Hyundai Stops Importing Engines From South Korea and Will Start Producing Engines in Brazil Starting in 2022

Written by Valdemar Medeiros

Published on 27/08/2021 at 12:31

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The New Hyundai Factory in SP Will Produce the Engines That Were Previously Imported from Its Country of Origin, South Korea. The Automaker Has Not Yet Stated Which Engines Will Be Produced at the New Unit

Hyundai will manufacture engines in Brazil starting next year and is finalizing the construction of a unit next to the factory in Piracicaba (SP), where the engines currently imported from its country of origin, South Korea, will be produced. According to the automaker’s vice president, Ricardo Martins, the expansion of the unit is expected to be completed by the end of the year. According to Ricardo, Hyundai will begin assembling the engines, which will arrive in Brazil in the form of kits.

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According to the executive, this type of CKD assembly will occur temporarily until the final assembly lines and especially the machining lines are completed. The company has ruled out in-house casting of the blocks, which will lead the South Korean company to seek a new partner in Brazil.

The engines that will be produced by Hyundai in Brazil are still being defined by the company, and it will be through this choice that the company will determine the size of the investment to be made on-site, aside from what has already been defined for building the attached engine factory. According to the executive, the announcement will be made in the coming months.

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According to the vice president, everything is settled with the municipality and the state regarding the new unit of the South Korean company. Now, only the green light from headquarters is needed to announce the hiring and investments.

At the end of last year, the city hall announced that the automaker intended to build an engine factory in the region, which would cost around R$ 350 million. However, the investment amount has not been confirmed by the company.

In addition to producing engines, the new unit will also contribute to other sectors of Hyundai, such as development centers. Thus, the addition of new departments to the engine operation could increase the initial investment projections. Currently, all development of the engines installed in Brazilian Hyundai cars, as well as their calibration for the regional market, is done in South Korea.

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Hyundai has 10 factories spread around the world, and 7 of them are not in its country of origin, South Korea. Its factory in Brazil is responsible for manufacturing the HB20, which is assembled only here, and also the Hyundai Creta SUV.

The factory is located in Piracicaba, inland SP, and received an investment of US$ 700 million to be built. Production of the first HB20 began in September 2012. In 2016, the plant received another investment of US$ 130 million to enable the production of the Creta. The factory has the capacity to produce 180,000 cars per year, or 36 cars per hour.

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