Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech

Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech

In Nosovice was the official opening ceremony of the plant Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech



September 24, 2009 Company Hyundai / Hyundai, the largest automaker in South Korea, held an official opening ceremony of the plant in Nosovice (Czech Republic), in the construction of which was invested 1 billion euros.

Plant Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech (HMMC), owned by Hyundai Motor Co (Seoul), in November last year began mass production of automobiles Hyundai / Hyundai. Today the power company can produce 200 000 units a year, and by 2011 this figure is projected to reach 300 000 units.

The first car assembled in the factory, became the five-door hatchback class C - Hyundai i30 / Hyundai i30, which has already managed to receive many international awards. In February this year the company also started production of the station wagon i30cw. Since 2011 the plant will be produced four models. This will be possible when the production capacity will increase to 300 000 cars a year.

After starting the Czech plant Hyundai / Hyundai became a company that has its own factories in all major automotive markets, including the U.S., China, India and Turkey. The global network of manufacturing facilities will allow the company to deliver high-quality cars throughout the world much faster.

"Global production system will enable us to continue to build cars of the highest quality. Our goal has always been to become one of the world's leading automakers - said vice-chairman of Hyundai / Hyundai Hey Sung Chung at the opening ceremony. - The plant in Nosovice will play a very important role in solving our global problems, so we will be careful to engage in its development so that the enterprise has become a model for the global automotive industry. "

Production hatchback and wagon i30, developed at the European Design and Technical Bureau Hyundai / Hyundai in Rüsselsheim (Germany), from November 2008 reached a figure of 80 000 vehicles per year. Approximately 90% of models emerging from the assembly line in Nosovice, sold in Europe, and the remaining 10% are exported to the Middle East and Africa.

Promise Hyundai / Hyundai give a major impetus to the development and growth of the Czech economy has been fully implemented. Only at the factory was set up 2 000 new jobs at suppliers - still 4 000 jobs, which in total amounted to 6 000 seats. By 2011, Hyundai / Hyundai plans to increase production and auxiliary workers to 3 500 and 7 500 people, respectively, creating a total of 11 000 jobs.