GM-Opel Gliwice, Poland Plant

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.

2013 Opel Cascada - first production unit at Gliwice Poland plant

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