General Motors opened a new engine plant at its minicar factory SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile in southern China on Monday.
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The 2bn yuan ($US263m) new engine plant, adjacent to the factory in Liuzhou, will have a capacity of 300,000 units a year and begin production of 1.1-litre and 1.2-litre engines in August, GM said in a statement cited by the Associated Press (AP).
The new engine plant will facilitate new product development at the minicar factory, which now buys engines and related parts from outside suppliers, the company reportedly said.
The engines will be used first in a new minivan model, the Wuling Hong Tu, a vehicle developed by GM’s Pan Asia Technical Automotive Centre joint venture in Shanghai with SAIC, AP added.
SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile is a three-way commercial vehicle joint venture between GM, Shanghai-based partner SAIC Motor, and Guangxi province-based Wuling Automobile. GM owns 34% of the venture, SAIC has 50.1% and the remainder is held by Wuling Automobile, AP noted.
