02/11/2004     
Roger Johansson Named GM Europe Vice President, Purchasing
Zurich / Rüsselsheim. Roger Johansson (38) has been named General Motors Europe Vice President, Purchasing, and Management Board member in charge of Purchasing at Adam Opel AG, effective February 1, 2004. He succeeds Robert E.   more...

01/20/2004     
Opel to become Deutsche Post World Net's Exclusive European Medium Van Vehicle Supplier
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05/07/2003     
DOW PLANS TO USE GM FUEL CELLS IN WORLD'S LARGEST FUEL CELL TRANSACTION
Washington D.C.   more...

01/16/2003     
Opel Reports Substantial Improvement in operating Results for 2002
Rüsselsheim. Adam Opel AG reported a 66 percent improvement in its operating result for the fiscal year 2002. As compared to the prior year, the company was able to narrow its loss to 227 million Euro (2001: 674 million Euro).   more...

01/09/2003     
On Course for Success: Over 1 Million Opel Vans on Europe's Roads
Rüsselsheim. New vehicle concepts with flexible interiors are becoming more and more popular. Since 1999, more than one million customers throughout Europe have decided on an Opel van - more than 200,000 for an Agila and more than 820,000 for a Zafira.   more...

11/08/2002     
Opel Assists in Kindergarten Reconstruction
Rüsselsheim/Leipzig. Proceeds from the Opel employee initiative "One Hour's Wages for the Flood Victims" will be devoted to the rebuilding of kindergartens destroyed in the German state of Saxony.   more...

02/07/2002     
GM Europe and Fiat Auto to Jointly Develop Common Components and Systems for their Respective Future Small Vehicle Entries
GM Europe and Fiat Auto have agreed on setting up a joint project center for developing specific common components and systems as a basis for engineering their respective future small vehicle entries.   more...

02/05/2002     
Chancellor Schröder Opens World's Most Modern Car Plant
Rüsselsheim. Opel's new production facility in Rüsselsheim was officially opened today by German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder. The new automobile plant sets new standards and can claim to be the most modern anywhere in the world.   more...

02/01/2002     
Opel Opens World's Most Modern Car Plant
Rüsselsheim. With a symbolic flash of lightning, Opel will open the world's most modern automobile manufacturing plant in Rüsselsheim, Germany on February 5, 2002, in the presence of Germany's Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, the Prime Minister of the German State of Hesse, Roland Koch and the Mayor of the town of Rüsselsheim, Stefan Gieltowski.   more...

01/25/2002     
Opel: Investment of 50 Million Euros for Bochum Plant
Rüsselsheim. With an investment of over 50 million euros, Adam Opel AG will modernize, over the coming months, the press shop at its Bochum production facility, which builds the Astra and Zafira models. The company is thus establishing the technological prerequisites for processing high-quality steels to be used for future model generations.   more...

01/16/2002     
Statement by Walter G. Borst,
Financial Director, Adam Opel AG
at the Annual Accounts Press Conference
on January 16, 2002 in Frankfurt am Main
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01/16/2002     
Opel Reports 87 Million Euro Net Profit
Rüsselsheim. Opel finished 2001 with a net profit of 87 Million Euro. Results from Opel´s domestic subsidiaries were reported according to U.S. GAAP accounting standards and for the first time included the results of Opel Bank GmbH, which contributed decisively to Opel´s net profit. The bank achieved a trading profit of 260 million Euro in 2001.   more...

01/07/2002     
Production Starts up at New Opel facility in Rüsselsheim
Rüsselsheim - Production at Opel´s new facility in Rüsselsheim, currently the most modern passenger car plant in the world and the site where the newly developed Vectra is being built, got off to a good start on Monday.   more...

01/01/2002     
Opel Vivaro Voted "International Van of the Year, 2002"
Rüsselsheim. A major success for Opel in the commercial-vehicle sector: the new Vivaro medium van and the Combo delivery van took first and second places when the votes were counted for the 2002 "International Van of the Year" title. The innovative Vivaro - and its sister-model, the new Renault Trafic - scored a runaway victory, with 115 of the total of 232 points.   more...

12/10/2001     
Opel Using Fastest Computers in Car Industry
Rüsselsheim. Engineers at Opel's International Technical Development Center (ITDC) have started to work with the first of six new high-performance computers. The "super computers", each with an eight-digit DM price tag, will be used for simulating crash tests and investigating vehicle aerodynamics.   more...

12/07/2001     
Pre-Production Starts at the World´s Most Modern Car Plant
Rüsselsheim. The all-new Vectra has moved another step closer to its launch in spring 2002, with the start of pre-production at Opel's ultra-modern new Rüsselsheim facility. When series production begins next January, the aim is for the world´s most modern automobile plant to achieve the highest quality standards from day one.   more...

11/21/2001     
Opel Vivaro is Denmark's "Van of the Year 2002"
Rüsselsheim. The Opel Vivaro has added another award to its collection: the title, "Van of the Year 2002" in Denmark. The Vivaro and its sister model, Renault Trafic, received 108 out of a possible total of 110 points from the eleven-member jury of the "Club of Danish Motoring Journalists".   more...

11/15/2001     
Opel Powertrain is building a new Transmission Plant in Rüsselsheim
Rüsselsheim. The countdown for installation of equipment at a new transmission plant on the Opel site in Rüsselsheim has started: the first production machines for the new six-speed manual-shift gearboxes have arrived. Opel Powertrain GmbH is investing about 180 million German Marks in the very latest plant and technology.   more...

11/02/2001     
Two-Year Warranty for All New Opel Cars
Rüsselsheim. Effective immediately, Opel grants a two-year warranty for all of the brands' vehicles in the European Union and Switzerland. The longer warranty period applies to all Opel vehicles newly registered since November 1, 2001.   more...

10/18/2001     
GM EARNS $385 MILLION, OR $0.85 PER SHARE, IN THIRD QUARTER, EXCLUDING SPECIAL ITEMS
DETROIT - General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM) today reported that it earned $385 million, or $0.85 diluted earnings per share, in the third quarter of 2001 - excluding special items - on revenues of $42.5 billion. GM's global automotive and financing operations earned a total of $527 million during the period, which was partially offset by a loss of $142 million at Hughes.   more...

09/21/2001     
GM, DAEWOO MOTOR COMPANY AND CREDITORS REACH PRELIMINARY AGREEMENT
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09/14/2001     
European Framework Agreement Clears Way for National Negotiations
Rüsselsheim. National negotiations are now on track to begin in conjunction with Olympia, Opel's program for the future. In high-level talks, representatives of GM Europe and the European Employee Forum (EEF) have reached a pan-European framework agreement that now only requires approval by the EEF committees.   more...

09/11/2001     
IAA 2001: Speech Carl-Peter Forster
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09/03/2001     
IAA 2001: Opel Stand Demonstrates Dynamism and Versatility
Frankfurt. The Opel stand at the 59th International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt offers an exciting glimpse of the automotive future.   more...

08/23/2001     
Zafira goes on Sale in Japan as Subaru Traviq
Rüsselsheim. Based on the Opel/Vauxhall Zafira compact van, the Subaru Traviq went on sale in Japan on August 22, 2001. General Motors and Fuji Heavy Industries, which manufactures Subaru vehicles, expect initial sales of up to 12,000 units a year.   more...

08/20/2001     
GM Europe Management and Employee Representatives Agree on Principles in Information and Consultation Process
Rüsselsheim / Zürich.   more...

08/15/2001     
Opel and GM Europe Present Interim Report on "Olympia" Turnaround Project
Rüsselsheim / Zürich. Adam Opel AG Chairman and Managing Director Carl-Peter Forster and his colleagues from the Opel Management Board and GM Europe have presented an interim report on the companies' "Olympia" turnaround project to Opel's Supervisory Board, which met in an extraordinary session on Tuesday.   more...

07/03/2001     
Adam Opel AG and AOL Form Strategic Alliance
Rüsselsheim. Adam Opel AG and AOL Germany have agreed on a strategic alliance: As part of a long-term partnership, Adam Opel AG's product range will be presented to a large audience on the AOL Internet service. Together, the two partners want to create a new dimension of addressing customers online.   more...

06/27/2001     
World-Class Production at Opel's New Rüsselsheim Plant
Rüsselsheim. With its new facility in Rüsselsheim, Opel is aiming to set pioneering new standards in terms of productivity, quality and flexibility. The company is investing around DM 1.5 billion in the new facilities, which are being built alongside the existing Rüsselsheim plant without affecting ongoing production - an unprecedented achievement in the automotive industry.   more...

04/18/2001     
GM EARNS $225 MILLION, OR $0.50 PER SHARE, IN FIRST QUARTER
DETROIT - General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM) today reported that it earned $225 million, or $0.50 diluted earnings per share, in the first quarter of 2001 - excluding special items - on revenues of $42.6 billion. The results exclude the $12 million, or $0.03 per share, favorable effect of the initial adoption of an accounting change (SFAS No. 133) relating to the treatment of derivatives.   more...

04/11/2001     
INDUSTRY-LEADING TECHNOLOGY PUTS VAUXHALL/ OPEL'S CUSTOMER CARE CENTRE IN THE DRIVING SEAT.
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04/11/2001     
LUTON - THE HOME OF EUROPEAN CUSTOMER CARE
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04/09/2001     
Opel/Vauxhall Sales Results Outpace the Market
Rüsselsheim. Opel/Vauxhall took the number one position in the passenger car market in March with over 189,500 cars sold in Western and Central Europe, pushing its passenger car market share up to 10.81%, an increase of 0.38 of a point versus March 2000.   more...

04/09/2001     
ONSTAR REACHES ONE MILLION ACTIVE SUBSCRIBER THRESHOLD
TROY, MI -- OnStar, the nation's No.   more...

02/27/2001     
GM to Form Joint Venture in Russia
Moscow/Zurich. General Motors today announced that it is in the process of creating an innovative car-building project in Russia in cooperation with Russian automobile manufacturer AvtoVAZ and the London-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The joint venture will be located at the AvtoVAZ plant in the city of Togliatti.   more...

02/27/2001     
GM Strengthens Its Brands in Europe
Geneva.   more...

02/22/2001     
General Motors to Establish New Structure in Denmark
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02/08/2001     
General Motors to Establish New Structure in Norway
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01/31/2001     
Opel Corsa Remains Germany's Number One Small Car
Rüsselsheim. The Opel Corsa was Germany's best-loved small car again in 2000, heading its segment of the market for the seventh time in succession since 1994.
93,642 Corsas were registered in 2000, placing Opel's bestseller around 8000 units ahead of its closest competitor in its home market.   more...

12/15/2000     
Opel Turkiye Announces Discontinuation of Production at Torbali Plant
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10/27/2000     
Pioneering Agreement with General Works Council
Rüsselsheim. Management and the General Works Council of Adam Opel AG have come to an agreement today confirming the long-term employment for employees of the two German joint venture companies Opel Powertrain GmbH and GM/Fiat Worldwide Purchasing Opel Germany GmbH.   more...

08/31/2000     
Opel and GM Challenge Forgers of Automotive Parts
Rüsselsheim/Zurich. Opel is taking a decisive step against counterfeit automotive spare parts: The company is the first car manufacturer in the world to introduce an advanced hologram label that unmistakably identifies genuine Opel car components.   more...

08/23/2000     
Statement with respect to speculative article in this week's "Wirtschaftswoche"
Rüsselsheim/Zurich. "Only Adam Opel AG's Supervisory Board can decide on any potential change with respect to the position of Chairman of the Management Board.   more...

07/25/2000     
General Motors and Fiat Move Alliance Forward
Zurich / Detroit / Turin. General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM, GMH) and Fiat S.p.A. (Milan: F; NYSE: FIA) today announced they have completed equity investments in one another's global automotive enterprises, finalizing their strategic industrial alliance in two of the world's largest automotive markets, Europe and Latin America.   more...

05/11/2000     
Opel´s Agila and Astra Plant in Gliwice is a Symbol of Structural Change
Rüsselsheim / Gliwice. "When it all started," recalls Adam Krala, "it was a huge adventure.   more...

01/24/2000     
Successful Year for Opel Commercial Vehicles
Ruesselsheim. In 1999, Opel and Vauxhall delivered 82,000 commercial vehicles to customers throughout Europe - 15,000 more than in the previous year, representing a gain of about 22 percent. The Movano, which went on sale a year ago in seven European countries, made a major contribution to this increase.   more...

01/19/2000     
Opel / Vauxhall Astra Models Number One In The 1999 European Market
Zurich. The Opel / Vauxhall Astra model took the number one spot in 1999 becoming the most popular nameplate in all of Europe. The Astra was the number one choice of customers throughout Europe with record sales of 745,000 passenger car and light commercial units in a combined Western / Central European market.   more...