ups ▁with ▁H indust an ▁Mot ors ▁to ▁build ▁Bed ford ▁tr uck s , ▁V aux hall ▁cars , ▁All ison ▁Trans m issions ▁and ▁off - road ▁equipment . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁G M IP L ▁was ▁formed ▁as ▁a ▁joint ▁vent ure , ▁owned ▁ 5 0 ▁percent ▁by ▁H indust an ▁Mot ors ▁and ▁ 5 0 ▁percent ▁by ▁General ▁Mot ors , ▁to ▁produce ▁and ▁sell ▁Op el ▁brand ed ▁vehicles . ▁ ▁G M ▁bought ▁out ▁the ▁H indust an ▁Mot ors ▁interest ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁G M IP L ▁continued ▁to ▁produce ▁Op el ▁cars ▁at ▁the ▁Hal ol ▁facility ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁when ▁it ▁started ▁production ▁of ▁Che v ro let ▁vehicles ▁at ▁that ▁location . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁G M IP L ▁moved ▁its ▁headquarters ▁to ▁G urg a on . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁company ▁opened ▁its ▁technical ▁center ▁operations ▁in ▁Bang al ore , ▁which ▁included ▁research ▁and ▁development ▁and ▁vehicle ▁engineering ▁activities . ▁The ▁technical ▁center ▁operations ▁were ▁expanded ▁to ▁include ▁purch asing ▁and ▁financial ▁support ▁services ▁for ▁General ▁Mot ors ▁operations ▁located ▁outside ▁of ▁India ▁( 2 0 0 6 ), ▁vehicle ▁engine ▁and ▁transmission ▁design ▁and ▁engineering ▁( 2 0 0 7 ) ▁and ▁a ▁vehicle ▁design ▁studio ▁( 2 0 0 7 ). ▁ ▁G M IP L ▁began ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁second ▁vehicle ▁assembly ▁plant