Renault Korea said on the 12th that it surpassed a cumulative 4 million vehicles produced at its Busan plant, 26 years after entering the domestic market in 2000.
Renault Korea's Busan plant is a global hub responsible for producing mid-size (D) and near-full-size and above (E) segments within the Renault Group. It has shipped about 2.2 million vehicles domestically and about 1.8 million vehicles overseas, playing a key role in Renault Korea's growth.
The most-produced vehicle at the Busan plant is the mid-size sedan "SM5," with a total of 954,000 units built. It was followed by the compact sedan "SM3" and the compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) "Nissan Rogue," with 805,000 and 585,000 units, respectively.
Nicolas Paris, CEO of Renault Korea, said at the commemorative event, "The biggest driving force that enabled us to produce more than 4 million vehicles at the Busan plant was top-tier quality competitiveness and the outstanding capabilities of our employees," adding, "Building on the excellent competitiveness of the Busan plant and our employees, we will take this cumulative production of 4 million as a starting point for a new leap and move forward more vigorously toward producing 5 million vehicles."
Renault Korea's Busan plant serves as a key production base in the Renault Group's "International Game Plan 2027." It has secured high flexibility by establishing a mixed-production system capable of producing up to four platforms and eight models on a single production line.
In Jan. last year, through a production facility update, it became the first domestic automaker to convert an internal combustion engine production line into one capable of assembling electric vehicles. Based on this, it has established itself as a future car production hub that simultaneously produces internal combustion, hybrid, and pure electric vehicles, including the mid-size SUV "Grand Koleos," the global flagship crossover "Filante," and "Polestar 4."