Porsche’s North American headquarters in Atlanta has hired a new CEO months after the its former leader departed to join electric-vehicle startup Rivian. The German sports car maker named 48-year-old […]
Category: Automotive
Posted inSouth Korea
Top Hyundai, Kia Seat Supplier to Invest $35M Along Interstate 16
Another Korean supplier for Hyundai and Kia with experience to the Southeast U.S. is settling along Georgia’s Interstate 16, investing $35 million and pledging to hire 300 in Metter. DAS […]
Posted inSouth Korea
How Aprio Assists Japanese, Korean Investors in Georgia and Beyond
Ryan Ahn wasn’t born with an American name, but hanging out with cousins near expats from the U.S. military base in Seoul, he was unknowingly christened by neighborhood kids as they played sports together. From then […]
Posted inSouth Korea
Kia to Invest $200M to Make First Electric SUV in Georgia
Kia will invest $200 million and create 200 about new jobs on a new assembly line to carry out its previously disclosed plan to build its first electric SUV in […]
Posted inSouth Korea
South Korean Automotive Tube Manufacturer to Help Revive Macon Industrial Building
A Korean auto parts supplier is helping breathe new life into a massive industrial building that sat vacant in Macon for about 15 years. Boogook Georgia LLC, a subsidiary of […]
Posted inSouth Korea
Henry County Attracts $72M Investment From Korean Auto Parts Supplier
A Korean auto parts supplier is making its debut in the U.S. electric vehicle supply chain by setting up a new factory in Henry County, hiring 160 people and investing […]
Posted inSouth Korea
Dublin Nets Korean Supplier of Heaters for Electric Vehicles
Dublin is the latest Georgia city to win a commitment from a South Korean automotive supplier looking to participate in the state’s burgeoning electric car sector. Woory Industrial Co. Ltd. […]
Posted inSouth Korea
Hyundai and LG to Partner on Battery Production at Meta Plant
Hyundai Motor Group’s Meta Plant near Savannah will include a $4.3 billion joint venture battery factory built in partnership with LG Energy Solution, which will own 50 percent of the […]
Posted inSouth Korea
South Korea’s Hanon Systems to Put $40M Plant in Bulloch County
Hanon Systems, a South Korea-based provider of automotive thermal management products and HVAC parts like vents, compressors, cooling fans and condensers, is putting a new plant in Georgia, investing $40 […]
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Anovion’s $800 Million Georgia Plant Aimed at Securing U.S. Graphite Supply
The only commercial producer of synthetic graphite in North America is putting an $800 million plant in Georgia as the U.S. ramps up efforts to reduce dependence on China for […]