28.6.2019 Rüsselsheim. The Opel Astra comes back to Rüsselsheim: As in PACE!-Plan the Groupe PSA wants to invest promised in the Hessian factory. Thanks to an agreement with the works Council and the IG Metall, the next Generation of Opel Astra will be produced starting in 2021 in Rüsselsheim. Thus, the future of the plant is secured in a sustainable way.
The Astra is traditionally one of the most popular models of Opel. The next Generation is based on the EMP2 platform, the Groupe PSA, so that the bestsellers in the compact class can also be used in an electrified variant in Rüsselsheim made. Possible, the decision was made by further improvements in the efficiency and competitiveness of the plant. The Opel flagship Insignia will continue to be manufactured in Rüsselsheim, Germany.
“This is an important step for our rüsselsheim plant. This investment enables the operation in two layers, and secures the future of the Opel plant in a sustainable way“, said Opel chief Michael Lohscheller.
The with the social partners found agreement allows employees of the vehicle plant up to and including Born in 1963, on a part-time early retirement program. In addition to the open volunteer program for employees in the vehicle works again. According to the agreement, be adjusted in the next few years in addition to 120 trainees per year in Rüsselsheim. Thus, the company sets a further important characters.
“Today’s decision shows the determination of all Involved to come to a solution, which is the same for all pages. Rüsselsheim will continue to play an important role in the production network of the Groupe PSA,“ said Lohscheller more.
“The increase of competitiveness, efficiency and quality is part of the production of DNA, the Groupe PSA, and the factory in Rüsselsheim has been made in all these areas, great progress,” said Yann Vincent, Executive Vice President, Manufacturing & Supply Chain of the Groupe PSA. “I’m counting on the Rüsselsheim plant contributes to the production of the next Astra Generation.”
The Opel Astra is currently being built in Ellesmere Port (UK) and Gliwice (Poland) and 1991 since its introduction as a replacement for the Opel Kadett in the year, an integral part of the Opel model range. In 2016, the Astra was named the “Car of the Year”. The Bestseller has already been produced between 2009 and 2015 in the rüsselsheim plant.
The Opel Plant In Rüsselsheim, Germany (Photo: Opel Automobile GmbH)
