The GM-Opel Eisenach facility is located in Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany. The factory produces the Opel Corsa and Karl.
- Address:
Adam Opel GmbH Plant Eisenach
Adam-Opel-Straße 100
D-99817 Eisenach - Telephone: +49 (0)36 91 66-01
Overview
The Eisenach plant opened on September 23, 1992. German Chancellor Helmut Kohl was on hand to witness the first Opel Astra roll off the assembly line.
Today, the facility is one of the most modern automotive factories in the world in terms of environmental compatibility, manufacturing technology, and production systems.
A brief history of the Eisenach plant is as follows:
- 2017: Opel celebrates 25th anniversary of the Eisenach Plant
- 2014: start of production of redesigned Opel Corsa (E)
- 2014: production milestone: the three millionth Opel “Made in Eisenach” rolls off the assembly line
- 2013: start of production of Opel ADAM
- 2010: production milestone: the 2.5 millionth Opel “Made in Eisenach” is built
- 2008: start of production: the ten millionth Corsa is built
- 2006: start of production of new Opel Corsa (D)
- 2002: Eisenach Plant celebrates tenth birthday
- 2000: start of production of new Opel Corsa (C)
- 1999: production milestone: the one millionth Opel “Made in Eisenach”rolls off the assembly line
- 1998: American President, Bill Clinton, and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl visit the plant
- Production milestone: the 750,000th Opel “Made in Eisenach” is built
- 1998: start of production of new Opel Astra (G)
- 1995: production milestone: the 250,000th Opel “Made in Eisenach” rolls off the assembly line
- 1994: production milestone: the 100,000th Opel “Made in Eisenach” rolls off the assembly line
- 1993: start of production of first Corsa (B) “Made in Germany”
- 1992: German Chancellor Helmut Kohl is present when the first Opel Astra rolls off the assembly line at the new, state-of-the-art vehicle plant
- 1991: groundbreaking for new Opel plant in Eisenach
- 1990: the first Vectra “Made in Eisenach” is produced in cooperation with AWE
- 1990: Opel-AWE-Planungs GmbH, a collaboration between the Automobilwerk Eisenach (AWE) and Adam Opel AG, is founded
Products
Currently, the Eisench plant builds the Opel Corsa and Adam, including:
- Opel Corsa
- Opel ADAM
- Opel ADAM ROCKS
- Opel ADAM S
It previously produced the Opel Meriva.
News
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