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opel

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1. Opel, Wilhelm von Opelnoun

   German industrialist who was the first in Germany to use an assembly line in manufacturing automobiles (1871-1948)

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1. Opel

   Opel Automobile GmbH (German pronunciation: [ˈoːpl̩]), usually shortened to Opel, is a German automobile manufacturer which has been a subsidiary of Stellantis since 16 January 2021. It was owned by the American automaker General Motors from 1929 until 2017 and the PSA Group, a predecessor of Stellantis, from 2017 until 2021. Opel vehicles are sold in the United Kingdom as Vauxhall. Some Opel vehicles were badge-engineered in Australia under the Holden brand until 2020 and in North America and China under the Buick, Saturn, and Cadillac brands. Opel traces its roots to a sewing machine manufacturer founded by Adam Opel in 1862 in Rüsselsheim am Main. The company began manufacturing bicycles in 1886 and produced its first automobile in 1899. With the Opel RAK program, the world's first rocket program, under the leadership of Fritz von Opel, the company played an important role in the history of aviation and spaceflight: Various land speed records were achieved, and the world's first rocket-powered flights were performed in 1928 and 1929. After listing on the stock market in 1929, General Motors took a majority stake in Opel and then full control in 1931, making the automaker a wholly owned subsidiary, establishing an American ownership of the German automaker for nearly 90 years.In March 2017, PSA agreed to acquire Opel, the English twin sister brand Vauxhall and the European auto lending business from General Motors for €2 billion ($2.3 billion), making the French automaker the second biggest in Europe, after Volkswagen.Opel is still headquartered in Rüsselsheim am Main. The company designs, engineers, manufactures and distributes Opel-branded passenger vehicles, light commercial vehicles, and vehicle parts; together with its English sister marque Vauxhall, they are present in over 60 countries around the world.

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1. opel

   Opel is a German automobile manufacturer that is a subsidiary of the French automobile company, Groupe PSA. The company was founded by Adam Opel in 1862 and originally produced sewing machines before transitioning to cars in 1899. Opel vehicles are sold in various countries across Europe, Asia, and Africa, and are known for models like Corsa, Astra, and Insignia.

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1. Opel

   Adam Opel AG is a German automobile company founded by Adam Opel in 1862. Opel has been building automobiles since 1899, and became an Aktiengesellschaft in 1929. The company is headquartered in Rüsselsheim, Hesse, Germany. It became a majority-stake subsidiary of the American General Motors Corporation in 1929 and has been a wholly owned subsidiary since 1931. In 2010, Opel announced that it will invest around €11 billion in the next five years. One billion of that is designated solely for the development of innovative and fuel-saving engines and transmissions.

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1. OPEL

   What does OPEL stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the OPEL acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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1. OPEL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Opel is ranked #26391 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Opel surname appeared 925 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Opel.
   
   94.7% or 876 total occurrences were White.
   1.7% or 16 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.3% or 12 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.1% or 11 total occurrences were Black.

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How to pronounce opel?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of opel in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of opel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of opel in a Sentence

1. Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt:

   The situation is that we have given the Opel representatives 14 days to provide us with the appropriate technical information.

2. General Motors President Dan Ammann:

   There's a lot to love about it and this will support Opel as we move into profitability next year, which we're absolutely committed to doing, we're on track. There's a lot of work to do but we're on track and we're gonna do it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=opel
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=opel
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html