GAC Group inaugurates first overseas CKD factory

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- On April 29, GAC Motor and WTC Automotif (M) Sdn Bhd ("WTCA") held a ceremony to commemorate the completion and the commencement of production at the Segambut CKD factory located in Malaysia.

At the same time, a GS3 EMZOOM, the first model manfauctured at the factory, rolled off the production line.

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The Segambut factory, located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is a new facility constructed jointly by GAC Motor and WTCA in compliance with GAC standards. The factory's standard production capacity is 34,400 vehicles per year, with a maximum capacity likely to exceed 50,000 units per year. GAC Motor's production and sales in Malaysia is expected to surpass 2,000 units this year, and the introduction of new models has been underway. 

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In May 2023, GAC Motor and WTCA announced the initiation of the GAC Malaysia CKD project. In October 2023, construction began on the site of Malaysia factory. On March 30, 2024, trial production commenced.

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Prior to the ceremony, leaders and technical experts from GAC and WTCA conducted  evaluations of various aspects of the factory construction, production system, production readiness, quality cultivation, and models to go into mass production. The evaluation team successfully passed the review of various aspects of the GS3 EMZOOM model. With all indicators met the production standards, the evaluation team agreed to the completion of the factory and the model's mass production of the model.