| Company type | Limited liability company (Korlátolt felelősségű társaság in Hungarian) |
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| Founded | 26 July 1990; 35 years ago (1990-07-26) |
| Headquarters | Szentgotthárd, Hungary |
Key people | Grzegorz Buchal,Chairman |
| Products | |
| Owner |
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Number of employees | 834 |
| Parent | Opel |
Opel Szentgotthárd is a manufacturing company that belongs toOpel.
The company was founded on 26 July 1990.[2] The headquarters is inSzentgotthárd in western Hungary.[2] In 1992, the assembly of automobiles and engines began.[3] In 2000 the vehicle construction was stopped.[4] In February 2016, Grzegorz Buchal succeeded Tamás Solt as chief executive officer.[5] In March 2017, 1200 people were employed.[6]
The company manufacturedOpel Astra andOpel Vectra.[6] One source gives the period 12 March 1992 to 1998 for the Astra and 1998 to 2000 for the Vectra.[4] A total of 85,000 vehicles were built.[6]
Engine manufacture includes both gasoline and diesel engines.[3] According to a factory expansion announced for 2012, the engines should only be used for vehicles from Opel andVauxhall.[7] Almost 512,000 engines have been handed over for 1999 and 2015.[8] The maximum value was reached in 2016 with 629,199 engines.[6] In 2017 the number fell to 486,000 and in 2018 to 313,000.[9]