| Company type | Limited liability company (Korlátolt felelősségű társaság in Hungarian) |
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| Founded | 26 July 1990 |
| Headquarters | Szentgotthárd, Hungary |
Key people | Grzegorz Buchal, Chairman |
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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. [2] The headquarters is in Szentgotthárd in western Hungary. [2] In 1992, the assembly of automobiles and engines began. [3] In 2000 the vehicle construction was stopped. [4] In February 2016, Grzegorz Buchal succeeded Tamás Solt as chief executive officer. [5] In March 2017, 1200 people were employed. [6]
Products
The company manufactured Opel Astra and Opel Vectra. [6] One source gives the period 12 March 1992 to 1998 for the Astra and 1998 to 2000 for the Vectra. [4] A total of 85,000 vehicles were built. [6]
Engine manufacture includes both gasoline and diesel engines. [3] According to a factory expansion announced for 2012, the engines should only be used for vehicles from Opel and Vauxhall. [7] Almost 512,000 engines have been handed over for 1999 and 2015. [8] The maximum value was reached in 2016 with 629,199 engines. [6] In 2017 the number fell to 486,000 and in 2018 to 313,000. [9]
References
- ^ "Opel wins funding by selling European facilities to GM: report". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2019-04-09.
- ^ a b firmyinformace.cz (retrieved 17 April 2020)
- ^ a b Gabriel Pankow: Von Rüsselsheim bis Saragossa: Das müssen Sie über die Opel-Standorte wissen (retrieved 17 April 2020)
- ^ a b 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)
- ^ a b c d 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)
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