Sold as Vauxhall Vectra in the UK, Holden Vectra in Australia, Chevrolet Vectra in South America, the General Motors (GM) owned the Germany brand Opel launched the Vectra in 1988 as a replacement to the hugely popular Opel Ascona.

While the first generation models were made until 1995, it was the 3rd generation model that were made in India. However due to its cost, this model did not fair well. GM’s original idea was to offer the car owners of the popular Opel Astra to the more luxurious option - Opel Vectra.