Overview

• The company confirmed it will pursue a Multi Energy strategy, offering each model as battery-electric, plug-in hybrid, mild-hybrid or combustion.
• Opel attributed the change to customer demand, stating the 2028 limit will not apply if buyers want other drivetrains.
• Reporting links the shift to parent Stellantis’ pressures, including a pause on the planned Kaiserslautern battery-cell plant after profitability weakened.
• Opel said it will continue to advance electric drivetrains and pointed to supportive signals in Germany, France and the United Kingdom.
• The decision aligns with wider industry adjustments, as Mercedes scaled back its 2030 EV-only aim and Porsche ended plans for in-house battery cell production.