June 12, 2001

37 years of service to the company

Wolfgang Strinz Leaves Opel Board of Managment

New Position on Supervisory Board

Rüsselsheim. At its meeting today the Supervisory Board of Adam Opel AG accepted a request from Wolfgang Strinz (63) to be relieved of his duties as Deputy Chairman of the Board of Management and Director of Manufacturing with effect from July 31, 2001. In order to give the company continued access to Strinz's considerable experience and capabilities, General Motors as the shareholder proposes to appoint him to the Supervisory Board of Adam Opel AG at the next general meeting. The Supervisory Board will make a decision shortly regarding Strinz's successor on the Board of Management.

Carl-Peter Forster, Chairman of the Board of Management of Adam Opel AG, said:
"In the past twenty years of his activity on behalf of Adam Opel AG, which goes back no fewer than 37 years in all, Wolfgang Strinz managed a variety of major development and restructuring programs all over Europe and brought them to a successful conclusion. His wealth of experience and his human qualities would have made him a key player in my plans for the reorientation of our company. However, I also appreciate that following such a long period of unceasing commitment to Opel, he now wishes to devote more time to his family and his other interests. I very much regret the departure of Wolfgang Strinz from my senior management team."

Hans Barth, Chairman of the Adam Opel AG Supervisory Board, commented: "In the course of a long period of close cooperation in an atmosphere of trust I have shared many an experience with Wolfgang Strinz and greatly value his skills, his personal integrity and his almost limitless dedication to our company's interests. His decision represents a loss for the Opel Board of Management, but an undoubted gain for the Supervisory Board. I look forward to this renewed opportunity to work with him."

June 2001

Wolfgang Strinz
Deputy Chairman of the Management Board
With Responsibility for Manufacturing
Adam Opel AG

Wolfgang Strinz has been Opel's Deputy Chief Executive since November 1, 1998. He is also responsible for Manufacturing, comprising all German-based Opel production sites.

Strinz was born on March 4, 1938 in Calw, a town in what is now the German State of Baden-Württemberg, and started his working life as a tool-maker's apprentice. In 1962 he graduated from university with a degree in Mechanical Engineering (Diplom-Ingenieur). In 1964 Wolfgang Strinz joined Adam Opel AG, where from 1967 onwards he occupied managerial positions in Cost Research, Industrial Engineering and Production. In 1980 he spent four years building up Opel's Corsa manufacturing plant in Spain. Strinz organized overall Materials and Logistics Management in Zaragoza and later went on to take charge of vehicle production.

After his return from Spain Wolfgang Strinz took over several European functions, including that of Materials Management Director at GM Europe in Zurich. From the end of 1988 through March 1993 Strinz was General Manager of the Opel plant in Bochum.

In March of 1993 he was appointed to the Adam Opel AG Board of Management where until November 1998 he was in charge of Personnel Management and Social Affairs. In September 1995 he also assumed control of the Production Division.

Wolfgang Strinz is married and has two children.