General Motors investment in Poland

28.11.2014 //

General Motors has confirmed an investment valued at €250m in Poland. Consortium will produce new generation engines. Project involves launching production of a new generation combustion engine.

Wide range of innovative technologies will be applied in the new investment. They will be elaborated by GM research groups form Germany and Poland. Technology which will be applied to produce combustion engines has never been used in any other company in the world. Except Tychy, the consortium will also invest in German institutions in Rüsselsheim and Kaiserslautern. Projects are valued at half billion Euro. The consortium also announced that until the end of the decade in Rüsselsheim – Opel headquarters, Opel’s flagship model would be produced.

Undoubtedly Opel’s additional investments will help strengthening its position in Europe. Those investments confirms General Motors engagement in Opel development in Germany and other European countries.

At the beginning of the year in Gliwice, the investor declared the start of new generation engines production. Deputy prime minister of economy Janusz Piechociński, undersecretary of state in Ministry of Economy Grażyna Henclewska, PAIiIZ president Sławomir Majman and deputy president of PAIiIZ Anna Polak-Kocińska took part in the ceremony.

Source: PAIiIZ/GM