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Gwangju Global Motors

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Gwangju Global Motors Co. Ltd.
Native name
광주글로벌모터스
Company typeJoint venture
IndustryAutomotive
Founded2019[1]
HeadquartersGwangju, South Korea
Key people
Park Gwang-tae (CEO)
OwnerGwangju Metropolitan Government (21%)
Hyundai Motor Company (19%)[2]
Websitewww.ggmotors.com

Gwangju Global Motors Co. Ltd. (GGM) is a car manufacturing company in Gwangju, South Korea. It is a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Company and the Gwangju city government. The company was founded in 2019, and its factory opened in 2021. The plant is the first new car factory in South Korea since 1998.

The factory produces mainly the Hyundai Casper, which was the first model made there. The factory can make up to 70,000 cars each year. It is the only Hyundai plant in South Korea without a workers' union.

References

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  1. "Gwangju project is off to an inauspicious start". Korea JoongAng Daily. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  2. "Stranded Gwangju job project distresses Hyundai". The Korea Times. 2020-04-23. Retrieved 2021-07-17.