AsianScientist (Sep. 9, 2011) – Detroit-based automaker General Motors today opened a new state-of-the-art diesel engine plant in Rayong, Thailand.
The US$200 million, 54,275 square meter facility will have 500 employees by the end of the year and the capacity to manufacture approximately 120,000 engines per year.
The first engines to be manufactured by the facility will be GM’s family of Duramax four-cylinder diesel engines, slated to be installed in its all-new Chevrolet Colorado pickup.
GM Thailand’s new powertrain facility is a key component of the automaker’s Southeast Asia growth strategy, which is to become a leading manufacturer of automobiles and engines throughout the region.
China is already GM’s largest national market, followed by the United States, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, and Italy.
“GM is committed to growing our footprint and business throughout Thailand and Southeast Asia,” said GM Southeast Asia President Martin Apfel. “Our engine plant will enable us to deliver on our promise of bringing cleaner, more efficient and higher-performance diesel engine technology to our customers.”
The opening of the facility comes a month after GM announced that it will invest US$150 million in the reactivation of its Bekasi manufacturing facility in Indonesia.
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Source: General Motors.
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