Opel chief Karl-Thomas Neumann has confirmed that the Vauxhall/Opel Ampera is for the chop.
"After the eventual run-out of the current generation Ampera, we'll introduce a successor product in the electric vehicle segment," Neumann said. "Our next electric vehicle will be part of our massive product offensive - with 27 new vehicles in the 2014-2018 time frame.
"We see e-mobility as an important part of the mobility of tomorrow and we will continue to drive down costs and deliver affordability."
According to JATO Dynamics data the Ampera was "the fourth most popular plug-in in Europe (25 countries including Russia) in 2013 with 2,925 sales (plus 947 Chevy Volts) after Mitsubishi's Outlander (8,239), the V60 (8,066) and Toyota's Prius (4,958).
"Neumann also confirmed Opel's planning a new entry level model but this would not be a budget car but a real Opel (quality, innovation, German engineering)."
