As a final decision looms, one of South Korea’s top government officials has called for a resolution to a dispute that could stymie Georgia’s largest-ever foreign investment. SK Innovation is plowing […]
Category: Automotive
Posted inAutomotive, Economic Development, Technology
Report: Apple Nears Deal to Make Electric Vehicles at Kia’s Georgia Plant
The maker of the iPhone within five years could be manufacturing autonomous electric cars in Georgia. That’s according to an unverified report in CNBC, citing unnamed sources, that Apple Inc. […]
Posted inAutomotive, Economic Development, South Korea
Korean Brake Pad Supplier to Invest $38M, Hire 180 in Meriwether County
A Korean-owned supplier of brake pads will invest $38 million in a new west Georgia factory that will hire 180 people. KB Autosys will set up the new plant in […]
Posted inAutomotive, South Korea
Korean Transmission Supplier to Invest $240 Million in West Point
Georgia’s Korean investment roll continued this week as auto parts supplier Hyundai TRANSYS announced that it would spend $240 million to build a new factory next to its current location […]
Posted inAutomotive, Business, Economic Development
Japanese Auto Supplier to Make Sixth Expansion in Rome
A Japanese supplier of auto parts to the likes of Honda and Nissan in the Southeast U.S. is set to embark on its sixth expansion over two decades in Rome, […]
Posted inBusiness
Mercedes-Benz Appoints Canada CEO, Experienced Global Exec to Lead U.S. Unit
Mercedes-Benz AG has named the current leader of its Canadian subsidiary to head its Atlanta-based U.S. unit as CEO beginning Jan. 1. Dimitris Psillakis, 53, was also named head of marketing […]
Posted inAutomotive, Business, Manufacturing
Exide to Sell Off Growing International Battery Business Amid Restructuring
Exide Technologies, a former Fortune 1000 battery manufacturer based in Georgia and now squeezed by a growing debt load and the COVID-19 supply crunch, has filed for bankruptcy as it […]
Posted inAutomotive, Business, Economic Development, Manufacturing, South Korea, Workforce
Kia’s Georgia Plant to Suspend Production for Two Weeks Starting March 30
Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia is set to suspend production at the West Point plant for two weeks starting March 30, the Korean-owned auto maker announced Tuesday. The west Georgia factory […]
Posted inAutomotive, Business, Economic Development
Kemp Visits Porsche Electric Vehicle Plant on Germany Trip
When Gov. Brian Kemp visited Porsche’s new electric vehicle plant in Stuttgart, the sports car maker made a thoughtful choice for his tour guide. The governor walked the production line […]
Posted inSouth Korea
Georgia Lands First Korean Supplier to Car Battery Plant
Georgia has landed the first Korean suppler to the electric vehicle battery plant that will serve as the single largest foreign investment in the state’s history. EnChem, which makes electrolytes […]