Hyundai plans two new car plants in China: report

Hyundai Motors is reportedly planning two new plants in Beijing and Chonqging, with both plants set to come on-line in 2016 - EPA Photo.

SEOUL: Hyundai Motor Co plans to remodel a car assembly plant belonging to a Chinese partner, a newspaper reported – a move which could help pave the way for the South Korean automaker to build a separate factory in western China.

Hyundai, which currently only has factories in eastern China, has said it is keen to build a plant in China's southwestern city of Chongqing, which would help it tap growing demand in western parts of the country.