The GM-Opel Gliwice factory is located in Gliwice, Silesia, Poland. The plant currently produces the Opel Astra and its various variants, including the Opel Cascada and Buick Cascada.
- Address:
General Motors Manufacturing Poland Sp. z o.o.
Adama Opla 1
44-121 Gliwice, Polen - Total site area: 731,343 m²
- Employees: 2,890
- Telephone: +48 32 270 90 00
Overview
The Gliwice plant was built in a record 22 months. It began producing components in April 1998. Just four months later, the plant was expanded to assembling cars, starting with the Astra Classic.
The plant is one of the largest foreign investors in the region of Silesia and the facility’s presence has contributed to the region’s economic awakening.
Using state-of-the-art production systems, the Gliwice plant focuses on high quality and reduced environmental impact. The focus has pushed the plant to implement an Integrated Quality and Environment Protection Management System that conform to state-of-the-art ISO 9001-2000 and ISO 14001 standards.
First production 2013 Opel Cascada at Gliwice plant
A historic timeline of the factory’s highlights includes:
- May 1996: Gliwice selected as site of the a GM Plant
- October 1996: Ground-breaking
- April 1998: component production for Astra Classic for export purposes begins
- August 1998: vehicle production of Astra Classic begins
- October 1998: official dedication of the Gliwice plant
- 1999: Investor of the Year 1999 for GMP and Opel Polska
- 2000: “The One Who Changes Poland’s Industry ” award by Polish Association for Business Initiative Assistance
- 2000: “Company of the Year 2000” award by Polski Klub Biznesu
- 2000: Agila begins production
- 2001: Poland’s President’s Economic Prize “The Best Foreign Investor in Poland”
- June 2002: end of production of Astra Classic
- October 2002: Integrated Management Systems implementation (ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001)
- 2003: first and third Place in the Rankin “The Best Employer” organized by Newsweek weekly and Business Center Club
- October 2003: start of production of Astra Classic II
- 2004: Opel Agila ranked second among 113 motor-cars in the class of 1 to 3-year-old automobiles in Auto-TÜV 2004 Report
- 2005: Most successful Product Launch of the Year (Zafira) in Central Eastern Europe, granted by Worldwide Business Research at AUTOCEE conference
- 2005: “The Biggest Employer in Silesian Special Economic Zone” award by Board of Silesian Special Economic Zone
- September 2005: Zafira starts production
- April: 2007: Agila ends production
- August 2007: start of production of Astra Classic III Sedan
- November 2007: one million units produced at the Gliwice plant
- November 2009: Astra NG hatchback starts production
- 2010: recognized as “Investor of the Year” by American Chamber of Commerce
- May 2010: third shift implemented
- 2010: Zafira ends production
- 2011: “Investor of the Year” by the organizers of the AutoEvent nation-wide conference
- July 2011: “Leader of Sustainable Development” award by Forbes magazine
- 2011: Certified EN 16001:2009 Energy Management System
- 2011: Leaders of Sustainable Development” by Forbes
- 2011: Astra GTC production begins
- 2011: Minister of Environment Award
- 2011: 1.5 million vehicles produced
- 2012: Astar OPC and Astra notchback (sedan) start production
- 2012: Integrated Management System implemented
- 2013: Opel Cascada starts production
Products
Currently, the Gliwice plant builds vehicles on GM’s D2 platform and Delta 2 platform:
- Astra five-door
- Astra Sedan
- Opel GTC
- Opel GTC OPC
- Opel Cascada
- Holden Astra GTC
- Holden Astra VXR
- Holden Cascada
- Buick Cascada
News
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