At the end of August 2019 beginned a new era for the Groupe PSA plant in Eisenach: The production of the compact SUV Grand Land X in Thuringia has officially started. Opel CEO Michael Lohscheller and Yann Vincent, PSE Group Vice President Manufacturing & Supply Chain, opened the extensively rebuilt assembly line at the site in the presence of Thuringia's Prime Minister Bodo Ramelow. With the production of the Grandland X Opel opened a new chapter for the location. Because the car is not only in a growing vehicle segment at the start, but will be produced as a hybrid version here from next year and thus contributes to the electrification of Opel. The popularity of the Grandland X has increased steadily in recent years and Opel are sure that this model will create a sustainable future for the plant.