Jinqiao Southern Vehicle Plant, Shanghai General Motors ' newly established Vehicle Plant, is located at the Shanghai Pudong Jinqiao Production Base.
The newly built Jinqiao Southern Vehicle Plant covers an area of 246,000 square meters and has three international standard production workshops for vehicle bodies , painting and assembly, as well as an advanced flexible production line, with planned productivity of 160,000 vehicles per annum.
At the start of initial operation the plant will produce the Buick , but Cadillacs and other types of vehicles will also be produced later on the same production line .
The Jinqiao Southern Vehicle Plant covers a site area of approximately 180,000 square meters ; however, it took just 20 months to build from scratch starting in September 2003, thereby setting a record within the Chinese automotive industry.
As a model plant meeting high standards and top quality requirements , the project construction and design of the Jinqiao Southern Vehicle Plant reaches new levels . The advances in environmental management, quality control and production safety of equipment technology are all now on a par with international standards.
The plant now features the first water - soluble paint production line in China and can produce different types of cars on a single line that is capable of producing both large and small volumes.
The plant features a perfected quality control guarantee system in accordance with TS16949 and also boasts advanced technology and equipment to ensure that high - quality products are supplied to its customers.
Apart from the vehicle body, paint and general assembly workshops, the Southern Plant also has the requisite vehicle body allocation centers, a local power station , IT building, and other facilities .
