Fakten und Zahlen 2012 - Press Room - General Motors

1996 The engine plant in Kaiserslautern, Germany, begins production.
Opel and Renault sign a cooperation agreement in the light commercial
vehicle sector.
1998 Inauguration of Adam Opel House, the new Opel headquarters in
Rüsselsheim.
Opening of Opel plant in Gliwice, Poland.
1999 Opel celebrates 100 years of car production.
2002 Production starts at Opel’s state-of-the-art facility in Rüsselsheim.
2007 Opel expands further in Central and Eastern Europe:
start of Opel Antara production in St. Petersburg, Russia.
25th anniversary of the Opel/Vauxhall Corsa.
2009 The ten millionth Opel from Zaragoza rolls off the assembly line –
an especially thrifty Corsa ecoFLEX 1.3 CDTI.
2010 After staying with GM, the company is restructured and together
with the employees decides on a plan for the future. This provides,
among other things, for extensive investments in new products.
The 16 millionth Opel vehicle “Made in Rüsselsheim” leaves the plant.
2011 Opel lays the foundation stone for the new Szentgotthard engine
plant in Hungary. The 1,5 millionth vehicle made in Gliwice is an
Opel Astra ecoFlex.
2012 The company celebrates its 150 th anniversary. The 500 000th
Insignia rolls off the assembly line at the Rüsselsheim plant.
The plant in Zaragoza, Spain, celebrates its 30th anniversary.
Inauguration of the new engine plant in Szentgotthard, Hungary.
Announcement of an alliance with PSA Peugeot Citroën.
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