The company survived by producing cars for the British Army, and in 1948 the British Government handed the company back over to the German state, and it was managed by former Opel chief Heinrich Nordhoff.
Kompania mbijetoi duke prodhuar makina për Ushtrinë Britanike, dhe në vitin 1948, Qeveria Britanike e dorëzoi kompaninë sërish tek Shteti Gjerman, ku do të menaxhohej nga ish shefi i Opel Heinrich Nordhoff.