1899, Opel company produced the first car with its 37 years of engineering and manufacturing experience. Although adam opel died before he started producing cars, the Opel family inherited its idea, which is to make cars affordable for more people. At that time, the patented car in lascelles Heim was a three-seater, 3.5-horsepower single-cylinder engine convertible, which was one of the earliest cars in the world.
Opel's first motorcycle was put on the market at 190 1
1902 completed a car, equipped with 12 horsepower twin-cylinder engine and built-in water pump, with a top speed of 45 kilometers per hour.
1903 produced the first four-cylinder engine, which can output 20 horsepower.
1907 Opel won the "Kaiser" award for the best German car in Taunus. In the same year, Opel began to produce trucks.
19 12 Opel has successfully developed a brand-new 100 horsepower four-cylinder engine with multi-valve technology as a gift for the 50th anniversary. Opel cars began to be equipped with heating. The streamlined Opel, nicknamed "Egg", is equipped with a 30-horsepower engine. 10,000 Opel cars came out.
19 14, Opel became the largest automobile manufacturer in Germany and began to manufacture "Puppchen" engine, which can output 14 horsepower. 19 15 Opel produced the first six-cylinder engine equipped with 4.7 1, which can output 50 horsepower. Opel cars are equipped with electric starting systems, electric lights and hydraulic shock absorbers.
19 19, Opel built the first test track, which is also the first in Germany.
1924 Opel introduced the assembly line production mode and produced the first production car in Germany. Opel became the first mass-produced automobile manufacturer in Germany. Opel produces a car whose engine can output 12 horsepower. Because the body is green, it is called "Laubfrosh" (tree frog).
1926 In order to make the Laubfrsoch more affordable, Opel reduced the price from 4,000 marks to 2,980 marks.
1928 Opel Automobile Company became the largest automobile manufacturer in Germany with a market share of 37.5%. Opel produced the first car with an eight-cylinder engine capable of outputting 1 10 horsepower, equipped with multi-disc clutches and four-wheel water wheel brakes. Fritz von Opel RAK2 won the championship in AVUS Berlin at a speed of 238km/h on May 23rd, and this record was not broken until 1934.
1929, GM acquired 80% of the shares of Opel, 193 1 year, and acquired the remaining 20% of the shares.
193 1 year, Opel officially became a subsidiary of GM 100%. Gm's13,000 employees produce 500 cars and 600 bicycles every day.
1935 The new Olympia model was unveiled at the Berlin Auto Show, which is the first car in Germany with a load-bearing steel frame.
1936 Opel has become the largest automobile manufacturer in Europe with an annual output of 120293 vehicles.
1940 The first 1 10,000 Opel car was born.
1946 Opel Blitzkrieg truck rolled off the assembly line in Heim, Lourseyre.
1956 the second millionth Opel car was born.
1966 Opel's proving ground in Dudenhofen was completed. The manufacturing plant built in Kaiserslautern has been put into operation, producing chassis components and plastic parts.
197 1 the first100000 Opel was born on September 6th.
1979 Opel's first front-wheel drive car was born.
1982, Opel Cosay's new factory in Zaragoza, Spain was put into operation.
1983 The 20th Opel rolled off the assembly line.
1983 On May 25th, the 20th Opel car was born.
1985 Opel became the first automobile manufacturer in Germany to equip all products with catalytic converters to control exhaust emissions.
1985 Opel became the first company in German automobile industry to equip all cars with catalytic converters. Opel Cadit won the title of "Car of the Year" in Europe in 1987.
1986 Omega cars producing low-pollution diesel engines.
1987 omega 1985 won the title of "car of the year" in Europe.
Opel Vectra 1988 comes out, and there are two kinds of RV and hatchback.
1989- Omega caravan, the 25th Opel car, was born in February. In April, Opel became the first automobile manufacturer in Germany to list catalytic converters as basic equipment.
1990 David's automobile production line was put into production in Eisenach, Germany. The production line began to produce Astra cars from 1992 and racing cars from 1993. Opel is the first company to develop a complete recycling process. Opel Calibra coupe comes out. In six months, 20,000 cars will be sold in Europe. Calibra is not only beautiful in appearance, but also a very practical model, setting a record for the drag coefficient of RV of 0.26. Starting from 1992, it is a turbocharged, 6-speed, all-wheel drive model, which is a high-quality performance model. In June, Louis R.Hughes, chairman and president of Opel, announced that the annual profit of 1989 had increased from 65,438+09,000,000 DM in the previous year to 65,438+06,5438+000,000 DM. 10, Opel Vectra came out.
199 1 year, Frontera once again pushed Opel to the leading position in RV development. The profit of Opel 1990 exceeds 1 300,000,000 Deutsche Mark. In East Germany, Opel outsold Volkswagen and Ford. Opel Astra was born in 10.
Opel and its sister brand vauxhall became European champion cars in 1992, and this honor continued until 1997. Opel won the championship in Formula Three for the first time, and has won it many times since then.
1993 the most modern eisenach automobile factory in Europe was completed. The new Corsa has become the leading brand of small cars in Europe, and is sold all over the world as a universal world car, including models presented in different bodies, such as small trucks and station wagons.