Cars The End of Opel in Bochum – Plant closure after 52 years By Admin on December 10, 2014 • ( Leave a comment ) Opel was once a great economic hope in the Ruhr Valley. In its heyday the plant in Bochum employed 20,000 people. Now its long, slow death is at an end. This week the last car comes off the production line – a Zafira. Please be social: Share on Flattr (Opens in new window) Flattr Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Like Loading... Related Categories: Cars