Opel Manufacturing Poland

Opel Manufacturing Poland Sp. z o.o. (formerly General Motors Manufacturing Poland Sp. z o.o.) is an automobile manufacturer in Poland. It assembles passenger cars in a factory in Gliwice and builds engines in Tychy. Opel Manufacturing Poland is a subsidiary of Opel Automobile GmbH in Rüsselsheim, Germany which in turn is a subsidiary of Groupe PSA.

Opel Manufacturing Poland
Formerly
General Motors Manufacturing Poland
Subsidiary
IndustryAutomobile
FounderGeneral Motors
Headquarters
Gliwice, Silesian Voivodeship
,
Poland
Number of locations
2
ProductsPassenger cars, engines
Brands
  • Opel, Vauxhall, Holden, Buick
OwnerGroupe PSA
ParentOpel
Websitewww.opel.pl

This is not to be confused with the Opel sales company Opel Poland Sp. z o.o. with seat in Warszawa, appearing publicly as Opel Polska.

Passenger car assembly in Gliwice
Opel factory Gliwice
Gliwice factory
Location of Opel factory Gliwice
Coordinates50°19′7.9″N 18°37′19.8″E
IndustryAutomobile
ProductsPassenger cars
Area731,343 square metres (7,872,110 sq ft)
Addressul. Adama Opla 1
44-121 Gliwice

Production

Builds the compact Opel Astra car for the Opel, Vauxhall and Holden brands and the Opel Cascada for the formerly named brands and as Buick for the North American market.

History

Engine factory in Tychy
Opel factory Tychy
as the former Isuzu factory
Location of Opel factory Tychy
Built1996
Coordinates50.1022359°N 19.0310252°E / 50.1022359; 19.0310252
Productsautomobile engines
Employees490 (2016-12-31)
Area350,000 square metres (3,800,000 sq ft)
AddressOddział I ul. Towarowa 50, 43-100 Tychy;

Formerly GM Powertrain Poland and before that Isuzu Motors Polska Sp. z o.o. or ISPOL was opened in 1996 by Isuzu as an alternate production site for the Circle L engine, also produced in the United States at the DMAX joint venture. However, Isuzu's financial troubles caused General Motors to take control with 60% of ISPOL's capital in 2002. Since then the plant manufactured over two million engines for Opel/Vauxhall. The engines are for various Opel/Vauxhall models.

In 2013, General Motors Company purchased the remaining 40% shares of the Tychy plant from Isuzu Motors Ltd..[1]

In preparation for the sale by GM of the brands Opel and Vauxhall with the whole of the Opel/Vauxhall automobile business in Europe per August 1, 2017, this factory was transferred in the property of Opel Automobile GmbH, which was sold to PSA.

On March 21, 2018 PSA announced that this factory would be retooled to produce 3-cylinder "Puretech" petrol engines to be delivered to PSA's factory in Trnava, Slovakia, saving hundreds of kilometers in transport, and avoiding to build an engine factory at the Trnava site.

See also

regarding Tychy engine factory

References
  1. "GM Purchases Remaining Shares in Tychy Plant". Media.opel.com. 2013-04-22. Retrieved 2013-10-03.


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