General Motors opened THB 6 billion diesel engine plant in Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate (Rayong)

General Motors recently held the grand opening of a 34-rai diesel engine plant located on a 400-rai piece of land in Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate (Rayong) adjacent to GM vehicle manufacturing plant. The USD 200 million (THB 6 billion) facility, GM’s first diesel engine plant in Southeast Asia, is the first-in-the-world to produce the all-new family of Duramax four-cylinder diesel engines, representing GM’s most significant powertrain investment in the region. The highly flexible plant has the capability to manufacture approximately 120,000 engines per year for use in vehicles built in Thailand and other global markets. The company expects to source USD 94 million (THB 2.8 billion) worth of Thai-built components for the production of engines by 2012.

Picture shows Mr. David Nardone (2nd from left), President & CEO of Hemaraj Land And Development Plc. congratulating Mr. Marin Apfel (2nd from right), President - General Motors Thailand /Southeast Asia and Chevrolet Sales Thailand while Mr. David Clarkson (far right), Vice President - Powertrain GM Thailand/ Southeast Asia looks on.