Opel

Began with sewing machines in Rüsselsheim, then bicycles and from 1899 cars; long part of General Motors.

Adam Opel built sewing machines in Rüsselsheim and then began making bicycles. His sons moved on to cars and built the first assembly line in Germany.

General Motors bought Opel in 1929, and models such as the Kadett and the GT made the marque known. The Opel GT of 1968 was a small sports car with headlamps that rotated up. Opel is now part of Stellantis.

The lightning flash in the emblem from the 1960s; model names such as Kadett, Rekord and Kapitän.

• Vehicles
• Opel GT