As Hyundai Motor Group broke ground on a $5.54 billion plant near Savannah, South Korea’s ambassador called for a tweak to a U.S. policy he said could “disadvantage” the very […]
Category: Automotive
Posted inBelgium
Solvay Gets $178M Grant to Make EV Battery Materials in Augusta
Belgian plastics and chemicals giant Solvay has been selected for a $178.2 million U.S. Department of Energy grant to help its Augusta site contribute to shoring up the American electric-vehicle […]
Posted inTaiwan
EV Charging Firm First to Tap Peachtree Corners Through Taiwan Innovation Partnership
Noodoe, which offers electric-vehicle charging stations and a software “operating system” for those deploying the assets, has become the first tech firm to take advantage of a Peachtree Corners partnership […]
Posted inSouth Korea
Sen. Ossoff Reflects on India and Korea Trips, Georgia’s Goals for Global Clean-Energy Leadership
With Georgia’s leadership in America’s energy transition increasingly reliant on international partnerships, U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff has been racking up the air miles in an effort to ensure they stay […]
Posted inSouth Korea
Tax Credit Tension: Angst in Korea Over Exclusion From U.S.’s New Electric Vehicle Incentives
Editor’s note: Global Atlanta Managing Editor Trevor Williams traveled Aug. 20-27 to South Korea, reporting on Georgia’s deepening trade and investment ties there. This is one in a set of blog […]
Posted inSouth Korea
Korean Battery Recycler Is Latest in Parade of Metals Firms Investing in Georgia
A Korean recycler of lithium-ion batteries is the latest company plugging into the growing electric-vehicle value chain being constructed in Georgia largely with foundational links partly provided by other foreign-owned […]
Posted inItaly
Ferrari Launches Lifestyle Store at Lenox Square
Iconic Italian sports car brand Ferrari has launched a lifestyle boutique in Atlanta’s Lenox Square Mall, a move the company described as targeting a “dynamic, vibrant city with a major […]
Posted inSouth Korea
Forum: The Future of the U.S.-Korea Alliance Runs Through Georgia
With a head start of more than a decade, Georgia is now riding the crest of a Korean investment wave that is intensifying at a time of global uncertainty leading […]
Posted inJapan
Copper is King in Augusta, Where Japanese Foil Manufacturer Plans to Invest $430 Million
Augusta now has Georgia’s burgeoning electric-vehicle sector to thank for a second copper-focused project bringing in hundreds of jobs on hundreds of millions of capital investment from a foreign entity. […]
Posted inQuebec
Charging Toward a Revolution: Quebec’s Role in Electrifying the World’s Fleets
MONTREAL — Walk through Lion Electric’s flagship factory in Saint-Jerome, just outside Montreal, and it’s clear that production is in no danger of being paralyzed by supply-chain worries. Yellow school […]