Editing Opel (section)

==Company==
{{Update section|date=June 2018}}
[[File:OPEL Eisenach Gesamtansicht 2009.jpg|thumb|Assembly plant in [[Eisenach]]]]
[[File:Opel Vectra C Caravan Facelift front 20100711.jpg|thumb|The Opel Vectra C, in production from 2002 to 2008]]
Opel operates 10 vehicle, powertrain, and component plants and four development and test centres in six countries, and employs around 30,000 people in Europe. The brand sells vehicles in more than 60 markets worldwide. Other plants are in [[Eisenach]] and [[Kaiserslautern]], Germany; [[Szentgotthárd]], Hungary; [[Figueruelas]], Spain; [[Gliwice]], and [[Tychy]], Poland; [[Aspern]], Austria; [[Ellesmere Port]], and [[Luton]], United Kingdom.<ref name="Note-OpelWien-Vienna">Note: The powertrain plant ''[[Opel Wien|Opel Wien GmbH]]'' in [[Aspern]]/[[Vienna]] (Austria) is not a subsidiary of ''Adam Opel AG'' but a first-tier subsidiary of ''General Motors Europe Limited (GME)'' (99.5%) and of ''GM AUTOMOTIVE UK (GMAUK)'' (0.5%), see {{cite web|url=http://www.firmenabc.at/opel-wien-gmbh_OEr|title=Opel Wien GmbH, FN&nbsp;110500a|publisher=FirmenABC Marketing GmbH|access-date=3 April 2017}} Both, GME and GMAUK, are located in Luton. ''GME Ltd.'' itself is a daughter company of ''GM CME Holdings CV'', which is directly controlled by the ''General Motors Corporation (GMC)'', see {{cite web|url=https://www.companysearchesmadesimple.com/company/uk/07556915/general-motors-europe-limited/|title=Name: GENERAL MOTORS EUROPE LIMITED, Company Number: 07556915|publisher=Company search, Made Simple Group Ltd.|access-date=3 April 2017}}</ref> The [[General Motors Proving Grounds|Dudenhofen Test Center]] is located near the company's headquarters and is responsible for all technical testing and vehicle validations.

Around 6,250 people are responsible for the engineering and design of Opel/Vauxhall vehicles at the International Technical Development Center <!-- (ITDC) --> and European Design Center in Rüsselsheim.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.opel.com/experience_opel/design/philosophy.html |title=Opel Design: "Sculpural artistry meets German precision" – discover the unique Opel design language – Opel International |access-date=2013-08-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130901175448/http://www.opel.com/experience_opel/design/philosophy.html |archive-date=1 September 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> All in all, Opel plays an important role in Stellantis' global R&D footprint.

===Leadership===
[[File:Neumann_1.JPG|thumb|Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann,<br />CEO of the Opel Group from March 2013 to June 2017]]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"
|+ [[Chairman|Chairmen]]/[[CEO]]s of Adam Opel AG/GmbH since 1948
|- class="background color5" style="text-align:center"
! Name || From || To
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{ill|Edward W. Zdunek|de|vertical-align=sup}} (Gaston de Wolff, acting chairman) || November 1948 || February 1961
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Nelson J. Stork || February 1961 || March 1966
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| L. Ralph Mason || March 1966 || 1970
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Alexander Cunningham || 1970 || January 1974
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| John P. McCormack || February 1974 || February 1976
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| James F. Waters || March 1976 || August 1980
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Robert C. Stempel]] || September 1980 || February 1982
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Ferdinand Beickler || February 1982 || February 1986
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Horst W. Herke || February 1986 || March 1989
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Louis Hughes || April 1989 || June 1992
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| David Herman || July 1992 || June 1998
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Gary Cowger || June 1998 || October 1998
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Robert Hendry || October 1998 || March 2001
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Carl-Peter Forster]] || April 2001 || June 2004
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Hans Demant]]|| June 2004 || January 2010
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Nick Reilly || January 2010 || March 2011
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Karl-Friedrich Stracke]]<ref>[https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/opel1374.html Opel bekommt neuen Chef]. www.tagesschau.de: Pressemitteilung der Adam Opel AG. Retrieved 17 March 2011.</ref> || April 2011 || July 2012
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Thomas Sedran (interim chairman)<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Trefis Team |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2012/07/18/gm-is-headed-for-27-50-unless-europe-bleeds-more-cash/ |title=GM Is Headed For $27.50 Unless Europe Bleeds More Cash |magazine=Forbes |date=18 April 2012 |access-date=13 October 2012}}</ref> || July 2012 || February 2013
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Dr. [[Karl-Thomas Neumann]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gmauthority.com/blog/2013/01/opel-officially-appoints-dr-karl-thomas-neumann-as-chairman-gm-europe-president-vice-president/|title=Opel Officially Appoints Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann As Chairman, GM Europe President, GM Vice President|date=31 January 2013|access-date=19 March 2017}}</ref> || March 2013 || June 2017
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Michael Lohscheller]] || June 2017|| September 2021
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Uwe Hochgeschurtz || September 2021|| May 2022
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Florian Huettl || Since June 2022||
|}

===Plants===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- class="background color5"
!Production site
!Image
!Production since
!Products
!Comments
!Employees
|-
|[[Rüsselsheim am Main]], Germany
|[[File:Opel_Rüsselsheim_Factory.jpg|150px]]
|1898
|
* [[Opel Astra|Astra]]
|
* International Technical Development Center (ITDC)
* Headquarters of Opel Automobile GmbH
* [[General Motors Proving Grounds|Dudenhofen Test Center]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 12.990
|-
|[[Kaiserslautern]], Germany 
|
|1966
|
* Components
* [[Engines]]
|
|style="text-align:center;"| 2.150
|-
|[[Kikinda]], Serbia (*Ex-Yugoslavia)
|
|1977–1992
|
*Car parts
*[[Opel Kadett]], [[Opel Omega]], [[Opel Senator]] (also known as Opel Kikinda), [[Opel Vectra]]
|
*[[IDA-Opel]] (Industry for car parts Opel)
|style="text-align:center;"| ?
|-
|[[Opel Eisenach|Opel Eisenach GmbH]]<br />[[Eisenach]], Germany
|[[File:ESA_Opelwerk1.jpg|150px]]
|1990
|
* [[Opel Grandland]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.automobil-produktion.de/hersteller/wirtschaft/erster-opel-hybrid-laeuft-in-eisenach-vom-band-110.html|title = Erster Opel-Hybrid läuft in Eisenach vom Band}}</ref>
|1300 Employees for 3 Months from 1 October 2021 until 31 December 2021 at short-time work at home, due factory close because chips issue.<ref>{{cite news|author=Kai Schöneberg |url=https://taz.de/Kurzarbeit-fuer-1300-Opel-Mitarbeiter/!5800824/ |title=Kurzarbeit für 1.300 Opel-Mitarbeiter: Keine Chips, keine Arbeit |newspaper=Die Tageszeitung: Taz |publisher=taz.de |date= 30 September 2021|accessdate=2022-02-27}}</ref>
|style="text-align:center;"| 1.420
|-
|[[Figueruelas]], near [[Zaragoza]], Spain
|
|1982
|
* [[Opel Corsa E|Corsa E]] (three-, four-, and five-door)
* [[Opel Meriva|Meriva B]]
* [[Opel Mokka|Mokka]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gmauthority.com/blog/2013/07/opel-announces-plan-to-build-mokka-in-spain-beginning-2014/|title=Opel Announces Plan To Build Mokka in Spain Beginning 2014|date=10 July 2013|access-date=19 March 2017}}</ref>
* [[Opel Corsa#Corsa F (2019–present)|Corsa F]]
* [[Opel Crossland]] (2017–present)  
|
|style="text-align:center;"| 5.120
|-
|[[Gliwice]], Poland
|[[File:Opel Gliwice.JPG|150px]]
|1998
|
* [[Opel Astra K]] (5-door)
|
|style="text-align:center;"| 2.920
|-
|[[GM Powertrain Poland|Opel Manufacturing Poland]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://media.opel.com/media/intl/en/opel/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/intl/en/2013/opel/04-22-gm-purchases-remaining-shares-in-tychy-plant-opel.html|title=GM Purchases Remaining Shares in Tychy Plant|access-date=19 March 2017}}</ref><br />[[Tychy]], Poland
|[[File:Katowicka Specjalna Strefa Ekonomiczna (Podstrefa Tyska) - Isuzu Motors Polska 2.jpg|150px]]
|1996
|
* Diesel engines
|
|style="text-align:center;"| 480
|-
|[[Opel Szentgotthárd]]<br />[[Szentgotthárd]], Hungary
|
|1990
|
* Engines
* Transmissions
|
|style="text-align:center;"|810
|-
|[[Vauxhall Ellesmere Port]]<br />[[Ellesmere Port]], United Kingdom
|[[File:Vauxhall's, Ellesmere Port - geograph.org.uk - 218503.jpg|150px]]
|1962
|
* [[Opel Astra|Astra K]] Sports Tourer (estate/wagon)
|
|style="text-align:center;"|1.630
|-
|[[IBC Vehicles|IBC Vehicles Ltd]]<br />[[Luton]], Great Britain
|[[File:GM building - geograph.org.uk - 560801.jpg|150px]]
|1907
|
* [[Opel Vivaro B|Vivaro B + Fiat Talento II + Nissan NV300 + Renault Trafic III]]

|
* headquarters of [[Vauxhall Motors|Vauxhall]]
|style="text-align:center;"|1.140
|-
|GM Auto LLC<br />[[Saint Petersburg]], Russia
|
|2008
|
* [[Opel Astra|Astra J]] (five-door, saloon/sedan)
|
|style="text-align:center;"|880
|}
Plant controlled as first-tier subsidiary of ''General Motors Europe Limited'', second-tier subsidiary of ''GM CME Holdings CV'' and third-tier subsidiary of ''General Motors Corporation (GMC)'':<ref name="Note-OpelWien-Vienna" />
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- class="background color5"
!Production<br />site
!Image
!Production since
!Products
!Comments
!Employees
|-
|[[Opel Wien|Opel Wien GmbH]]<ref name="Note-OpelWien-Vienna" /><br />[[Aspern]], Austria
|[[File:Aspern (Wien) - Opel-Werk, Verwaltungsgebäude (2).JPG|150px]]
|1982
|
* [[GM Family 0 engine|Family 0]] engines 
* [[Transmission (mechanics)|Transmissions]]
| Opel Wien in Austria also well known as its first name General Motors Austria<ref>General Motors Austria Gesellschaft&nbsp;m.b.H. (GMA, founded 1963 as sales organisation; from 1979: Administration, Non-productive Departments an Sales) and General Motors Austria Werke Gesellschaft&nbsp;m.b.H. (GMAW founded 1979; Production). In November 1987 GMAW (Austrian [[Company register|Handelsregister]], HRB 24.436) were merged into GMA (HRB 20.133b, actual Firmenbuch FN&nbsp;110500a).</ref>
|style="text-align:center;"|1.480
|}