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The Vauxhall Astra has become one of Britain’s most common cars – and something of a British point of pride, being produced in the Ellesmere Port factory in Cheshire. But rather than being more British than bubble and squeak, the first Astra marked the start of a German dominance in the Vauxhall/Opel partnership, and every one of the 8 revisions would be designed outside the UK. But the car, and the Astra name would become a British export success story. So, how has the Astra fared since it launched in 1979, and what’s next? Optional Extra Astra video: https://youtu.be/XjhH2qH0ZRg Music (from the YouTube audio library): American Idle - RKVC Mirror Mind - Bobby Richards If you'd like to support what I do, and get early access to advert-free videos and exclusive channel updates, please consider supporting the channel from just $1 or 80p a month: http://patreon.com/bigcar Support me using PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bigcartv Big Car merch: https://teespring.com/stores/bigcartv Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigcartv My second channel - Little Car: https://www.youtube.com/littlecar Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel_Kadett https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel_Kadett/Astra http://vauxpedia.net/ https://www.drive.com.au/news/obituary-john-bagshaw-19252012-20120628-214kc/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vauxhall_Astra https://int-media.opel.com/en/07-28-85-years-opel-compact-class?idtok=559edbbb5733 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecotec https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel_Astra_F https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel_Zafira https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Sc%C3%A9nic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A3 https://web.archive.org/web/20100811161912/http://www.expert.ru/news/2008/03/18/gmavto/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_Delta_platform https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_G6 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_S_series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Corporation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buick_Verano https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-reviews/vauxhall/vauxhall-astra-vxr-nurburgring-2008-review/ https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/07/why-china-is-so-important-to-buicks-survival.html https://www.automobilesreview.com/auto-news/opel-astra-ecoflex/21502/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_emissions_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vauxhall_Motors https://carsalesbase.com/europe-opel-astra/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OnStar https://gb-media.vauxhall.co.uk/en-gb/07-13-vauxhall-reveals-all-new-astra https://gb-media.vauxhall.co.uk/en-gb/09-01-new-astra-e https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PSA_EMP2_platform #bigcar