Demand for the new Opel Adam remains red-hot, so much so that it calls for its manufacturing plant in Eisenach, Germany to ramp up production. This calls for an investment of €8 million. With it will come modifications to increase production by expanding and updating the paint shop, which will allow new Adams to move through the facility at the rate of 17 units per hour instead of 13 per hour.
This is on top of the investment of 190 million euros in buildings and production technology to get the facility ready for manufacturing the ADAM.
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Still no engine cc or bhp numbers for Adam VXR yet, new Insignia VXR apparently has 371bhp.
According to this August 26, 2013 Opel press information “New Insignia OPC: World Premiere for the Ultimate Opel Powerhouse”, the Insignia OPC comes with 239 kW/325 hp and 435 Nm maximum torque,
This investment is especially for the two-color cars, which then can be produced in 17 per hour instead of 13.
According to Opel, the two-color Adam make up about two thirds of all orders of that little car (the Agila seems to be completely forgotten).
Surprised they’ve not dropped the “V shaped grille” on the Agila & replaced it with just the round badge thus bringing Agila in line with the rest of the range
Let’s see, if this works:
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The investment actually had already been done during the three-week annual plant holiday in August.