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Opel Expects Royal Visit from the Netherlands

2013-05-21

Rüsselsheim/Den Haag. On June 4th Opel will be ready: King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands will lead a business delegation visit to Rüsselsheim ...

Opel Zafira Tourer to be built in Ruesselsheim as of 2015

2013-05-15

Ruesselsheim. Opel has announced that the Zafira Tourer will be manufactured in Ruesselsheim as of 2015 ...

Opel Financial Services to create more attractive financing options for Opel customers

2013-05-06

Ruesselsheim. For the past couple of weeks, Opel and Vauxhall customers in a number of Western European countries have been able to get access to more attractive financing options for their vehicle purchases ...

GM to invest 230 Million Euros in Opel/Vauxhall European Product Development Center

2013-04-24

Ruesselsheim/Detroit. GM announced today that it will invest 230 Million Euros for new testing facilities into its European Product Development Center at the Opel headquarters in Ruesselsheim and at the proving ground in Dudenhofen ...

Opel Continues on Road to Success in Israel

2013-04-23

Rüsselsheim/Jerusalem. Members of the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, now drive Opel. Fifty of the 120 members have an Insignia as their official car for business travel ...

GM Purchases Remaining Shares in Tychy Plant

2013-04-22

DETROIT/TYCHY – Today, General Motors Co. signed an agreement to purchase the remaining 40% shares of Isuzu Motors Polska Sp. Z o.o. (ISPOL) from Isuzu Motors ...

Opel back at the Shanghai Motor Show: Insignia ST, Astra GTC and Zafira Tourer

2013-04-18

Shanghai/Rüsselsheim. Three models, arriving in the Chinese market this year, are at the heart of the Opel exhibition space at the Shanghai Motor Show (April 20 – 29) ...

Ulrich Schumacher new Board Member Personnel at Opel

2013-04-17

Rüsselsheim. Ulrich Schumacher (55) has today been appointed Member of the Board of Management, responsible for Human Resources, and Director Labor Relations at Adam Opel AG as well as GM Europe Vice President Human Resources, effective May 1...

GM and Opel Management Meet German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel

2013-04-11

Rüsselsheim. German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel and Chief of the German Chancellery Ronald Pofalla today welcomed a delegation of GM Executives led by CEO Dan Akerson ...

GM to Invest 4 Billion Euros in Opel’s Future through 2016

2013-04-10

The General Motors (GM) Board of Directors used its meeting in Rüsselsheim to underscore its commitment to Opel and Germany. This commitment was also manifested in the approval of a comprehensive investment program: GM will invest 4 billion euros in Germany and Europe through 2016 ...

Opel Now Also Galatasaray Istanbul Partner

2013-04-09

Rüsselsheim/Istanbul. On Tuesday evening, the Turkish top club Galatasaray Istanbul will rise the probably most major challenge in the club’s history. In the quarter-final of the UEFA Cup Champions League the club will meet Real Madrid for the second leg ...

Employees in Bochum Decide Against Deutschlandplan

2013-03-21

Rüsselsheim/Bochum. Today IG Metall member employees of Adam Opel AG in Bochum voted against the labor agreement that would have offered their location long-term prospects ...

GM Announces its 2012 Supplier of the Year Winners

2013-03-14

DETROIT – General Motors recognized 83 of its best global automotive suppliers Wednesday evening during its 21st annual Supplier of the Year awards ceremony. The event was held at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit.

Opel goes back to the future with Feyenoord Rotterdam

2013-03-04

Rüsselsheim/Rotterdam. A four year agreement has been reached for the Opel logo to be carried on Feyenoord shirts from 2013-17 ...

“Deutschlandplan” Negotiations Successfully Concluded

2013-02-28

Rüsselsheim. The management of Adam Opel AG, IG Metall and the Opel works council today successfully concluded negotiations on the company’s “Deutschlandplan” (Germany-wide plan) ...

Cascada Official Start of Production: Glamor from Gliwice

2013-02-28

Gliwice/Rüsselsheim. It’s a big day for the Opel plant in Gliwice, Poland. Today the very first Cascada, Opel’s elegant mid-size class convertible, leaves the assembly line ...

Opel launches a New Line-Up in the United Arab Emirates

2013-02-25

Rüsselsheim/Dubai. As part of the company’s growth plan, Opel continues to strengthen export outside of Europe. Opel partner Liberty Automobiles, the award winning GM dealership, now officially unveiled the 2013 Opel line-up ...

New Opel engine plant in Szentgotthárd to be expanded

2013-02-12

Rüsselsheim/Budapest. Plans to expand the newly built, flexible Opel engine plant in Hungary were announced by Opel Vice President Government Relations Joachim Koschnicke and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ...

Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann New Chairman of the Adam Opel AG Management Board, GM Europe President and GM Vice President

2013-01-31

Detroit/Ruesselsheim. The Opel Supervisory Board today named Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann (51) chairman of the Management Board of Adam Opel AG, effective March 1, 2013 ...

Duncan Aldred Appointed Acting Opel/Vauxhall Vice President, Sales, Marketing and Aftersales

2013-01-25

Detroit/Ruesselsheim – Alfred E. Rieck (56), a member of the Opel Management Board responsible for sales, marketing and aftersales, has resigned from his position. Duncan Aldred (43) ...

GM and PSA Peugeot Citroën Provide Further Details of their Global Strategic Alliance

2013-01-24

Detroit/Paris. Steve Girsky, GM Vice Chairman, and Philippe Varin, Chairman of the PSA Peugeot Citroën Managing Board, responded to questions from journalists during a meeting organized at the Maison de l'Automobile in Brussels today ...

Official Start of Production for Opel ADAM: Lifestyle and Innovations “Made in Eisenach”

2013-01-10

Eisenach/Rüsselsheim. Big venue for a small car: today Opel celebrated the official start of production of its new lifestyle small car ADAM in the Eisenach plant ...

Joachim Koschnicke New Vice President Government Relations

2013-01-09

Rüsselsheim. Joachim Koschnicke (40) has been named Vice President, European Government Relations ...

GM, Punch Metals International and ZF Reach Agreement on Future of GM’s Strasbourg Transmission Operations

2012-12-21

DETROIT - General Motors (NYSE: GM) and Punch Metals International, a company of the industrial investor Guido Dumarey, reached an agreement that secures the long-term future of the GM Powertrain operations in Strasbourg, France ...

PSA Peugeot Citroën and General Motors Report Further Progress on their Global Strategic Alliance

2012-12-20

Detroit/Paris. PSA Peugeot Citroen (PSA) and General Motors (GM) today confirm the signature of major agreements in the execution of their Global Strategic Alliance. Consistent with the terms of the Master Agreement dated February 29, 2012 ...

Opel plans to end car production in Bochum in 2016

2012-12-10

Ruesselsheim. Adam Opel AG management today informed its employees that vehicle production is planned to end in Bochum at the end of the current Zafira lifecycle – expected in 2016 ...

GM Financial to Acquire Ally Financial’s International Automotive Financing Operations

2012-11-21

DETROIT – General Motors Financial Company, Inc., (GM Financial) a wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM), announced today that it is acquiring automotive financing operations in Latin America, Europe and China from Ally Financial Inc ...

Opel returns to motor sport

2012-11-21

Rüsselsheim. Opel is returning to motor racing in the form of an internationally oriented rally program with the new Opel ADAM and a circuit for the new Astra OPC that focusses on Germany ...

GM Chairman Dan Akerson strengthens commitment to Opel

2012-11-15

Ruesselsheim. The GM Chairman and CEO, Dan Akerson, attended an all-employee meeting of the Adam Opel AG at its headquarters in Ruesselsheim (Germany) ...

GM Announces New $11 Billion Revolving Credit Facility

2012-11-05

DETROIT – General Motors Co. today announced a new $11 billion revolving credit facility consisting of a $5.5 billion three-year facility and a $5.5 billion five-year facility. The new facility replaces GM’s existing $5.0 billion credit facility maturing in 2015.

GM Europe targets break-even results by mid-decade

2012-10-31

Ruesselsheim. General Motors Europe (GME) today outlined its target to achieve break-even EBIT-adjusted results by mid-decade through a focus on growth and cost efficiencies ...

“Bochum Perspective 2022“ to safeguard and create future jobs

2012-10-30

Rüsselsheim/Bochum. Today General Motors, Adam Opel AG and the Government of North Rhine Westphalia (NRW) announced their intent to jointly establish a working group focused on site development, technology innovation ...

PSA Peugeot Citroën and General Motors Confirm Key Steps in Global Strategic Alliance

2012-10-24

DETROIT/ PARIS/ RUSSELSHEIM – PSA Peugeot Citroen and General Motors today confirmed important steps toward the execution of their Global Strategic Alliance ...

Opel supports PACE international academic research network

2012-10-19

Ruesselsheim. In a ceremony at the company’s headquarters, Opel’s long-standing partner, the RheinMain University of Applied Science, has been accepted into PACE ...

New Opel Engine plant inaugurated in Szentgotthárd, Hungary

2012-09-20

Szentgotthárd. The Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has today joined Opel Management Board Deputy Chairman, Thomas Sedran, for the inauguration of Opel’s new engine plant in Szentgotthárd, Hungary, exactly two years after the project was announced ...

Opel invests 28.5 million euros in extension of Test Center

2012-09-20

Dudenhofen/Rüsselsheim. Opel today opened the completely renewed high-speed circuit at its Dudenhofen Test Center. The modernization of the test track is part of an investment totaling 28.5 million euros ...

Opel Management Board presents strategy “Drive Opel 2022” to dealers

2012-09-19

Ruesselsheim. The new management board of the Adam Opel AG today hosted several hundred business partners from trade and finance at its Ruesselsheim headquarters. The aim of the event was to introduce the new management board members and to unveil the key points of the future program "Drive Opel 2022" ...

30 Years, 11 million cars – Opel Zaragoza plant celebrates

2012-09-10

Zaragoza. The Opel/Vauxhall plant in Zaragoza, Spain, has just celebrated its 30th anniversary, having produced more than eleven million cars. The plant in the region of Aragon currently manufactures the five-door Corsa ...

Opel starts selling cars in Australia and Chile

2012-09-06

Sales of Opel passenger cars have begun in Australia and Chile. In Australia the initial model range consists of Corsa, Astra and Insignia ...

Statement

2012-09-04

While we will not comment on all the details because of the speculative nature of the story "GM hampers alliance between Opel and PSA" published on Spiegel Online, we want to clarify some general facts...

Lohscheller and Ableson confirmed as new Opel Board members

2012-08-30

Ruesselsheim. In a scheduled meeting today, the Opel Supervisory Board confirmed the new board members who were proposed on July 18 ...

Opel makes use of short work until the end of the year

2012-08-23

Rüsselsheim. In an agreement with the Works Council and IG Metall, today Opel announced short work for its Rüsselsheim facilities and Kaiserslautern component plant, starting September 2012 ...

GM Reports Second Quarter Net Income of $1.5 Billion and EBIT-adjusted of $2.1 Billion

2012-08-02

DETROIT – General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) today announced second quarter net income attributable to common stockholders of $1.5 billion, or $0.90 per fully diluted share. In the second quarter a year ago, GM’s net income attributable to common stockholders was $2.5 billion, or $1.54 per fully diluted share.

Opel ADAM: Big Investments for a small car

2012-07-31

Rüsselsheim. Eisenach in Thuringia: 43,000 inhabitants. The birth place of Johan Sebastian Bach is crowned by its Wartburg castle. There is a lot of culture and natural beauty. However, Eisenach is also famed for something completely different: there is a lot of pride for the local tradition of car manufacturing ...

Michael Lohscheller and Michael Ableson to strengthen Opel Management Board

2012-07-18

Rüsselsheim. Opel today said it will add two new management board members, effective September 1 ...

Dr. Thomas Sedran appointed Deputy Chairman of the Opel Management Board

2012-07-17

Rüsselsheim. Today, the Opel Supervisory Board has named Dr. Thomas Sedran (47) Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of Adam Opel AG ...

GM Vice Chairman Steve Girsky to Serve as Interim Head of European Operations

2012-07-12

Rüsselsheim — GM Europe President and Opel/Vauxhall CEO Karl-Friedrich Stracke today stepped down from his position to take on special assignments reporting to GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson ...

GM and PSA Peugeot Citroen Announce Logistics Agreement to Improve Operational Efficiency and Save Costs

2012-07-02

Detroit / Paris / Rüsselsheim - As a first result of its global alliance, GM and PSA Peugeot Citroen have reached a long-term, exclusive agreement to transfer the majority of GM’s logistics business in Europe to Gefco ...

Opel Supervisory Board approves business plan, paving the way for the revitalization of Opel

2012-06-28

Rüsselsheim. Today, the Supervisory Board of Adam Opel AG has approved a business plan that will be instrumental in bringing Opel back to sustainable profitability ...

GM and Opel Management Board Propose Germany-wide Plan to Strengthen Operations

2012-06-13

Rüsselsheim. The Management of the Adam Opel AG, IG Metall and the relevant works councils are in active negotiations on an extension of the exclusion of compulsory separations until the end of 2016 and a delay in the implementation of the 2012 tariff agreement (wage increase) for the German metal industry ...

Opel/Vauxhall Decides on Prod. Locations for Next-Gen Astra

2012-05-17

Rüsselsheim. As part of its plan to revitalize its operations in Europe, Opel/Vauxhall today confirmed it will allocate production of its next-generation Astra compact car model to its manufacturing plants in Ellesmere Port, UK and Gliwice, Poland ...

Opel/Vauxhall CEO Stracke outlines new growth plan

2012-05-14

Rüsselsheim. During today’s extraordinary all-employee meeting, Opel/Vauxhall CEO Karl-Friedrich Stracke, provided a rough outline of a plan for returning Opel/Vauxhall to profitability as quickly as possible. Following are the plan’s 10 key cornerstones ...

In response to current media reports, the following statement can be attributed to Opel/Vauxhall CEO Karl-Friedrich Stracke:

2012-05-10

“As part of the initial announcement earlier this year, GM/Opel and PSA stated their intent to cooperate in several areas including product development "...

Opel Statement on FAZ Report

2012-05-06

The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) reports in its Sunday evening online edition (May 6) that the Opel Astra in the future will only be produced in England and Poland ...

Harald Hamprecht New Communications Director for Opel/Vauxhall

2012-04-27

Rüsselsheim. Harald Hamprecht (37), editor-in-chief of the trade magazine Automotive News Europe, will join Opel/Vauxhall on May 1, 2012. He is named General Director, Product & Corporate Communications ...

500,000th Opel Insignia Leaves Rüsselsheim Plant

2012-04-26

Rüsselsheim. The 500,000th Opel Insignia has left the assembly line of the Rüsselsheim plant in Germany in a ceremony attended by the Plant Director Axel Scheiben. The vehicle in question is a white Insignia Sports Tourer ...

Statement regarding media speculation on Eisenach plant sale

2012-03-29

Rüsselsheim. Following today's speculation in the "Handelsblatt" newspaper in which Opel is said to be considering the sale of its Eisenach plant ...

Social Partners at Opel/Vauxhall Continue Dialogue

2012-03-28

Rüsselsheim. Today, the Opel Supervisory Board convened for a regularly scheduled meeting. No further announcements will be made at this time ...

Alfred Rieck New Management Board Member in charge of Sales, Marketing & Aftersales

2012-03-28

Rüsselsheim. The Opel Supervisory Board appointed Alfred Rieck (55) as the new Management Board member in charge of Sales, Marketing and Aftersales, effective July 1, 2012 ...

GM and PSA Peugeot Citroën Name Alliance Steering Committee

2012-03-22

DETROIT/PARIS – General Motors and PSA Peugeot Citroën today announced the creation of their joint Alliance Steering Committee, consisting of five senior executives from each company ...

GM and PSA Peugeot Citroën Create Global Alliance

2012-02-29

NEW YORK – General Motors and PSA Peugeot Citroën today announced the creation of a long-term and broad-scale global strategic alliance that will leverage the combined strengths and capabilities of the two companies, contribute to the profitability of both partners and strongly improve their competitiveness in Europe.

Opel and its Dealers sign new contracts

2012-02-15

Rüsselsheim. Opel and its European dealers have signed a new contract framework in line with the latest European regulations effective from June 2013 ...

Alain Visser Promoted to Senior Position With Global Responsibility at Chevrolet

2012-02-09

Rüsselsheim. Opel Board Member in charge of Sales, Marketing & Aftersales, Alain Visser, has been promoted to a new senior position with global responsibility at Chevrolet ...

Thomas Sedran joins the Opel Management Board

2012-02-06

Rüsselsheim. Opel/Vauxhall CEO and General Motors Europe President, Karl-Friedrich Stracke, today announced another change to the Adam Opel AG Management Board ...

Johan Willems Named Management Board Member, Communications

2012-01-26

Rüsselsheim. Opel/Vauxhall CEO and General Motors Europe President, Karl-Friedrich Stracke, today announced a change to the Adam Opel AG Management Board ...

Opel Celebrates 150th anniversary

2011-12-19

Rüsselsheim. At midnight on New Year’s Eve, Opel employees will not just be raising their glasses to the New Year but will be toasting the start of the 150th anniversary year of Opel ...

Joint statement of the Opel Management Board, the Works Council and the Supervisory Board

2011-12-15

Ruesselsheim. Management, the Works Council and the Supervisory Board of Adam Opel AG are all in agreement that Opel has to become profitable, even in times of tough economic headwinds ...

Topping Out Ceremony for Plant Extension at Opel Eisenach

2011-12-07

Rüsselsheim. The Opel plant in Eisenach (Germany) has celebrated the topping out of a new factory hall as part of a plant extension, ready for the production start of Opel’s future urban small car – currently known under the codename “Junior” ...

Girsky to chair Adam Opel AG Supervisory Board Peter Thom new Head of Manufacturing at Opel/Vauxhall

2011-11-21

Detroit/Ruesselsheim. General Motors Vice Chairman Stephen Girsky has been named Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Adam Opel AG, effective immediately...

GM Announces GM Europe President Transition

2011-11-07

DETROIT - General Motors today announced that Nick Reilly, president of GM Europe, has elected to retire in March 2012. His 37-year GM career included senior leadership positions in Asia, Europe and Latin America ...

Opel Ampera Available Through LeasePlan

2011-10-13

Rüsselsheim/Rotkreuz. Starting in November this year, the revolutionary electric Opel Ampera will be available to lease following a Europe-wide agreement between Opel and LeasePlan, one of Europe’s leading international leasing companies ...

GM Powertrain Engineering Center Torino Invests 20 mio €

2011-07-14

Turin, Italy - General Motors will invest 20 million € in the company’s Powertrain Engineering Center in Torino throughout the next four years ...

Opel Market Success Continues

2011-07-06

Rüsselsheim. Opel considerably increased sales across Europe in the first half of 2011 compared to the same time period last year. In the first six months of this year, vehicle sales grew by more than 50,000 cars, or 8.2 percent ...

Statement on Today's Opel Supervisory Board

2011-06-30

Rüsselsheim. It is not normal practice for Opel to comment on any matters reviewed at the Opel Supervisory Board. However, in light of the recent speculation in the media and elsewhere, it has been decided to issue a statement on the discussion of this matter at the Supervisory Board ...

Prime Minister Orbán Visits Opel

2011-06-28

Rüsselsheim. The Hungarian Prime Minister and EU Council Chairman Viktor Orbán visited Adam Opel AG to learn about the company’s strategy for sustainable mobility ...

Opel Continues to Grow Market Share

2011-06-07

Rüsselsheim. In May Opel achieved the seventh consecutive month of market share growth in Europe compared to the corresponding months last year. European market share increased from 5.8 percent in May 2010 to 6.3 percent in May 2011 ...

Opel Full Speed Ahead

2011-05-12

Rüsselsheim. Opel/Vauxhall plans extra shifts in the Gliwice (Poland) and Ellesmere Port (United Kingdom) plants to meet the high demand for the Astra Sports Tourer and the five-door Astra ...

Opel Lays Foundation Stone for new Szentgotthárd Engine Plant

2011-04-12

Szentgotthárd. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and GM Europe President Nick Reilly laid the foundation stone for a new Opel/Vauxhall engine plant in Szentgotthárd in southwest Hungary ...

Change of Leadership at Opel Confirmed

2011-04-11

Rüsselsheim. At its meeting today, the Supervisory Board of Adam Opel AG elected Karl-Friedrich Stracke as the new head of the company ...

Opel Sees Sustained Upward Trend

2011-04-06

Rüsselsheim. Opel is continuing its upward progress in the automobile market. The manufacturer’s European market share increased once again in March, reaching 6.9 percent, compared to 6.7 percent for the same month last year ...

Opel/Vauxhall and Renault Announce Production Location for Next-Generation Vivaro and Trafic Models

2011-03-24

Rüsselsheim/Boulogne-Billancourt. Opel/Vauxhall and Renault today announced the production locations for the next generation of the successful Opel/Vauxhall Vivaro and Renault Trafic models. Production is scheduled to start in 2013 ...

GM Strengthens European Operations

2011-03-17

Detroit - General Motors today named Karl-Friedrich Stracke CEO of Opel/Vauxhall, effective April 1, and announced its plans to nominate him to be Chairman of the Management Board of Adam Opel AG ...

GM Announces CFO Transition

2011-03-10

DETROIT – General Motors Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell today announced that he will leave the company April 1, 2011, having completed the largest public offering in history and stabilizing the company’s financial operations.

GM Delivers 8.39 Million Vehicles Globally in 2010

2011-01-24

Detroit/Rüsselsheim. General Motors reported today that it delivered 8,389,769 vehicles globally in calendar year 2010, a 12.2 percent increase from 2009 deliveries of 7,477,178 ...

Opel Completes Transformation into Stock Corporation

2011-01-05

Rüsselsheim. As of today, Opel will once again operate as a stock corporation. The court in Darmstadt officially approved the application that was filed in November following the shareholder’s decision to pursue a change of the company’s legal form ...

Opel commited to waste avoidance

2010-12-16

Rüsselsheim. In the production of vehicles and components, Opel/Vauxhall is committed to waste avoidance and to the recycling and recovery of unavoidable production waste in its European manufacturing network of eleven plants ...

Fiat and Opel Sign Contract for Combo Successor

2010-11-29

Turin/Rüsselsheim. The Automobile Sector of the Fiat Group (Fiat Group Automobiles SpA, Turin, Italy) and Adam Opel GmbH (Rüsselsheim, Germany) have signed a contract agreement whereby Fiat will supply vehicles comprising of several variants to Opel commencing December 2011 ...

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