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  2. Adam Opel - Wikipedia

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    Opel-Mausoleum in Rüsselsheim. Adam Opel was born on 9 May 1837 to Wilhelm, a locksmith, and his wife in Rüsselsheim. Opel studied with his father until the age of 20, when he received his travel pass. The pass enabled him to be an apprentice locksmith in Belgium, in Liège, Brussels, and then Paris, where he arrived in mid-1858.

  3. Opel - Wikipedia

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    The 2015 Opel range in South Africa comprises the Opel Adam, Opel Astra, Opel Corsa, Opel Meriva, Opel Mokka, and Opel Vivaro. No diesel versions are offered. From 1986 to 2003, Opel models were produced by Delta Motor Corporation , a company created through a management buyout following of GM's divestment from apartheid South Africa .

  4. List of German entrepreneurs - Wikipedia

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    Adam Opel (1837–1895), founder of the automobile company Adam Opel AG; Franz Oppenheim (1852–1929), chemist, industrialist and entrepreneur; Salomon Oppenheim (1772–1828), founder of bank Sal. Oppenheim

  5. Sophie Opel - Wikipedia

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    Sophie Marie Opel also referred to as Mother Opel (née Scheller; February 13, 1840 - October 30, 1913) was a German industrialist. Under her management and controlling interest Opel transformed from manufacturing sewing machines and bicycles to automobiles .

  6. Opelwerk Brandenburg - Wikipedia

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    Assembly facilities at the Brandenburg Opel plant (1936) The Opelwerk Brandenburg was a truck vehicle assembly plant, located in Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany.Built within seven months, it was opened by Adam Opel AG in November 1935 on the re-armament initiative of the Nazi government in order to ensure supplies of Opel Blitz trucks for the Wehrmacht armed forces.

  7. Opel Adam - Wikipedia

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    The Opel Adam won the Red Dot Car Design Award in April 2013. [6] In November 2012, Auto Zeitung readers in Germany voted for Opel Adam as the number one city car . [ 7 ] In the 38th Readers’ Choice Award of the trade magazine Auto Motor und Sport , the car won the mini car category with 24.2 percent of the votes, beating the Volkswagen Up ...

  8. Karl-Friedrich Stracke - Wikipedia

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    Karl-Friedrich Stracke was President, GM Europe and CEO of Adam Opel AG. Stracke, who was born on June 22, 1956, in the German town of Lichtenfels-Goddelsheim, draws on 30 years of experience with Opel and GM. He began his career as a mechanical engineer in the area of body-in-white construction in 1979.

  9. Wayne Cherry - Wikipedia

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    In 1983, General Motors consolidated the design activities of its Vauxhall and Opel subsidiaries. As part of the consolidation plan, Cherry became Design Director at General Motors' Rüsselsheim , Germany-based Adam Opel AG subsidiary and became responsible for overall design of passenger cars in Europe. [ 3 ]