South Korean parts manufacturer Seohan Auto Georgia Corp. is investing $72 million in coastal Georgia, the first supplier of the so-called Hyundai Meta Plant to land in Liberty County. The Meta […]
Category: Automotive
Posted inSouth Korea
Kia Set to Build Electric SUV at West Point Plant
Kia Motors is set to build its EV9 SUV in Georgia starting in 2024, the latest example of how the company is retooling existing plants to accelerate domestic production of […]
Posted inSoutheast Asia
Atlanta’s Growing Asia Links Get High-Level Nod at Kennesaw State Conference
Atlanta may not be the first city that comes to mind in the context of U.S. economic relations with Asia. The Southeast sits much farther away geographically than the Pacific […]
Posted inSouth Korea
Two Hyundai Suppliers From Atlanta’s Korean Sister City Adding 1,140 More Jobs in Georgia
Gov. Brian Kemp has announced two more Korean suppliers for the Hyundai electric-vehicle plant in Bryan County, bringing the tally of supplier-announced jobs to about 4,000. Together, the two most […]
Posted inSouth Korea
SK, Hyundai Joint Battery Plant in Bartow to Hit $5B, Filing Shows
An electric vehicle battery plant set to be built by two Korean giants in Bartow County by 2025 will hit $5 billion in investment value and will generate $40 million […]
Posted inIsrael
Atlanta to Become a Mainstay on U.S. Tours for Israeli Smart Mobility Accelerator
A top accelerator for mobility startups in Israel returned to Atlanta for the second straight year as it continued to help member firms build fundraising links and corporate partnerships in […]
Posted inSouth Korea
Hyundai Supplier Picks Chatham County for $76M Investment, Plans 500 Jobs
The parade of suppliers for the Hyundai Meta Plant near Savannah continues, progressively sprinkling benefits around to the communities that partnered together to win the initial $5.5 billion investment. Seoyon […]
Posted inSouth Korea
SK Battery Adding IT Facility in Atlanta, Bringing 200 Jobs
Korean battery giant SK On’s Georgia subsidiary is bringing an information technology hub to Roswell, creating 200 new jobs to add to the thousands of production positions created by its […]
Posted inSouth Korea
Ecoplastic to Invest $205M in Facility Near New Hyundai Plant
Korea-based Ecoplastic Corp., a supplier of plastic parts like exterior bumpers and interior consoles, trims and molds, is set to build a $205 million plant in Bulloch County to supply […]
Posted inSouth Korea
Where We Traveled in 2022: Electrifying Trips Covering the Future of Mobility in Quebec and South Korea
After a nearly two-year hiatus from international travel, Global Atlanta was finally back on the road in 2022, going abroad in pursuit of locally impactful stories for the Georgia economy. […]