Opel

German automobile manufacturer, subsidiary of Stellantis
Organization automobile_manufacturer Q40966
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Opel

Summary

Opel is an automobile manufacturer[1]. Opel ranks in the top 3% of automobile_manufacturer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,885 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Opel was a member of German Road Safety Council[3].
  • Opel is in the country of Germany[4].
  • Opel's image is recorded as Russelsheim Adam-Opel-Haus 2.jpg[5].
  • Opel's instance of is recorded as automobile manufacturer[6].
  • Opel's instance of is recorded as car brand[7].
  • Opel's instance of is recorded as subsidiary company[8].
  • Opel's founder is recorded as Adam Opel[9].
  • Opel's owned by is recorded as Stellantis[10].
  • Opel's logo image is recorded as Opel logo 2023.svg[11].
  • Opel's headquarters location is recorded as Rüsselsheim am Main[12].
  • Opel's chief executive officer is recorded as Florian Huettl[13].
  • Opel's ISNI is recorded as 0000000405242893[14].
  • Opel's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109401642[15].
  • Opel's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 122152911[16].
  • Opel's GND ID is recorded as 2003429-5[17].
  • Opel's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n90647646[18].
  • Opel's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15043628f[19].
  • Opel's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11932918h[20].
  • Opel's child organization or unit is recorded as Vauxhall[21].
  • Opel's child organization or unit is recorded as Opel Eisenach[22].
  • Opel's child organization or unit is recorded as Opel Performance Center[23].
  • Opel's child organization or unit is recorded as Opel Special Vehicles[24].
  • Opel's Commons category is recorded as Opel[25].
  • Opel's industry is recorded as automotive industry[26].
  • Opel's industry is recorded as mechanical engineering[27].

Body

Founding

Opel's founder is recorded as Adam Opel[9]. +1862-01-21T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Opel[28]. Opel's location of formation is recorded as Rüsselsheim am Main[29].

Identity

Opel's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Adam Opel GmbH'}[30].

Leadership

Opel's chief executive officer is recorded as Florian Huettl[13]. Opel's board member is recorded as Fritz von Opel[31].

Operations

Opel's headquarters location is recorded as Rüsselsheim am Main[12]. Opel's parent organization or unit is recorded as Stellantis[32]. Subsidiaries include Vauxhall[21], a historical motorcycle manufacturer[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 1857[35], headquartered in Luton[36]; Opel Eisenach[22], a business[37], in Germany[38], founded in 1990[39], headquartered in Eisenach[40]; Opel Performance Center[23], a business[41], in Germany[42], founded in 1997[43], headquartered in Rüsselsheim am Main[44]; and Opel Special Vehicles[24], a business[45].

Industry

Industries include automotive industry[26] and mechanical engineering[27].

Ownership

Opel's owned by is recorded as Stellantis[10]. Products include van[46], car[47], electric vehicle[48], and commercial vehicle[49].

Why It Matters

Opel ranks in the top 3% of automobile_manufacturer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,885 views/month).[2] Opel has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] Opel is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

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  34. [31] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  13. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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