By Shilpan Amin, senior VP, chief procurement and supply chain officer, General Motors
By Shilpan Amin, senior VP, chief procurement and supply chain officer, General Motors
General Motors and Hyundai together make more vehicles than any other single automaker in the world. Between us, we run nearly two dozen assembly plants, building cars, trucks, and SUVs spread across key markets worldwide. And we’re both in the top 50 for U.S. patents - a clear sign that innovation drives what we do.
I’m excited to share an update on the progress GM and Hyundai have made since the beginning of our partnership last year. Today, we are announcing that we’re going to co-develop five brand new vehicles. Four of these will serve the Central and South American markets, including a mid-size pickup, as well as compact cars, pickups, and SUVs. And for North America, we’re working on an electric commercial van, a smaller sibling to Chevrolet’s BrightDrop vans.
GM will take the lead on the mid-size truck platform, while Hyundai heads up the platforms for the other new models. Each company will sell these vehicles under their own brands, with unique interior and exterior designs. But no matter the badge, everything we build together will carry the stamp of both GM and Hyundai’s engineering, manufacturing, and innovative spirit.
The first of these vehicles are scheduled to roll out in 2028, and we expect production to reach more than 800,000 vehicles a year.
We are also planning joint sourcing initiatives in North and South America for materials, transport, and logistics, including raw materials, components, and complex systems. We will also explore collaboration on low-carbon emissions steel as part of our commitment to sustainable manufacturing.
So, why work with Hyundai? The answer is clear:
By teaming up, we can reduce costs, streamline manufacturing, and launch new models faster.
Joint sourcing and logistics boost efficiency and deliver savings, with room to scale further across raw materials and complex systems.
Our collaboration expands customer choice in key markets and strengthens our competitive edge.
We’re also exploring future propulsion technologies, including fuel cells.
By joining forces with Hyundai, we can broaden our lineup, while making our R&D, logistics, design, and manufacturing teams even more effective. Put simply: together, we’re more than the sum of our parts.
When GM CEO Mary Barra signed our agreement with Hyundai a year ago, she put it well: “GM and Hyundai have complementary strengths and talented teams. Our goal is to unlock the scale and creativity of both companies to deliver even more competitive vehicles to customers faster and more efficiently.”
We’re off to a fantastic start, and I can’t wait to see where else this collaboration takes us.
General Motors and Hyundai together make more vehicles than any other single automaker in the world. Between us, we run nearly two dozen assembly plants, building cars, trucks, and SUVs spread across key markets worldwide. And we’re both in the top 50 for U.S. patents - a clear sign that innovation drives what we do.
I’m excited to share an update on the progress GM and Hyundai have made since the beginning of our partnership last year. Today, we are announcing that we’re going to co-develop five brand new vehicles. Four of these will serve the Central and South American markets, including a mid-size pickup, as well as compact cars, pickups, and SUVs. And for North America, we’re working on an electric commercial van, a smaller sibling to Chevrolet’s BrightDrop vans.
GM will take the lead on the mid-size truck platform, while Hyundai heads up the platforms for the other new models. Each company will sell these vehicles under their own brands, with unique interior and exterior designs. But no matter the badge, everything we build together will carry the stamp of both GM and Hyundai’s engineering, manufacturing, and innovative spirit.
The first of these vehicles are scheduled to roll out in 2028, and we expect production to reach more than 800,000 vehicles a year.
We are also planning joint sourcing initiatives in North and South America for materials, transport, and logistics, including raw materials, components, and complex systems. We will also explore collaboration on low-carbon emissions steel as part of our commitment to sustainable manufacturing.
So, why work with Hyundai? The answer is clear:
- By teaming up, we can reduce costs, streamline manufacturing, and launch new models faster.
- Joint sourcing and logistics boost efficiency and deliver savings, with room to scale further across raw materials and complex systems.
- Our collaboration expands customer choice in key markets and strengthens our competitive edge.
- We’re also exploring future propulsion technologies, including fuel cells.
By joining forces with Hyundai, we can broaden our lineup, while making our R&D, logistics, design, and manufacturing teams even more effective. Put simply: together, we’re more than the sum of our parts.
When GM CEO Mary Barra signed our agreement with Hyundai a year ago, she put it well: “GM and Hyundai have complementary strengths and talented teams. Our goal is to unlock the scale and creativity of both companies to deliver even more competitive vehicles to customers faster and more efficiently.”
We’re off to a fantastic start, and I can’t wait to see where else this collaboration takes us.