Video Summary
The Opel Ampera-e, the European sibling of the Chevrolet Bolt EV, is becoming rare. There is a strong desire for this electric car in Europe, including placing deposits on the American-made CUV. Europe may be the ideal place for this car to find a home because the Tesla Model 3 isn’t available there yet, and Europeans love hatchbacks.The Ampera-e is becoming hard to buy. Opel Norway told more than 4,000 Norwegian customers in September that only a few hundred Ampera-es would arrive in Europe, and later, a stop-order on new Ampera-e sales occurred. Opel was not getting enough cars shipped from the U.S. to satisfy demand. Automakers often stop taking orders if a car is in high demand, rather than making customers wait months or years.
The car's price has risen to 349,900 kroner, which is a 45,000-kroner price hike on its previous price, and a total price hike of 60,000 kroner since its launch.
Opel alleges that the price hike occurred because GM sold the Opel brand to Peugeot Citroen. Also, the U.S. dollar has dropped in value against the euro in the first nine months of the year. It is possible that GM isn’t interested in keeping up the payments for the Ampera-e now that Opel is divorced from GM. It is advised to consider a different EV, as the Ampera-e is hard to find. The speaker loves the car, but states with the difficulty to obtain, it would be better off with an alternative vehicle.
