VIP visitors at the Opel booth at IAA Mobility: The Federal Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz visited Opel at the IAA Summit during the traditional opening tour of the trade fair. Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa and Opel CEO Florian Huettl welcomed the German Chancellor, Federal Minister of Transport Patrick Schnieder, Federal Minister of Economic Affairs Katherina Reiche, Bavarian Prime Minister Dr Markus Söder, Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg Winfried Kretschmann and VDA President Hildegard Müller.
They presented the new Opel Grandland Electric AWD and the electrifying vision of Opel’s GSE future, the Opel Corsa GSE Vision Gran Turismo, to the guests of honour. “We offer the right answers to the challenges of current and future mobility. Vehicles that inspire emotion and driving pleasure, that are resource-friendly as well as practical and suitable for everyday use. This is particularly evident in our top-of-the-line SUV, the Opel Grandland, and the compact class bestseller Astra – both designed, developed and built in Germany,” said Huettl.
September 2025