General Motors Europe Company Profile

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Company Name	General Motors Europe
Website	careers.gm.com/worldwide-locations/europe/opel-europe.html
Snippet	General Motors Europe[1] (often abbreviated to GM Europe) was responsible for the operation of General Motors ("GM") businesses in Europe. The subsidiary was established by GM in 1986 and operated 14 production and assembly facilities in 9 countries, and employed around 54,500 people.[2] GM's core European brands were Vauxhall and Opel, which both sell much the same range of cars in different markets. GM also owned the Swedish brand Saab until early 2010 and sold Chevrolet models between 2005 and 2015. The U.S. brand Cadillac is imported into Europe in small quantities. In 2009, General Motors (GM) announced to move its European headquarters from Zurich, Switzerland to Rüsselsheim, Germany to strengthen its German subsidiary Opel.[3]
Fate	Sold to Groupe PSA
Parent	General Motors
Defunct	2017
Founded	1986
Website	careers.gm.com/worldwide-locations/europe/opel-europe.html
Industry	Automotive
Products	AutomobilesCommercial vehicles
Services	Vehicle financing, Vehicle insurance
Successor	Opel Group
Key people	Nick Reilly, Former CEO
Area served	Europe
Former type	Subsidiary ofGeneral Motors
Headquarters	Zurich, Switzerland
Number of employees	54,500 (2009)
Number of locations	14 manufacturing facilities in nine countries

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