Opel Automobile GmbH (Opel, pronounced [ˈoːpl̩]) is a German automobile manufacturer, a subsidiary of the French automobile manufacturer Groupe PSA since 1 August 2017. From 1929 until 2017, Opel was owned by American automaker General Motors. In March 2017, Groupe PSA agreed to acquire Opel from General Motors. The acquisition was approved by the European Commission regulatory authorities in July 2017. Opel's headquarters are in Rüsselsheim am Main, Hesse, Germany. The company designs, engineers, manufactures and distributes Opel-branded passenger vehicles, light commercial vehicles, and vehicle parts for distribution in Africa, Asia, Europe, and South America. Opel-designed and manufactured vehicles are also sold under the Vauxhall brand in the United Kingdom and used to be distributed under the Buick brand in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and China and the Holden brand in Australia and New Zealand before the sale to PSA. Source: Wikipedia