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 […]
Category: Automotive
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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Behind the Battery Boom: Korean Firms ‘Driving the Future’ of Electric Vehicles Suggest Way Forward on Tax Incentives
The Korean firms helping drive the electric-vehicle and battery boom in Georgia and across the U.S. are eyeing a constructive way forward amid federal regulation they see as harmful to […]
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As Georgia’s Battery Sector Gains Steam, German Copper Recycler Aurubis Doubles Its Planned Investment
Georgia’s largest-ever single German investment is getting even larger. Aurubis SA, the Hamburg-based company set to put a recycling facility in Augusta by 2024, announced a second phase that will […]