IDA-Opel (Industrija Delova Automobila- Kikinda) was a Serbian (Yugoslav) car manufacturer based in

Kikinda Kikinda ( sr-Cyrl, Кикинда, ; hu, Nagykikinda) is a city and the administrative center of the North Banat District in Serbia . The city urban area has 38,069 inhabitants, while the city administrative area has 59,453 inhabitants. The c ...

, Serbia, between 1977 and 1992. The original plant was established in 1908 as a workshop attached to a local brick factory. In 1977, after eight years of successful co-operation, the iron foundry in

signed a joint venture and long-term co-operation manufacturing contract valid for a period of 15 years with Adam Opel AG (Opel). US$78.5 million were invested in the newly established IDA-Kikinda factory, funded 51% by Kikinda Iron Foundry and 49% by

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. The first delivery of manufactured parts from two new factories in Kikinda (Livac and Metalac), took part in December 1979. The export of Yugoslav-made parts allowed IDA to import mostly finished Opels, about 3,000 per year in the early 1980s, and have them treated as Yugoslav products. By exporting partly manufactured and fully manufactured parts/components for Opel vehicles, an import/export ratio of 1:1 was enabled. Up to the imposition of economic sanctions on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (

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) in May 1992, 38,700 Opel vehicles and large number of spare parts worth around DM 100 million were produced. During the 12 years of IDA-Opel manufacturing co-operation, over DM 1.3 billion have been made from this joint venture. The plant was later restructured as the Livnica Kikinda metal foundry, which was taken over by Slovenia's Cimos D.D. in 2004 and manufactures auto parts for various European manufacturers. * total number of vehicles produced: 38,700 * models produced:

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and the

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The 1983 model year and onwards

was sold in the Yugoslav market sold under the name "Opel Kikinda." File:Opel Kadett D 1 v sst.jpg, Opel Kadett D File:Opel Kadett E front 20080131.jpg, Opel Kadett E File:Opel Senator front 20080303.jpg, Opel Kikinda (Opel Senator in mainland Europe) File:Opel Omega A front 20090430.jpg, Opel Omega A File:Opel Vectra front 20071109.jpg, Opel Vectra A File:Opel Corsa A front 20080131.jpg, Opel Corsa A

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{{DEFAULTSORT:IDA-Opel Opel Defunct companies of Serbia Car manufacturers of Serbia Car manufacturers of Yugoslavia Companies based in Kikinda Serbian brands Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1977 Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1992 1977 establishments in Yugoslavia 1992 disestablishments in Yugoslavia

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