GGM 'Casper' Surpasses 20,000 Units in 6 Months Since Launch, 'Smooth Sailing'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Gwangju Global Motors (GGM), a win-win regional job creation company, has proudly surpassed a cumulative production of 20,000 units of the 'Casper' just over six months after its launch.

According to Gwangju Global Motors on the 14th, Casper began its first vehicle production on September 15 last year, and as of the 11th of this month, the cumulative production reached 20,343 units.

This far exceeds last year's year-end target of producing 12,000 units.

In particular, from April onward, the hourly production rate (UPH) is planned to increase from the current 22 units to 25.7 units, making it likely to achieve this year's production goal of 50,000 units.

With an hourly production rate of 25.7, it is expected that monthly production can increase from the current level of 3,900 units to 4,500 units.

The ability to raise the hourly production rate like this is attributed to GGM expanding its workforce by newly hiring about 80 people, including around 70 technical entry-level employees in February, as well as the improved skill level of the existing workforce.

GGM has secured industry-leading quality, with Casper's production pass rate already exceeding 90% by the end of last year.

This achievement has been made despite difficult domestic and international conditions such as global semiconductor parts supply shortages and the spread of COVID-19, and is recognized as contributing to regional economic revitalization and job creation.

In fact, GGM has created about 660 jobs so far, and depending on market conditions in the second half of this year or the first half of next year, plans to maintain a workforce of around 1,000 by additionally hiring for two-shift operations.

CEO Park Kwang-tae said, “Achieving cumulative production of 20,000 units within six months of mass production is the result of GGM workers’ united efforts,” adding, “Although the internal and external economic situation is unfavorable, we will do our best to achieve this year’s goal of producing 50,000 units through establishing win-win cooperation and securing the highest quality.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.