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OpelKadett C

1973–1979 Germany Opel kadett 7 production years
Production1973–1979
Recorded originGermany
ClassOpel kadett
Built1,754,989 units
Background

The Opel Kadett C is a small family car which was produced by the German automobile manufacturer Opel from 1973 to 1979. The Kadett C, which was the fourth generation of the Opel Kadett, was released in August 1973, and was Opel's version of the General Motors "T-Car". It was the last small Opel to feature rear-wheel drive, and remained in production at Opel's Bochum plant until July 1979, by which time Opel had produced 1,701,076. Of these, 52% had been exported outside West Germany, most of them to markets in other parts of western Europe. In other world markets, however, various badge engineered versions of the Kadett C remained in production as late as the mid-1990s under other GM brand names.

Text adapted from “Opel Kadett C” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07

Chronology ledger

Dates with their meaning intact

Production chronology1973–1979

Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.

Wikipedia lead ↗7 years
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1977–1978

First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.

Netherlands RDW ↗2 years