GM Korea
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GM Korea Company[note 2] (Korean: 한국지엠주식회사,[note 3] IPA: [hanɡuːk tɕi em]) is the third lairgest Sooth Korean automobile manufacturer, an a subsidar o General Motors.
Native name | 한국지엠주식회사 |
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Umwhile cried | National Motors (1937–1962) Saenara Motors (1962–1965) Shinjin Motors (1966–1972) General Motors Korea (1972–1976) Saehan Motors (1976–1983) Daewoo Motor Corporation (1983–2002) GM Daewoo Auto & Technology (2002–2011) |
Subsidiar | |
Industrie | Automotive |
Foondit | 2002; 22 years ago (2002) |
Heidquarters | Bupyeong-gu, Incheon, Sooth Korea |
Area served | warldwide |
Key fowk | Sergio Rocha, CEO Carlos Zarlenga, CFO |
Products | Automobiles |
Production ootpit | 785,757[1][2][note 1] |
Revenue | ₩15.95 trillion (2012)[1] |
Nummer o employees | 16,988 (2012)[1] |
Parent | General Motors Investment Pty Ltd. (48.19%) |
Subsidiaries | Chevrolet Europe GM Vietnam UzDaewooAvto (50%) |
Wabsteid | gm-korea |
GM Korea | |
Korean name | |
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Hangul | 한국지엠 |
Hanja | 韓國지엠 |
Revised Romanisation | Hanguk Ji-em |
McCune–Reischauer | Hang’uk Chi-em |
GM Korea's roots go back tae the umwhile Daewoo Group which went bankrupt in 1999. It haes five manufacturin facilities in Korea as well as an assembly facility in Vietnam. In addition, GM Korea provides mercat an buist-specific vehicle kits for assembly at GM facilities in Cheenae, Thailand, Indie, Colombie an Venezuela. In 2008, GM Daewoo sauld in Korea an exportit mair nor 1.9 million units, includin CKD products. GM Daewoo nou produces vehicles an kits for Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Opel, Vauxhall, Holden, Suzuki, Honda, Kia, Fiat an Pontiac that are affered in mair nor 150 mercats on sax continents.
On 20 Januar 2011, General Motors annooncit that GM Daewoo wad be renamit GM Korea "tae reflect [Daewoo's] hichtened status in [the] global operations o GM,"[3] effective Mairch 2011. Maist o the umwhile Daewoo products wur rechristened as Chevrolets. GM´s luxury division Cadillac is available in Sooth Korea an aw.