January 21, 1862: The German company “Opel” was founded by “Adam Opel”, and the company was named after him OPEL. The founder of the company died in 1895, as it produced about 2000 sewing machines annually, then the company made the first batch of cars in 1898, and the first car was shown at the Hamburg fair, and Adam Opel’s son established a new headquarters and factory for the company, and the goal was to change The company's specialization changed from a company to manufacture sewing machines to a company that manufactures bicycles, engines and cars, and in 1913 OPEL became the most important automobile manufacturer in Germany.