SOUTH KOREA: GM 'to switch Chevy production to Europe'
By headlineauto | 7 November 2012
The next generation Chevrolet Cruze, due in late 2014, will not be built at General Motors’ South Korean unit. Instead some production is expected to be moved to an Opel factory in Europe.
The Cruze is already built or assembled in South Korea, the US, Russia, China, Thailand, India and Australia. According to a report by Reuters, the successor model will be the first vehicle to use a GM global platform capable of spawning 2.5m vehicles a year by 2018.
The current Cruze accounts for around half of some 260,000 vehicles produced annually at GM Korea's plant in Gunsan which also builds the Orlando minivan.
Reuters further notes that GM Korea head Sergio Rocha disclosed the decision to stop Cruze production to the company's South Korean union.
GM CEO Dan Akerson has previously said that one way to cut costs at Opel would be to move some production from Asia to Europe to improve plant efficiency.
The codename for the Cruze replacement is said to be D2SC. In August 2012, GM stated that the existing Lordstown Complex in Ohio would see an investment of $220m to build the Cruze replacement. As yet, there have been no corresponding announcements for other plants which build or assemble the current Cruze.
Sectors: Vehicle manufacturers, Vehicle manufacturing, Vehicle product & design
Companies: GM, Opel, Chevrolet
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