Type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Automotive |
Founded | 1996 |
Defunct | 2006 |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | India |
Key people | Mr. Karl Slym (President and CEO) |
Products | Automobiles |
Services | Financial services |
Parent | General Motors India Private Limited |
Website | www.opel.com |
Opel India Pvt Ltd (OIPL) is the division of the General Motors India Private Limited which in turn is a joint venture of General Motors of the United States. The Opel brand has been discontinued from India since 2006 and was replaced by Chevrolet. As of 2010, OIPL only provides vehicle servicing and spare parts to existing Opel vehicle owners.
OIPL operated a vehicle manufacturing plant in Halol, Gujarat which is later used by Chevrolet Sales India Private Limited to manufacture Chevrolet vehicles for the Indian market. It maintains headquarters in Gurgaon. Halol plant is now owned by MG Motor India.
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OIPL at the time of its closure had 80 service outlets in 65 cities throughout India.
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Class | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
Small family car | Kadett A | Kadett B | Kadett C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympia | Olympia A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Large family car | Olympia Rekord | Rekord P1 | Rekord P2 | Ascona A | Ascona B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rekord A | Rekord B | Rekord C | Rekord D | Rekord E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Executive car | Commodore A | Commodore B | Commodore C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Luxury vehicle | Kapitän | Kapitän | Kapitän | Kapitän P1 | Kapitän P2 | Kapitän A | Kapitän B | Senator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Admiral A | Admiral B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diplomat A | Diplomat B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sports car | Manta A | Manta B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
GT |
Type | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
City car | Agila A | Agila B | Karl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Supermini | Corsa A | Corsa B | Corsa C | Corsa D | Corsa E | Corsa F | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chevette | Ampera-e | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Small family car | Ampera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kadett D | Kadett E/Belmont | Astra F | Astra G | Astra H | Astra J | Astra K | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Large family car | Ascona B | Ascona C | Vectra A | Vectra B | Vectra C / Signum | Insignia A | Insignia B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Executive car | Rekord E / Commodore C | Omega A | Omega B1 | Omega B2 | VXR8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Luxury car | Senator A | Senator B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coupé | Tigra A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manta B | Calibra | Monaro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monza | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Convertible | Tigra TwinTop B | Cascada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roadster | Speedster | GT (Roadster) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mini MPV | Meriva A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Compact MPV | Meriva B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zafira A | Zafira B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Large MPV | Sintra | Zafira Tourer C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mini SUV | Mokka A | Mokka B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Crossland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Compact SUV | Frontera A | Frontera B | Antara | Grandland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mid-size SUV | Monterey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pick-up | Campo/Brava | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LAV | Kadett Combo | Combo B | Combo C | Combo D | Combo E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LCV | Bedford Blitz | Arena | Vivaro A | Vivaro B | Vivaro C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Movano A | Movano B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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