South Korea: Poor performance with both GM Korea and Renault Samsung: Frequent strikes
-A habitual strike cuts off exports-
Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association:
It was revealed on December 21st.
GM Korea:
It produced 310,908 units from January to November.
It decreased by 17.3% compared to the same period of the previous year.
Renault Samsung:
The situation is more serious.
From the beginning of this year to last month, the production volume was 109,258 units, a decrease of 28.3% from a year ago.
Ssangyong Motor:
Production also decreased by 19.6% from a year ago.
The production volume of the three mid-sized companies decreased by 20% from last year.
Hyundai and Kia Motors decreased by only 9%.
GM Korea and Renault Samsung:
GM Korea and Renault Samsung have recovered domestic demand by launching new cars such as the “Trailblazer” and “XM3”.
Frequent strikes:
However, the problem arose in the production of exports.
Labor unions of both companies over a wage negotiation plan
Repeat the strike,
Losing the trust of GM Korea and Renault Samsung headquarters,
The production of the allocated export has disappeared.
Production of GM Korea decreased to 25,000 and Renault Samsung nearly 10,000.
Joongang Ilbo |
https://s.japanese.joins.com/JArticle/273633?sectcode=320&servcode=300
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