WORLD FOURTH ( 4TH ) AUTOMOBILE COMPANY OPEL

 OPEL

Company Founder : Adam Opel

Start-up Years : 1862

Country : Germany

Opel find it's roots to a sewing machine manufacturer owned by Adam Opel in 1862 in Russelsheim am Main . This company later on began manufacturing bicycle in 1886 and launched its first automobile in 1899.combined with Opel RAk program , the world's first Rocket program under the leadership of Fritz von Opel , this company played a great role in history of aviation and spaceflight. Some land speed records were achieved and the world's first rocket-powered flights were performed in 1928 and 1929.

Opel Logo

After listing on stock market in  1929 General Motors took a majority stake in Opel and then full control in 1931, making the automaker a wholly owned subsidiary, establishing an American ownership of the German automaker for nearly 90 years.[1] Together with British manufacturer Vauxhall Motors, which GM had acquired in 1925, the two companies formed the backbone of GM's European operations – later merged formally in the 1980s as General Motors Europe.

First Car Opel 

Opel is still headquartered in Russelsheim am Main. The company designs, engineers, manufactures, and distributes Opel-branded passenger vehicles, light commercial vehicles, and vehicle parts; together with its British sister marque Vauxhall, they are present in over 60 countries around the world.[9]