Opel Company Description:Opel was founded on 21 January 1863 by Adam Opel, and at first made household goods, and was a major maker of sewing machines. Opel is the main GM brand name in Europe except in the UK, where GM's other European subsidiary, Vauxhall Motors, still uses its own "Vauxhall" brand name. The company headquarters are located in Rüsselsheim, and it has plants in Bochum and Eisenach and Kaiserslautern as well as in Belgium, Spain, Poland and Hungary.
