Hyundai from Nošovice produced 275,000 cars last year. It was 36,250 cars, or 15 percent more than the year before. He expects further production growth this year. Petr Michník, spokesman for Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech (HMMC), said this today.
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“For this year, it is planned to increase the volume of production to the level usual before the covidu-19 pandemic,” said Michník. In the last year before the pandemic, which fundamentally affected the automotive industry worldwide, the Nošovice plant produced 309,500 cars.
“Therefore, HMMC has already started recruiting employees and will recruit 120 new employees into production within a few months. In addition, a recruitment allowance of CZK 20,000 is prepared for workers’ positions,” the spokesman said.
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The largest share of production at the Silesian plant in 2021 was accounted for by the Tucson model, which accounts for 70 percent of production. “The i30 model line accounted for almost 20 percent of production last year. The innovated sharp Hyundai i30 N, which began to roll off the lines last year, accounted for two percent of production,” said Michník. The remaining eight percent of cars produced were used by Kona Electric.
“Over 30 percent of cars produced last year have hybrid, plug-in hybrid or fully electric drive. This year, the carmaker expects the share of such cars to grow again,” said Michník. The company does not plan to launch any new model this year, but new projects are planned for production in 2023.
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“In line with carbon neutrality plans, we are becoming the company’s first production plant to use exclusively renewable electricity this year. We are preparing large investments in photovoltaics and other energy-saving technologies,” said HMMC President Cheolseung Baek.
Most cars from Nošovice traveled to Germany, Spain, France and Great Britain. “The Tucson model is also largely heading to countries in the Middle East. Kona Electric from Nošovice is the most successful in Germany, France and Norway,” said Michník. But cars made last year in Nošovice also run in Mexico, Ecuador, New Caledonia and the island of Martinique.
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The factory in Nošovice is the only Hyundai production plant in the European Union. It produces up to 1400 cars a day. In 2020, it generated a profit of 4.2 billion crowns, which was 3.18 billion less year on year, and revenues of 113.96 billion crowns were lower by 9.18 billion. The plant has over 3100 employees, another about 8700 people work for its direct suppliers.
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