The new facility will occupy 500 thousand square meters with 220 thousand square meters to be used for environmental preservation.
The Joinville plant will build engines and automotive components for GM’s Automotive Industrial Complex in the city of Gravataí (Rio Grande do Sul) and the Rosario Automotive Industrial Complex in Argentina. The plant will be able to make 120.000 engines and 50.000 cylinders per year.
The company says it will have a system that allows engines to be tested without using fuel, eliminating contaminants inside the building.
GM didn’t say what engines the factory will build. The company’s sales have been rising to record levels in Brazil’s fast-growing market.
Joinville industry keeps growing at a fast pace; recently Azul announced new direct flights from Sao Paulo to Joinville.
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