4th March 2013
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
Opel starts production of Cascada in Gliwice
The news was greeted with cheer in an industry that was hit hard last year
Opel kicked off production on its Cascada model in its plant in the southern city of Gliwice, Silesia, on February 28. Preparations for production of the convertible cost E55 million and expanded the space in the Gliwice factory by about 5,600 square meters.
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| Opel plans to produce up to 10,000 Cascadas annually at the Gliwice plant Courtesy of the General Motors Company |
“Most of the cars will be destined for export as Poland is not a huge market for convertibles,” said Piotr Łozicki, a specialist with Opel in Warsaw. “The main markets for these types of cars are in Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom.”
One of the best
Asked why Opel had selected Gliwice for the production of the new model, Mr Łozicki said it was because the Gliwice factory “is one of the best Opel factories in Europe. The price of production in Poland is lower than in say, Germany.”
The Gliwice plant currently makes the Astra IV hatchback, the Astra GTC and OPC, the Astra sedan and the Astra Classic. It employs roughly 3,000 people and 98 percent of the cars it produces are sent off for export. Currently the plant is capable of producing 207,000 cars a year.
Last year it worked well below capacity though, churning out just 125,300 cars compared to the 174,000 it rolled out in 2011.
The factory began producing cars for Opel in 1998.
In 2012, two Opel models, the Astra and the Corsa, made it into the list of the top 10 most popular cars in Poland. The Astra was the third best-selling car while the Corsa came in sixth.
Remi Adekoya
From Warsaw Business Journal
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