Opel Wien

Opel Wien GmbH

Company type	GmbH
Industry	Manufacturing
Founded	1982
Headquarters	Vienna (Aspern), Austria
Key people	Rafal Trojca, Chairman
Products	Engines Transmissions
Owner	General Motors Company (1963-2017) Groupe PSA (Since 2017)
Number of employees	1,500
Parent	Opel Group GmbH
Website	www.opel-wien.at (German)

Opel Wien GmbH (formerly GM Powertrain Austria GmbH) is an Austrian manufacturing company based in Vienna / Aspern, Austria and was a subsidiary of General Motors. Currently a subsidiary of the French automobile manufacturer Groupe PSA since 1 August 2017.

History

The Austrian Chancellor Dr. Bruno Kreisky and GM Austria Chairman Helmuth Schimpf signed a contract to build an engine plant in Vienna/Aspern on August 23, 1979. The investment amounted to over 9,8 billion Schilling.

Products

Opel Wien GmbH produces Family 0 engines, 5 and 6-Speed transmissions for Opel/Vauxhall and Chevrolet/Buick.

See also

• List of GM engines
• List of GM transmissions
• Opel Eisenach
• IBC Vehicles

External links

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• Opel Wien official corporate website (German)