Opel History
The history of the Opel car company began in 1868 when the company's Adam Opel father began with the industrial production of sewing machines. Opel increased also by the looming worldwide bicycle production, but only Adam Opel's death in 1895 enabled the manufacture of automobiles, as the company's founders, this new technology had strictly rejected. 1898 finally left the first model, the "Opel-Patent Motor Car, System Lutz man" the work, but you could establish itself until 1904 through the cooperation with the Darracq automobile on the market.
Over time the focus was increasingly on the business of motor vehicles. After the factory in Rüsselsheim had been equipped in 1924 with assembly lines to Opel had developed in 1929 the largest car manufacturer in Germany, in 1931, however, were the descendants of Adam Opel forced the company to sell during the Depression to the American manufacturers General Motors, but they were able to study the existence of enforcing their own brand identity. During the Second World War, Opel had to cease production of civilian vehicles and instead produce war materials. Although much of the Rüsselsheim plant had been destroyed, Opel recovered surprisingly quickly, in 1946 again left an Opel model the assembly lines in 1951 and almost 20,000 people worked in the factory. In the 1950s, one could establish itself alongside VW as the market leader, from 1960 to 1980 exceeded the sales part, even those of competitors.
The global automotive crisis from 1980 to 1982 but ended the heyday of Opel. The sales declined, particularly in sales of new models faltered. Because of poorly coordinated savings and remedial measures and by business failures, the brand constantly lost in the aftermath of reputation. Low point of this process are the financial difficulties of General Motors since 2008, so the stock of the Opel company in this way is impossible. Following the failure of a sale to the automotive supplier Magna is the concrete company's future remains uncertain.