Electric motor, in particular of a vehicle component, for example a window regulator drive or seat adjustment drive, having a rotor and having a stator having three-phase stator winding, having at least one coil per phase (u,v,w) having first and second coil ends (8, 9) and having an interconnection element which is formed as a circular ring and arranged on an end face of the stator and fixed there, having an annular frame part in which a contact ring having contact points for electrically conductive connection of the first coil ends is located so as to form star points, characterised in that - the interconnection element has a number of axially running contact passages on the bottom corresponding to the number of coil ends (8, 9), said contact passages forming a first and a second contact group, - the frame part of the interconnection element has a peripheral wall and a radial inner collar integrally formed thereon, wherein the contact passages running axially in the frame collar and in the peripheral wall are provided azimuthal grooves on the outer peripheral side and are aligned with the specially designed or bent contact points of the contact ring, - the contact ring having the contact points is assigned to the contact passages of the first contact group for the electrically conductive connection of the first coil ends so as to form star points, and - the second coil ends are guided through the contact passages of the second contact group and with a coil end portion along the interconnection element in the azimuthal grooves, and are axially passed out of the interconnection element to supply a three phase winding terminal in exposed positions, wherein the interconnection element has a corresponding number of integrally formed holding elements which hold the winding terminals or the terminal ends of the conductor portions or coil portions axially orientated in exposed positions, such that the interconnection element which is formed as a circular ring forms an adaptor and creates a stable arrangement for the further assembly of the electric motor. - the interconnection element has a number of axially running contact passages on the bottom corresponding to the number of coil ends (8, 9), said contact passages forming a first and a second contact group, - the frame part of the interconnection element has a peripheral wall and a radial inner collar integrally formed thereon, wherein the contact passages running axially in the frame collar and in the peripheral wall are provided azimuthal grooves on the outer peripheral side and are aligned with the specially designed or bent contact points of the contact ring, - the contact ring having the contact points is assigned to the contact passages of the first contact group for the electrically conductive connection of the first coil ends so as to form star points, and - the second coil ends are guided through the contact passages of the second contact group and with a coil end portion along the interconnection element in the azimuthal grooves, and are axially passed out of the interconnection element to supply a three phase winding terminal in exposed positions, wherein the interconnection element has a corresponding number of integrally formed holding elements which hold the winding terminals or the terminal ends of the conductor portions or coil portions axially orientated in exposed positions, such that the interconnection element which is formed as a circular ring forms an adaptor and creates a stable arrangement for the further assembly of the electric motor.