Renault Korea's Busan plant finalizes hybrid production that can be assembled by electric vehicles
Feb 10, 2025
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Renault Korea signed an "MOU for Investment to Build Future Vehicle Production Base" with the Busan Metropolitan Government in March last year and announced plans to convert its Busan plant into a future vehicle production base. As part of that, in January, it started reinforcing facilities at its Busan plant to mass-produce electric vehicles.
With this inspection, the production line centered on internal combustion engines was converted into a mixed production line capable of producing electric vehicles. Renault Korea's Busan plant is known to be the first in the domestic finished car industry to switch from a single production line to enable the production of electric vehicles as well as internal combustion engines.
Renault Korea President Stefan De Blaise held a meeting with Busan Mayor Park Hyung-joon, who visited the Busan plant on this day. After the talks, President Stefan De Blaise said, "We have successfully completed the construction of the facility so that the Busan plant, which boasts the world's best production quality, can become a key hub for future car production, and the city of Busan has also promised customized support," adding, "With this conversion of production lines and strengthening cooperation with Busan City, we will focus all of the company's capabilities on the production of future cars such as Aurora 2, which will be unveiled next year along with Grand Coleos and Polestar 4."
Busan Mayor Park Hyung-joon said, "We welcome the conversion of Renault Korea, a key manufacturing company in Busan, to production lines and the establishment of a future car production base. The transition to production lines is an important opportunity to revitalize the local economy and create new growth engines for Busan City, he said. "We will work closely with Renault Korea to establish Busan City as a key hub city for global mobility."
Meanwhile, Renault Korea's Busan plant, which will resume full-fledged operations among car owners, will start production of existing vehicles, including Grand Corleos, and start commissioning the Polestar 4 in the second half of this year, serving as a key base for future car projects.
Editor Kim Tae-jin, tj.kim@carguy.kr
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
