Opel’s parent plant relies on young workers In assembly at the Opel plant in Rüsselsheim, Stellantis is banking on fresh ideas and innovations from young, up‑and‑coming employees. A visit that reveals the fate of German plants as if under a magnifying glass. Timo Gilgen
“Awareness of the production location has grown stronger” Women at the head of a plant are still a rarity. But that is not what the conversation with Maike Seeber is about. Her task is to assert the role of Opel’s main plant in Rüsselsheim within Stellantis’ gigantic production network. Timo Gilgen
How Opel is recalibrating automation in assembly The automation of vehicle assembly is continues to be a challenge. Opel shares its approach across two plants, demonstrating why partial automation, modules, and AI are currently more realistic than full robotics. Timo Gilgen
