Hyundai launches trial production at Nošovice plant

Trial production began at carmaker Hyundai’s first European plant, located in Nošovice in the Czech Republic, as the first Czech-made Huyndai i30 left the production line on Monday morning. A ceremonial launch is scheduled to take place in a week’s time. Roughly 18,000 cars are expected to be produced at the site by the end of the year. The factory represents an investment of 1.1 billion euros; the company is expecting to produce 200,000 cars next year, and to employ more than three thousand workers by 2011.

Author: Jan Richter