160 years ago, the foundations of Opel were laid.
There are not many cars that can boast such a long history of car production. Opel is one of the oldest car manufacturers in the world, which is also the second oldest car manufacturer in Germany after Mercedes-Benz. On Friday, January 21, 160 years will have passed since the foundations of this car giant were laid, but it did not start as a car manufacturer.
The company’s history has been linked since its inception to the city of Rüsselsheim, located near Frankfurt am Main in the federal state of Hesse. He began his pilgrimage on January 21, 1862, when businessman Adam Opel founded a company to manufacture sewing machines that went very well on sales. Bicycles with large front wheels soon joined their production, and Adam Opel became one of the largest bicycle manufacturers not only in Europe but also in the world. After his death in 1895, his five sons continued their business and three years later decided to make their own car.
The first car manufactured under the Opel brand went on the road in 1899. It was a vehicle powered by a rear single-cylinder engine with the designation Opel Patent Motor Car, Lutzmann system.
The company succeeded in fulfilling its commitment to produce reliable and affordable cars, which is why the carmaker literally exploded in the first years of its existence. Opel gained popularity very quickly, as early as 1906, the total number of cars produced exceeded 1,000.
Opel entered the history of the automotive industry in 1909 with the Opel 4/8 PS model, the so-called “Doktorwagen”, which was often used by doctors when traveling with their patients. The success of this car brought Opel to the forefront of German car dealers, gradually outperforming all its competitors. In 1928, Opel became the largest carmaker in Germany with a market share of 44 percent.
March 1929, when Opel became part of the American General Motors Corporation (GMC), can be described as one of the turning points in the company’s history. This largest car manufacturer in the world has acquired a majority stake in Opel. However, the German company has retained complete independence in all key areas with a new impetus to expand into world markets.
During the Second World War, the production of passenger cars stopped, replaced by military production. It was restored in 1947, while the center of gravity models remained Opel Olympia and Opel Kapitän. The carmaker gradually came up with other big hits such as models Corsa or Astra.
Under the wings of General Motors, it was a German legend until 2017. This year, Opel bought the French Groupe PSA. The last ownership changes took place in January 2021, when the French automobile group PSA and the Italian-American carmaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) completed a merger worth 52 billion US dollars (42.89 billion euros) and formed the company Stellantis.
The Opel brand has had several significant successes throughout its rich history. These include the Corsa’s Best Buy Car of Europe award in the AUTOBEST survey, in which price, fuel consumption, comfort, service network, spare parts availability and overall versatility are the most important evaluation criteria. The prestige of the AUTOBEST award is underlined by the fact that its professional jury consists of three dozen of the most renowned European motoring journalists. The Opel Corsa is the only car to have won this award three times so far, in 2007, 2015 and most recently in 2020.
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