GMʼs Opel Opens Propulsion-Systems R&D Center

RUSSELSHEIM, Germany – General Motors’ Opel brand opens its €210 million ($232 million) engine-development facility just two years after construction began.

Opel’s Global Propulsion Systems Center in Russelsheim employs more than 800 engineers and technicians to develop future propulsion systems with state-of-the-art technology, including 45 latest-generation test dynamometers.

“The new development center will make our work even faster and even more efficient,” Opel CEO Karl-Thomas Neumann says. “It not only strengthens Opel but also Russelsheim and the entire GM development network.”

The facility is integrated into the development component of GM Global Propulsion Systems. Output can be evaluated and implemented thanks to internationally standardized testing procedures and software.

“GM decided to build this center in Russelsheim for good reason,” says Dan Nicholson, vice president-GM Global Propulsion Systems. “It is a sign of appreciation for the performance and the know-how of our highly qualified Opel engineers. The global network makes GM and Opel especially strong.”