Hyundai Motor signs deal to buy GM plant in India

South Korean automaker aims to boost output in fast-growing market

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Hyundai Motor is aiming to increase its production capacity to 1 million vehicles a year in India. (Photo courtesy of Hyundai Motor)

KIM JAEWON, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- Hyundai Motor's unit in India has signed a deal to acquire a General Motors plant in the South Asian country as the global automaker seeks to expand production in the fast-growing market.

Hyundai Motor India Ltd. (HMIL) and General Motors India (GMI) signed an asset purchase agreement on Wednesday for the acquisition and assignment of assets related to GMI's Talegon plant in Maharashtra, western India. The assets include land, buildings, machinery and manufacturing equipment.

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