Post;  July 8, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... held for the new Vauxhall Astra and the fifth generation Golf. These two big players ... attempt to compare the Golf and the Astra on the same ground, I ... performance. But with the Golf costing GBP4,000 more, the Astra seemed a good deal on ...

Article: Golf swings in to take on Astra and Focus.(Motors ...
Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England);  January 23, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... rivals the Volkswagen Golf and Vauxhall Astra. Engine options for the ... appearance of its all-new Golf, whilst engineering a ... whilst being unmistakably a Golf. On sale in January ... on, with an all-new Astra that bears a striking ...