Opel Wien

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Opel Wien GmbH
Company type GmbH
Industry
  • Manufacturing
Founded1982
HeadquartersVienna (Aspern), Austria
Key people
Rafal Trojca, Chairman
Products
Owner
Number of employees
c.400
Parent Opel Group GmbH
Website www.opel-wien.at (German)

Opel Wien GmbH [2] (formerly GM Powertrain Austria GmbH) is an Austrian automotive manufacturing company based in Aspern, Vienna. It was previously a subsidiary of General Motors; since 16 January 2021 it has been a part of Dutch-based multinational automotive manufacturer Stellantis.

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History

The Austrian Chancellor Dr. Bruno Kreisky and GM Austria Chairman Helmuth Schimpf signed a contract to build an engine plant in Vienna/Aspern on August 23, 1979. The investment amounted to over 9.8 billion Schilling.

Products

The company produces Family 0 engines, 5 and 6-speed transmissions for Opel/Vauxhall and Chevrolet/Buick.

See also

References

  1. "Opel wins funding by selling European facilities to GM: report". Reuters . Archived from the original on 2019-04-09.
  2. "Home". Archived from the original on 2012-04-16. Retrieved 2012-04-28.