Opel Award Winners 2021: Vehicles, People and the Brand

• Fully charged for success: Opel Mokka-e wins “Golden Steering Wheel 2021” 
• Electrifying transporter: Opel Vivaro-e is “International Van of the Year 2021”
• Clear concept: Opel Manta GSe ElektroMOD “Best Concept Car of the Year”
• Award for design chief: Mark Adams named “Eurostar 2021”

Expert juries and the general public are equally impressed by Opel’s models – the numerous awards this year once again provide the proof. The “International Van of the Year 2021” for the Opel Vivaro-e and the “Golden Steering Wheel 2021” for the Opel Mokka-e are just a couple of examples.

New Opel Vivaro-e: Andreas Marx, head of Opel in Germany, accepted the award

“We are very proud of these awards, they are a sign of the commitment and passion with which Opel goes to work”, said Opel CEO Uwe Hochgeschurtz. “Regardless of what job they do – in design, in engineering or in the office – all our employees have put fantastic cars on the road. I owe them all a big thank you.”

Opel CEO Uwe Hochgeschurtz with Golden Steering Wheel Award for Opel Mokka-e

Opel Vivaro-e had already been voted “International Van of The Year 2021” at the end of last year. The prized trophy then made its way to Opel’s HQ in Rüsselsheim in the spring. This was the beginning of a series of awards for the best-selling battery-electric light commercial vehicle. In the United Kingdom alone, the Vivaro-e gathered numerous awards such as “Electric Van of The Year”. Similarly, the Combo (with combustion engine or as the all-electric Opel Combo-e) picked up loads of prizes across Europe in the course of the year.

All-new Opel Mokka arrived in the spring – bold, pure and everything but ordinary. Opel Mokka has been wowing the press and public ever since, most recently as the all-electric Opel Mokka-e winning the “Golden Steering Wheel 2021”, one of the most renowned awards in the whole automotive industry. Unconventional SUV’s top technologies are as decisive as the reduced-to-the-essentials styling, which according to Top Gear magazine, makes the Mokka the “Design of the Year”. The man responsible for the sensational looks is Opel Vice President Design, Mark Adams; reason enough for Automotive News Europe to name him a “Eurostar 2021”.

Opel Vice President Design, Mark Adams

With the Opel Manta GSe ElektroMOD, a group of Opel employees this year revived a true automobile legend, and made it fit for the future. Battery-electric Opel Manta GSe ElektroMOD rouses the emotions wherever it goes. Unique one-off is a real eye-catcher – in France and Spain it was recently elected “Concept Car of the Year”.

Opel Manta GSe ElektroMOD

Selected Opel/Vauxhall Awards 2021

Corsa	Best Fleet Supermini	Fleet World, UK
	Value Car of the Year	News UK Motor Awards
Grandland X	Dubai’s SUV of the Year	Autos Community, Dubai
Insignia Grand Sport	Business Car of the Year	Kilometers Entreprise, France
	Best Upper Medium Car	Business Car Awards, UK
Manta GSe ElektroMOD	Best Concept Car of the Year	Car and Driver Magazine, Spain
	Concept Car of the Year	Automobile Awards, France
Mokka	Design of the Year	Top Gear, UK
Mokka-e	Golden Steering Wheel 20211	Auto Bild / Bild am Sonntag, Germany
Zafira Life	Grand Prix 2021	Za Rulem, Russia
Combo	Golden Steering Wheel “Best Commercial Vehicle 2021”	Russia
	Van of the Year	Auto Express New Car Awards, UK
	Best Small Van	Parkers New Car Awards 2021, UK
	Best Small Trades Van	Trade Van Driver Awards, UK
	Light Van Award	Company Van Today, UK
Combo-e	Van of the Year	What Car? Awards, UK
	Electric Van of the Year	What Van? Awards, UK
Vivaro-e	International Van of the Year	IVOTY
	Van of the Year	Van Fleet World, UK
	Best EV Van of the Year	EV Fleet World, UK
	Electric Van of the Year	Auto Express, UK
	Van of the Year	Company Van Today, UK
	Green Award	Company Van Today, UK
	Medium Van of the Year	What Van? Awards, UK
Vivaro-e HYDROGEN	Another One to Watch	What Van? Awards, UK
Mark Adams	Eurostar 2021	Automotive News Europe
Vauxhall	LCV Manufacturer of the Year	GreenFleet Awards, UK