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  • GM to move European headquarters to Germany

    Nov 14th, 2009 - BusinessWeek

    General Motors Co. wants to move its European headquarters to Germany from Switzerland before the end of the year, an Opel spokesman said Saturday. By moving its headquarters from Zurich to Adam Opel GmbH's Ruesselsheim headquarters in Germany...

  • GM Says Opel Reorganization Still Requires State Aid

    Nov 13th, 2009 - Bloomberg

    Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Co., the biggestU.S. carmaker, still needs government aid to reorganize itscash-strapped Adam Opel GmbH division and remains in talks withauthorities about financing.

  • German Minister Welcomes GM Chmn Aid Suggestion

    Nov 13th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal

    BERLIN (Dow Jones)--General Motors Co. needs financial support from employees and governments to restructure its German unit Adam Opel GmbH, a GM spokeswoman said Friday...

  • GM CEO Henderson in Germany discussing Opel future

    Nov 9th, 2009 - Boston

    FRANKFURT—The chief executive of General Motors Co. met with leaders of its Opel unit on Monday to discuss the European subsidiary's automaker's future, a week after GM abruptly decided to keep it instead of selling a majority stake.

  • GM's Lutz to Oversee Opel

    Nov 6th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal

    A team of General Motors Co. executives will arrive in Germany on Monday to fine-tune a restructuring plan for Adam Opel GmbH and search out a new leader for the European unit, company officials said. The U.S...

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Adam Opel (May 9, 1837 – September 8, 1895) was the founder of the German car-maker Opel.

Born in the town of Rüsselsheim near Frankfurt, he began his career in a locksmith apprenticeship. He traveled across Europe as a teenager, and became fascinated by sewing machines. In 1863 he opened a factory in Rüsselsheim to mass-produce these machines.

In 1868, Opel married Sophie Marie Scheller. They would have five sons: Carl, Wilhelm, Heinrich, Friedrich and Ludwig. All five would eventually become involved in the growing family business.

In 1885, Opel expanded into building pre-assembled bicycles.

He died in 1895, with his company the leader in European sewing machines sales and producing over 2,000 bicycles yearly.

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