engineering founded 2005 ; 11 years ago 2005 headquarters turin italy owner general motors company 1 number of employees 650 parent adam opel ag website gmpowertrain.com gm powertrain torino 2 is a powertrain engineering center headquartered in turin italy and was founded in 2005 . in september 2008 the center moved into its new politecnico di torino facility making general motors the first automotive company to become a physical part of a university campus . the engineering center currently engineers and develops diesel engines controls and propulsion systems and employs over 650 people . 3 gm powertrain europe is center for innovation and development for diesel engines and related electronic control of gm globally and designs propulsion systems for opel chevrolet gmc and buick . from design to the study of virtual components or tests on the engine benches everything takes place in the laboratories and test cells of gm powertrain europe in turin . gm powertrain europe turin represents a strategic asset for gm globally . in europe the engineering center provides opel vehicles with premium diesel technology like the all new 1.6 cdti engine the quietest diesel in its class that has earned the nickname whisper diesel . diesel engines of the future which are designed in turin all share common characteristics high tech solutions offering moderate fuel consumption and co2 emissions . during the alliance between fiat and gm it was part of fiat gm powertrain . 4 see also edit italy portal companies portal gm medium diesel engine list of gm engines ecotec gm powertrain poland fiat powertrain jtd references edit opel wins funding by selling european facilities to gm report reuters . 20 december 2012 . retrieved 7 december 2013 . opel media europe news . opel . 17 july 2011 . retrieved 16 august 2011 . opel . 18 february 2015 http media.opel.com media intl en opel news.detail.html content pages news intl en 2015 opel 02 18 gm powertrain europe.html . retrieved 19 february 2015 . missing or empty title help introductioneurope gm powertrain engineering center . external links edit gm powertrain official corporate website opel official corporate website v t e general motors divisions and subsidiaries vehicle brands buick cadillac chevrolet gmc holden holden special vehicles opel opel performance center vauxhall services acdelco gm certified service gm financial onstar geographic general motors canada cami automotive general motors de mexico general motors do brasil general motors egypt general motors india chevrolet sales india private limited general motors south africa general motors japan opel group shareholdings faw gm 50 % gm avtovaz 41.61 % gm korea 96 % chevrolet europe gm vietnam gm uzbekistan 25 % uzdaewooavto 50 % hrl laboratories 50 % saic gm 49 % saic gm wuling 34 % baojun industries m caniques maghr bines 20 % products and technologies platforms transmissions hybrids vehicles engines i3 family 0 sge i4 family 0 sge family 1 mge family ii ecotec v6 high feature gen v v8 gen iv gen v former divisions joint ventures and subsidiaries allison engine company 1929 1995 allison transmission 1929 2007 atlantic aircraft dayton wright company 1919 1923 delco electronics delphi 1994 1999 detroit diesel 1938 1988 directv 1994 2003 electro motive diesel 1930 2004 electronic data systems 1984 1996 euclid trucks 1953 1968 fisher body fleetwood metal body frigidaire 1919 1980 general motors europe 1986 2010 general motors diesel division 1938 1987 general motors diesel 1949 1969 ghandhara industries 1953 1963 gm defense 1950 2003 gmac ally 1919 2013 gmac real estate 1998 2008 gmc heavy trucks hughes aircraft 1985 1997 hughes electronics 1985 1997 hughes network systems 1987 2003 hughesnet direcway direcpc 1996 2003 kettering university national city lines nummi 1984 2009 new venture gear 36 % 1990 2002 nexteer 2009 2010 north american aviation 1933 1948 nuvell financial services 1997 2008 panamsat 1995 2003 remy electric 1918 1994 rochester products division terex united australian automobile industries 1989 1996 winton motor carriage company yellow coach manufacturing company 1925 1943 places renaissance center gm technical center gm proving grounds factories people william c. durant founder tim solso chairman mary barra ceo dan ammann president other general motors foundation history reorganization general motors motorama streetcar conspiracy concept of the corporation ignition switch recalls category commons v t e opel a subsidiary of general motors vehicles cars adam ampera astra astra gtc cascada corsa insignia karl meriva station wagons insignia sports tourer crossovers suvs antara insignia country tourer mokka zafira tourer vans corsavan combo movano vivaro historic and discontinued models admiral 1937 1939 1964 1977 agila 2000 2015 arena 1997 2001 ascona 1970 1988 astravan 1998 2013 bedford blitz 1973 1986 blitz 1930 1975 calibra 1989 1997 campo 1992 2001 chevette 1980 1982 commodore 1967 1982 diplomat 1964 1977 5 12 ps puppchen 1911 1920 4 8 ps doktorwagen 1909 1910 frontera 1991 2004 gt 1968 1973 2006 2009 kadett 1937 1940 1962 1991 kapit n 1939 1970 4 ps laubfrosch 1924 1931 manta 1970 1988 monterey 1992 1999 monza 1978 1986 olympia 1935 1940 1947 1953 1967 1970 olympia rekord 1953 1957 omega 1986 2003 patent motor car system lutzmann 1899 1902 p4 1935 1937 rak 1928 rak2 1928 regent 1928 1929 rekord 1953 1986 senator 1978 1993 signum 2003 2008 sintra 1996 1999 speedster 2000 2005 super 6 1937 1938 tigra 1994 2000 2004 2009 10 30 10 35 ps 1922 1924 vectra 1988 2008 zafira family 2011 2014 concept cars prototypes flextreme flextreme gt e frogster gtc concept hydrogen3 hydrogen4 insignia concept meriva concept monza concept signum2 concept junior rak e slalom trixx twin divisions and subsidiaries vauxhall vxr opel performance center people adam opel founder fritz von opel karl thomas neumann ceo rikky von opel wilhelm von opel factories aspern brandenburg ellesmere port eisenach luton tolyatti 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