Opel logo and Opel history

Opel logo history 

The flash on the Opel badging is a reference to the famous Opel Blitz truck (the German word "Blitz means lightning or flash). The logo was originally a Zeppelin, which has become more stylized, and the Zeppelin became less popular as a form of transport, the logo has been changed. There is also a remarkable similarity between the wings and lightning Zeppelin logo.

Starting from the Opel Insignia, the Blitz logo will be updated. The border is around the flash will be wider to include the Opel name, and the spherical surfaces will give the logo a three-dimensional look.

The company was founded in Rüsselsheim, 21 January 1863 by Adam Opel, the origin of manufacture of sewing machines and later bikes. He was the leader in both markets at the moment of death of Opel in 1895.

The first cars were produced in 1899, after the son of Opel has partnered with Friedrich Lutzmann, a locksmith at the court in Dessau, Saxony-Anhalt, who had worked on the car design for some time [4] . These cars are not very successful and if the partnership was dissolved after two years, after which the son of Opel signed a licensing agreement with Automobiles Darracq SA French to manufacture vehicles under the brand name "Opel-Darracq" . These cars are made of Opel bodies mounted on a Darracq chassis, powered by a 2-cylinder.

The company first showed cars of its own design to the 1902 Hamburg Motor Show, and began producing in 1906 with Opel-Darracq production is interrupted in 1907.

In 1911, the company of the factory was virtually destroyed by fire and another was built with an updated engine. In the same year, the production of sewing machines completed. In 1913, Opel had become the largest automaker in Germany and in 1924 she settled in Germany in the first production car.

In March 1929, General Motors, Opel impressed by the modern production facilities, buys 80% of the company, increasing this to 100% in 1931. The Opel family gained $ 33.3 million from the transaction. Then, a second plant was built in Brandenburg for the production of "Blitz" light trucks.

Bicycle production ended in 1937 and, following the outbreak of World War II, the factories of the company were seized by the Nazi regime in 1940. Car production has not resumed until 1947, before the plants had been severely damaged by Allied bombing, and capital goods for the Opel Kadett were seized by the Soviets as war reparations (this Kadett at the base of the Soviet car Moskvitch 400 / 420).

The control of GM Opel in 1948, and the Rüsselsheim plant was rebuilt in 1950. In 1962, the company's 100th year a new factory was opened in Bochum, first for the production of the Kadett revived. [5] In 1972, Opel was once again Germany's largest automaker.

In 1982 a new factory was opened in Zaragoza, Spain, first for the production of the Opel Corsa.

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