To supplement this: Eisenach was the location of one of the early car manufacturers of Germany.[1] It was BMW that bought the factory in 1928. After WW2 it was

To supplement this: Eisenach was the location of one of the early car manufacturers of Germany.[1] It was BMW that bought the factory in 1928. After WW2 it was nationalized. The factory was closed in 1991. The Opel factory was not a direct successor of it. However, the availbility of skilled workers from the old factory influenced the dicision to establish a new factory there. [1] Here the picture of a "Wartburg" from 1898: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wartburg-Motorwagen#/media/Datei:Wartburg_1898.jpg https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wartburg-Motorwagen#/media/Dat...