General Motors has unveiled a plan to invest EUR230m in the next three to four years for the construction of new testing facilities at its European Product Development Center in Rüsselsheim, Germany.
The investment is a part of the company's plan to invest about EUR4bn for future product development during 2013- 2016.
GM Europe president and Opel CEO Karl-Thomas Neumann said the development done at Ruesselsheim will be on engines and transmissions for Europe and the rest of the world.
"This move will give us global responsibility in engine development," Neumann added.
The amount will be invested by the company at its Opel headquarters in Ruesselsheim and at the proving ground in Dudenhofen to the Vauxhall brands in order to develop the next generation engines, which comply with European and global emission standards.
Apart from the new testing facilities, the company also plans to develop a new fuel station, audio lab and safety analysis building with the investment.
Under the development, the proving grounds at Dudenhofen will receive a soak area, new workshop and vehicle dynamometers for ultra-low emission testing of vehicles.
