The Opel Astra (Lat: Stars) is a small family car (C-segment in Europe) engineered and manufactured by the German automaker Opel since 1991.
It is branded as Vauxhall Astra in the United Kingdom, the Buick Excelle XT in China and the Chevrolet Astra/Vectra in Latin America. The Holden Astra was discontinued in Australia in 2009 due to exchange rates making the car uncompetitive, and was replaced by the Holden Cruze. It is planned to return it to the Australian market in 2012 as the Opel Astra.
The Astra is now built in China, Germany, the United Kingdom and Poland, as well as being assembled from complete knock down (CKD) kits in other countries.
Read more about Opel Astra: Naming Convention, Astra F (1991–1998), Astra G (1998–2004), Astra H (2004–2010), Astra J (2009–present), Motorsport