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 […]
Category: Automotive
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 […]
Posted inSouth Korea
Georgia Officials: Hyundai’s $5.54 Billion EV Plant a Testament to Enduring Focus on South Korea
Georgia Department of Economic Development Commissioner Pat Wilson made his latest trip to South Korea in March, when the Hyundai Motor Group’s record-breaking $5.54 billion investment in the state, announced […]
Posted inSouth Korea
Reports: Hyundai Motor Could Build New EV Plant in Savannah
Hyundai Motor Group, the parent company both of Hyundai and Kia, is considering the Savannah area for an electric-vehicle plant that would create up to 8,500 jobs, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported […]
Posted inAerospace, Automotive, Business, Canada, Quebec Blog
What’s Powering Quebec’s Electric Mobility Niche in Manufacturing
Wherever you go in Quebec, talk of hydroelectricity follows. On the economic-development side, everything seems to, quite literally, flow from the province’s abundant clean energy. All it takes is a […]
Posted inAutomotive, Canada, Economic Development, Trade
Unveiled on Earth Day, MARTA’s Green Electric Buses Reflect Global Industry
Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority unveiled three electric buses on Earth Day that will make their debut on the streets of Atlanta May 1 thanks to knowhow from around the […]
Posted inTechnology
Israeli Startups Look for Atlanta Partners to Drive Future of Mobility
A group of 10 Israeli startups visited Georgia Tech earlier this month to pitch solutions helping steer the future of connected cars. The delegation was led by Drive TLV, an […]
Posted inAutomotive
At Gwinnett R&D Hub, Siemens Unveils EV Charging Platform as ‘Gas Station of the Future’
Before there was CuriosityLab, the three-mile autonomous vehicle testing ground that has made Peachtree Corners a magnet for international companies running pilots of the latest mobility technologies, there was Siemens. […]