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OpelSenator

1978–1993 Germany passenger car 16 production years
Production1978–1993
Recorded originGermany
Classpassenger car
Built204,640 units
Background

The Opel Senator is a full-size executive car (E-segment) produced by the German automaker Opel, two generations of which were sold in Europe from 1978 until 1993. A saloon, its first incarnation was also available with a fastback coupé body as the Opel Monza and Vauxhall Royale Coupé. The Senator was, for its entire existence, the flagship saloon model for both Opel and Vauxhall.

Text adapted from “Opel Senator” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07

Chronology ledger

Dates with their meaning intact

Production chronology1978–1993

Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.

Wikipedia lead ↗16 years
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1981–1992

First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.

Netherlands RDW ↗12 years