SEOUL — The arrest of hundreds of South Korean workers at Hyundai Motor’s electric vehicle battery plant under construction in the U.S. has clouded the automaker’s strategy of investing in a critical market to counter geopolitical pressures.
Immigration raid on Georgia battery plant stalls American expansion plans
Hyundai Motor’s electric vehicle battery plant in the U.S. state of Georgia was due to start operations in 2026. (Hyundai Motor)
NAMI MATSUURA
September 9, 2025 01:10 JST