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General Motors Bupyeong Plant

The GM Bupyeong facility, sometimes referred to as the Bupyeong Complex, is located in Bupyeong-gu, Incheon, Korea (South Korea). It serves as the headquarters and R&D Center of GM Korea and currently produces various Chevrolet, Buick, Opel and Vauxhall vehicles as well as Propulsion Systems.

  • Year opened:
    • Vehicle assembly: 1962
    • Propulsion system assembly: 1971
  • Phone: + 82-080-3000-5000
  • Complex facilities:
    • Propulsion Systems assembly
    • Vehicle assembly plant (2 plants)
    • Knock-Down (KD) vehicle assembly plant
    • Corporate offices
    • Research and Development Center
  • Production shifts: TBD

History

The Bupyeong facility is a living piece of Korea’s automotive history, as the plant was the first modern automotive factory in the country. It produced the world’s seventh diesel passenger car in 1985.

Products

The Bupyeong plant currently produces the following vehicles and Propulsion Systems:

  • Vehicles:
    • Chevrolet Aveo
    • Chevrolet Trax
    • Chevrolet Malibu
    • Chevrolet Captiva
    • Buick Encore
    • Opel Mokka
    • Vauxhall Mokka
  • Propulsion Systems:
    • Engines
    • Transmissions
  • Knock-down kits:
    • Produces Knock-Down (KD) kit for export into various global markets

News

Follow this link for GM Bupyeong plant news coverage.

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