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Headquarters and R D Center R sselsheim, Germany Vauxhall HQ Luton, UK.
Major assembly plants Eisenach Germany Adam, Corsa, Insignia Russelsheim, UK Ellesmere Port Astra Zafira, Vivaro Luton Spain Zaragoza Corsa, Meriva, Astra Mokka Poland Gliwice, Cascada.
Opel Vauxhall Production 2016 1.206.175 2015 1.139.478 units units units 2013 2014 1114792 1057000 926778 2012 units units units 2011 1,277,949 2010 1,253,014 units.
Opel Vauxhall sales in Europe in 2016 1,158,340 2015 1,112,209 units units units in 2014 1,076,243 2013 1,040,707 2012 1,049,897 units units units in 2009 1,209,121 2008 1,458,290 2007 1,630,830 units 1,563,196 units 2006 units.
2016 production by Karl models 48.026 units provided by GM Corée Adam 52.735 Corsa Meriva 291.082 units units units Astra 51.424 14.492 319.347 units including Cascada Zafira 56.132 82.562 units Insignia Mokka units 175.395 units between half of them provided by GM Korea Vivaro 75.303 units.
General Motors Europe GME currently consists of the following divisions Opel Germany, Vauxhall in the UK, Saab Sweden and Chevrolet built mainly in Korea by GM Daewoo in 2007 about 75 vehicles sold by GME were Opel and Vauxhall, which means that they are at the heart of GM Europe, they are also traditionally one of the six largest automakers in Europe next to Volkswagen, PSA, Renault, Ford and FIAT Europe.
As part of the GME strategy Opel and Vauxhall are twin firm Their cars are the same, except the badges All are designed and manufactured in R sselsheim Opel, although some cars are produced in the Vauxhall plant Because Vauxhall brand has a long history and is still recognized by the British GM custody to serve the UK market.
Opel was founded by Adam Opel and his family in 1863 as a manufacturer of sewing machines and bicycles before 1899, it has expanded automobile production with the authorization of a new plant was built in Rüsselsheim, which remains to be based company today.
The first car designed by their own published in 1902, but until 1906 they built just 1,000 cars of all sorts A breakthrough was achieved in 1909 with the Opel 4 8 HP model, which was modest but reliable and cheap The success of this model, combined with a better production system means that in 1914 Opel had become the largest German carmaker.
In 1924, Opel was the first German car manufacturer to introduce a US-style mass production system This allowed him to regain first place in the ranking of German sales in 1928, 43,000 cars have been sold due to installation modern, it has attracted the attention of General Motors and was acquired by the latter in 1929 GM did not involve its product development and operations, but financial support has helped Opel to push its sales to 121,000 cars in 1936, leaving to exceed the Citroën bankruptcy to become the largest automaker in the Europe.
GM has lost control of its German subsidiary during World War II, the Nazi government used to produce military trucks and aircraft engines, so that the Rüsselsheim plant was bombed and damaged After the war, he moved under GM again and, through its US link, the first German automaker to rebuild in 1953, its production rose back above 100,000 units.
During the 1950s and 1960s, Opel concentrated to make the average price class cars between Volkswagen and Mercedes This attracted demand of more and more people from the middle class Then he descended the market with Kadett that will evolve Astra in mid 60 and the mini-car Corsa in the early 80s, increasing its volume by more Renowned sales of Opel cars were mostly classics and just first class, so little could be considered classic in the mid-1990s, its big cars were seriously threatened by the growing premium brand Mercedes, BMW and Audi After the disappearance of Omega, Opel have completely withdrawn from the segment of large car steering cars.
Vauxhall was founded by Alex Wilson in 1857 as marine pumps and motors manufacturer The company built its first car, a car without easy horses in 1903 and then moved to a new factory in Luton to start production auto start the Vauxhall focused on building tourism and small-scale sports car although it was very well known in great Britain, it was largely unknown abroad.
Things changed when General Motors bought in 1925 Vauxhall have started producing affordable cars in 1930 and has seen its production increased to 26,000 cars in 1935. The Second World War turned its Luton plant to produce tanks and trucks military under the name Bedford Afterwards civilian production resumed on the basis of the pre-war models in 1953, the British arm of GM produced 100,000 cars per year, the same as Opel in Germany.
All new products finally arrived in 1957 with the new Victor and Velox They bodyshell full width and a style heavily influenced by its US parent with wraparound windscreen, long boots and tail eg This also allowed them to export to United States and Canada.
However, Vauxhall cars have started to integrate Opel's to mid 1960's Viva 1963 was derived from Opel Kadett This trend continued with 1975 Chevette and Cavalier Opel Kadett Opel Ascona in late 1970, all traditional models Vauxhall models merged with Opel losing its own R & D, Vauxhall has simply become a production unit and sales of GM Europe.
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