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10 millionth Opel Astra built
By Yoann Besnard on 16 May 2008 | 
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The 10 millionth Opel Astra rolled off the assembly line in Bochum, Germany seventeen years after its launch.
The 10 millionth Astra is a Silver Lightning Station Wagon 1.7 CDTI. The front-wheel drive Astra is produced in eight plants on two continents. In Europe, the current models are built in Bochum, Germany; Antwerp, Belgium; Ellesmere Port, United Kingdom and Gliwice, Poland. As a truly global car, the Astra is also fully or partially assembled in Russia, the Ukraine, Brazil and Serbia. It also is the first compact class model since the Kadett B that is sold in the USA. The Saturn Astra is built in Antwerp.
The British buy the most Astras. Last year, 119,082 units were sold in the U.K. The second-largest market is Germany with 74,226 units, followed by Italy with 43,128 vehicles and Spain with 41,282 units. The most popular Astra in Western Europe is the 1.6 ECOTEC model Enjoy.
