Opel's 50 years of compact saloons

The new Astra saloon that will debut at next month's Paris Motor Show will mark 50 years since Opel produced its first compact saloon.

The Opel Kadet A was launched in 1962 and was followed by 3 more generations of the car until 1991 when the first Astra name was used.

There have since been 4 generations of the Astra and the new saloon starting sales in October of this year in Ireland, will complete the current Astra line-up and is set to become a core product in Astra range.