Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Rus

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Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Rus
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryAutomotive
Founded29 February 2008
HeadquartersSestroretsk, Russia
ParentHyundai Motor Company
Websitewww.hyundai.ru

OOO Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Rus is an automobile manufacturer based in Sestroretsk, Russia. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the South Korean Hyundai Motor Company and is considered to be the first full-fledged automobile plant of a foreign automobile plant in the Russian Federation. All vehicle parts installed by the plant are manufactured on site or by local automotive suppliers.

History[]

Pre-production of the Solaris in 2010

Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Rus was established on 29 February 2008 and the foundation stone was laid on 5 June.[1]

The press shop was able to start the test run on 19 May 2010. On the occasion of the test run, a small opening ceremony was held among the workforce. A short time later, the pre-production of the new Solaris began, a model that is located as a hatchback in the small car segment and as a sedan in the compact class. The design of the model comes from the Fluidic Sculpture concept study. The engines used come from the Gamma series. The first presentation of the Solaris models took place in August 2010 at the Moscow International Automobile Salon.[2]

The official opening ceremony on 21 September 2010 included Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, President of the Hyundai Motor Group, Chung Mong-koo, Russian Industry and Trade Minister Viktor Khristenko, St. Petersburg Governor Valentina Matviyenko, and South Korean Finance Minister Yoon Jeung-hyun and the South Korean ambassador Lee Youn-ho, among the invited guests.

Series production finally started with an annual capacity reduced to 105,000 units. With the introduction of the 5-door, the capacity increased to 150,000 units. At full capacity, up to 200,000 automobiles can be produced per year.[3] While there were just 2,000 employees at the Russian plant at the start of production, by the end of 2012 there was to be around 5,300 employees who will be employed there.

In December 2020, Hyundai has completed the acquisition of a decommissioned General Motors manufacturing plant in Shushary, Saint Petersburg, making it the second plant for HMMR.[4][5]

In September 2021, Hyundai Wia division opened a car engine manufacturing plant in Saint Petersburg, the biggest in Russia and the fifth in the world. The new plant is designed to produce about 330.000 engines for Hyundai Solaris and Creta as well as for Kia Rio by the end of the year 2021. The construction of the plant began in December 2019.[6]

Production[]

2018 Hyundai Solaris

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Под Петербургом началось строительство завода Hyundai" [Near St. Petersburg the construction of the Hyundai plant began]. Motor.ru (in Russian). 5 June 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Hyundai RB concept revealed at Moscow Motor Show". WorldCarFans.com. 2010-08-25. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
  3. ^ "Manufacturing – Russia Plants". Hyundai Motor Company. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Hyundai Acquires Decommissioned GM Factory In Russia". Carscoops. 2020-12-23. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  5. ^ Reuters Staff (2020-12-22). "Hyundai buys GM's car plant in Russia's St. Petersburg". Reuters. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  6. ^ "Hyundai открыл в Петербурге крупнейший завод по производству двигателей" (in Russian). Интерфакс. 2021-09-09.

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