Adam Opel founded his sewing machine factory on January 21, 1862 in Rüsselsheim, and in 1886, following the example of Coventry factories also manufacture bicycles passed. An Adam Opel did not like cars and dying in 1895, his sons were the ones who raised the possibility of entering new business due to falling sales of bicycles. So Anhaltisches Motorwagenfabrik acquired in 1897. It opened its doors on June 21, 1899, and in year 11 cars were produced.
