GM starts Trax Crossover production in S. Korea to meet rising demand in US

General Motors Co. has started producing the Chevrolet Trax Crossover at its South Korean plant ahead of its local launch in the first quarter to meet the rising demand for the new vehicle in the US and other markets.

According to Shilpan Amin, GM’s senior vice president and president of GM’s overseas division, the new crossover is already a huge hit in the US , which follows the huge success of their Chevrolet Trailblazer in Korea and around the world

The Trax Crossover, assembled in GM’s Korean plant in Changwon, was unveiled in the US last year.

Meanwhile, the Trailblazer is being assembled in itss Bupyong plant, just west of Seoul.

GM Korea sells domestically produced and imported vehicles at ho,me.

Its lineup includes two locally assembled models, the Trailblazer SUV and the Trax Crossover. It also has six imported models, the Colorado pickup, the Bolt all-electric car, the Equinox, Traverse, and Tahoe SUVs, and the Sierra Denali pickup.

GM Korea plans to add more GMC brand models to its lineup.

Last year, GM Korea’s vehicle sales rose 12 percent to 264,875 units from 237,044 a year earlier.