The Opel Grandland is a

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which is produced by the German manufacturer

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and its British twin-sister brand

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. It was originally known as the Opel and Vauxhall Grandland X when it was introduced to the markets. It was introduced at the 2017

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as the replacement for the

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. It also replaced the

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MPV in August 2019, and is currently sold in Europe and

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Overview

Plans for the Grandland X were known as early as May 2012, before

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officially indicated in December of that year that it would build the eventual replacement for the Zafira. Opel started taking orders for the Grandland X in June 2017, and more than 100,000 orders were made by September 2018. The Grandland is based on the PSA EMP2 platform which is shared with related models which include the Peugeot 3008 II, Peugeot 5008 II,

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and

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. However, its design intellectual property was registered by

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as the vehicle was developed under its ownership.

Pre-facelift

File:2018 Vauxhall Grandland X Elite Nav Turbo Diesel 1.6 Front.jpg, Vauxhall Grandland X File:Opel Grandland X IMG 0383.jpg, Opel Grandland X (rear) File:Opel Grandland X Leonberg 2019 IMG 0128.jpg, Interior (pre-facelift)

Facelift

In 2021, the Grandland X received a facelift and was renamed to "Opel Grandland", ditching the 'X' suffix. File:Opel Grandland PHEV 1X7A0396.jpg, Opel Grandland PHEV (facelift) File:Opel Grandland Hybrid4 Auto Zuerich 2021 IMG 0329.jpg, Opel Grandland Hybrid4 (facelift)

Sales

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References

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