| Company type | Limited liability company (Korlátolt felelősségű társaság in Hungarian) |
|---|---|
| Industry |
|
| Founded | 26 July 1990; 34 years ago (1990-07-26) |
| Headquarters | Szentgotthárd, Hungary |
| Key people | Grzegorz Buchal, Chairman |
| Products | |
| Owner |
|
| Number of employees | 834 |
| Parent | Opel |
Opel Szentgotthárd is a manufacturing company that belongs to Opel.
History
The company was founded on 26 July 1990. The headquarters is in Szentgotthárd in western Hungary. In 1992, the assembly of automobiles and engines began. In 2000 the vehicle construction was stopped. In February 2016, Grzegorz Buchal succeeded Tamás Solt as chief executive officer. In March 2017, 1200 people were employed.
Products
The company manufactured Opel Astra and Opel Vectra. One source gives the period 12 March 1992 to 1998 for the Astra and 1998 to 2000 for the Vectra. A total of 85,000 vehicles were built.
Engine manufacture includes both gasoline and diesel engines. According to a factory expansion announced for 2012, the engines should only be used for vehicles from Opel and Vauxhall. Almost 512,000 engines have been handed over for 1999 and 2015. The maximum value was reached in 2016 with 629,199 engines. In 2017 the number fell to 486,000 and in 2018 to 313,000.
References
- "Opel wins funding by selling European facilities to GM: report". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2019-04-09.
- ^ firmyinformace.cz (retrieved 17 April 2020)
- ^ Gabriel Pankow: Von Rüsselsheim bis Saragossa: Das müssen Sie über die Opel-Standorte wissen (retrieved 17 April 2020)
- ^ Louis F. Fourie: On A Global Mission. The Automobiles of General Motors International. Volume 3: GM Worldwide Review, North American Specifications and Executive Listings. Friesenpress, ISBN 978-1460296905, S. 1121 .
- Gergő Panker: Opel Szentgotthárd set to reach full capacity in coming years 7 July 2016. (retrieved 17 April 2020)
- ^ Opel Szentgotthárd: Regierung unterstützt Weiterentwicklung 30 March 2017. (retrieved 17 April 2020)
- Zlatko Conkas: New Hungarian engine plant to fuel GM SE Europe growth (retrieved 17 April 2020)
- Gergő Panker: Opel Szentgotthárd plant director reports on record-breaking production volumes in 2016 18 January 2018. (retrieved 17 April 2020)
- Budapest Business Journal: Opel to start production of new petrol engine in Hungary 16 December 2019. (retrieved 17 April 2020)
External links
| Opel | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A marque of Stellantis | |||||||||||
| Vehicles |
| ||||||||||
| Concept cars | |||||||||||
| Divisions and subsidiaries | |||||||||||
| People | |||||||||||
| Facilities | |||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||
| Stellantis | ||
|---|---|---|
| Predecessors |  | |
| Leadership |
| |
| Marques | ||
| Subsidiaries / joint ventures | ||
| Regional operations | ||
| Factory locations |
| |
| Related topics | ||