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[Alpha Biz= Kim Jisun] General Motors (GM) will invest a total of $600 million (approximately KRW 880 billion) to reinforce the manufacturing capabilities of its Korean unit, GM Korea.
According to industry sources on March 25, GM plans to allocate the investment toward modernizing production facilities and installing new press equipment at GM Korea plants. The move follows a previously announced $300 million investment in December aimed at upgrading products in Korea, with an additional $300 million now committed.
The $600 million investment marks GM’s largest capital injection into its Korean operations in six years, following a roughly KRW 1 trillion investment in its Changwon plant in 2020. The latest commitment is expected to ease lingering market concerns over a potential withdrawal from Korea.
Industry observers believe GM aims to position its Korean plants as a global production hub for compact sport utility vehicles (SUVs), while expanding new model development and production capacity.
To commemorate the investment, GM Korea held a joint celebration event with its labor union at the Bupyeong press plant in Incheon on the same day.
Alphabiz Reporter Kim Jisun(stockmk2020@alphabiz.co.kr)
