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Business, Technology

Hyundai, LG Invest $2 Billion More Into Georgia Battery Plant

Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution say they will spend an additional $2 billion and hire an extra 400 workers to make batteries at the automaker’s Georgia EV plant under construction.

September 1, 2023
Business, Equipment

Hyundai Translead CEO Sees Trailer Market Remaining Softer

The new leader of Hyundai Translead said that while the trailer market was softer through the first half of this year compared with year-ago levels, he sees pockets of strength heading into 2024.

July 13, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel, TCA

Trump Hints He Would Pull Plug on EV Tax Credits, Incentives

While Georgia sits at the center of a surge in electric vehicle manufacturing, former President Donald Trump took aim at the state’s fastest-growing industry in a speech there.

June 13, 2023
Government, Business, Technology

Hyundai, LG to Build EV Battery Plant in Georgia

ATLANTA — Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution announced May 25 they will build a $4.3 billion electric battery plant as part of Hyundai’s new EV assembly plant in southeast Georgia.

May 26, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment

Hyundai Brings Xcient Hydrogen Fuel Cell Truck to US

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Global vehicle manufacturer Hyundai Motor Co. premiered the production version of its Xcient hydrogen fuel cell electric Class 8 truck for the North American market.

May 5, 2023
Government, Business, Technology

Hyundai Breaks Ground on $5.5 Billion Electric Car Plant in Georgia

Hyundai Motor Group broke ground in Georgia on Oct. 25 for its first U.S. plant dedicated to making electric vehicles.

October 25, 2022
Government, Business, Fuel

Hyundai Gets $1.8 Billion in Aid to Build EVs in Georgia

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The state of Georgia and local governments are giving $1.8 billion in tax breaks and other incentives to Hyundai Motor Group in exchange for the automaker building its first U.S. plant dedicated to electric vehicles near Savannah, according to the signed agreement disclosed July 22.

July 22, 2022
Business, Fuel

Deal for $5.5B Hyundai EV Plant in Georgia Nears Final Approval

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The local economic development agency that worked with Georgia officials in recruiting Hyundai Motor Group to build a $5.5 billion electric car plant near Savannah approved its portions of the deal July 19, though details of tax breaks and other incentives have yet to be disclosed.

July 19, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment

Hyundai Announces $5.5 Billion EV Plant in Georgia

ELLABELL, Ga. — Hyundai Motor Group confirmed May 20 the company will spend $5.5 billion on a huge electric vehicle plant near Savannah that will employ thousands — a deal Georgia’s governor called the largest economic development project in the state’s history.

May 20, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Hyundai Expected to Announce $7 Billion EV Plant in Georgia

ATLANTA — South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Group is expected to announce next week that it is building an electric vehicle plant near Savannah, Ga., according to a U.S. official familiar with the anticipated announcement.

May 13, 2022