Opel Meriva
Overview
Compact MPV
A compact MPV is a car classification used in Europe to describe multi-purpose vehicle versions of small family cars , fitting between the mini MPV and large MPV sub-segments...
engineered and produced by the German automaker Opel. The car is sold under the Opel brand on all of the Europe
Europe
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an markets with the exception of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, where it is called the Vauxhall Meriva, and Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
, where it carried the Chevrolet badge. It is built in Figueruelas
Figueruelas
Figueruelas is a small town and municipality in the Spanish Autonomous Region of Aragón, province of Zaragoza.The town has an Opel car factory that builds the Opel Corsa and Opel Meriva....
, Spain
Spain
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by Opel. It first appeared in late 2002. The Meriva B appeared in 2010.
Like its bigger sibling, the Zafira Tourer
Opel Zafira
The Opel Zafira is a compact MPV engineered and produced by the German automaker Opel. The Zafira is sold under the Vauxhall marque in the United Kingdom.- Zafira A :...
, the Meriva has a flexible interior, named FlexSpace.
