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News Articles: Hyundai

The Hyundai company logo hangs over a long row of cars at a car dealership in Centennial, Colo., Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. Georgia officials are close to finalizing a deal with the automaker to build a $5.5 billion electric car plant near Savannah, Ga. An economic development agency representing four Savannah-area counties approved its portions of the agreement Tuesday, July 19, 2022, including an economic incentives package.

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Hyundai and LG announce $4.3 billion plant in Georgia to build batteries for electric vehicles

Hyundai and LG Energy Solution say they will build a $4.3 billion electric battery plant in Georgia. The factory would be on the site of the new electric vehicle assembly plant that Hyundai Motor Group is building near Savannah.

May 26, 2023
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  • Associated Press
A Hyundai sedan sits in the parking lot of East Bay Tow Inc., where Attorney General Rob Bonta held a news conference last month in Berkeley, Calif., about the surge in thefts of Kia and Hyundai vehicles. The Korean carmakers agreed to a $200 million settlement over claims that their cars are too easy to steal.

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  • Business

Kia and Hyundai agree to $200M settlement over car thefts

The settlement covers some 9 million owners of Hyundai or Kia vehicles. Affected models have been the target of thieves, fueled by a deadly trend that spread on social media.

May 19, 2023
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  • Emma Bowman
The Hyundai company logo hangs over a long row of cars at a car dealership in Centennial, Colo., Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. Georgia officials are close to finalizing a deal with the automaker to build a $5.5 billion electric car plant near Savannah, Ga. An economic development agency representing four Savannah-area counties approved its portions of the agreement Tuesday, July 19, 2022, including an economic incentives package.

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  • News

Construction worker dies in fall at Hyundai site in Georgia

Officials say a construction worker has died after falling from a building at the site of Hyundai's electric vehicle plant in Georgia.

May 04, 2023
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  • Associated Press
A Kia sign hangs over a row of unsold 2021 Seltos models in December 2020 at a dealership in Centennial, Colo.

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Dealers still sell Hyundais and Kias vulnerable to theft, but insurance is hard to get

Some insurance companies have stopped issuing new policies for models that are subject to a high rate of thefts, but consumers are still able to buy the cars.

May 04, 2023
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  • Joe Hernandez
Hyundai and Kia are telling owners of over 571,000 SUVs and minivans in the U.S. to park them outdoors because the tow hitch harnesses can catch fire while they are parked or being driven. The Korean automakers are recalling the vehicles.

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  • Business

Hyundai and Kia recall 571,000 vehicles due to fire risk, urge owners to park outside

Hyundai and Kia are telling the owners of more than 571,000 SUVs and minivans in the U.S. to park them outdoors because the tow hitch harnesses can catch fire while they are parked or being driven.

March 23, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at the Georgia Logistics Summit at the Savannah Convention Center on March 8, 2023.

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  • Economy

Kemp urges more workforce housing in Georgia amid explosive growth in economic development

The greater Savannah area is projected to grow 34% by 2045, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation.

March 09, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
Port of Brunswick

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Georgia, US agency sign expansion plan for Brunswick harbor

The Georgia Ports Authority and a federal agency are working on a big expansion of the state-operated seaport in Brunswick.

February 15, 2023
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  • Associated Press
 Gov. Brian Kemp steps out of a Rivian truck Thursday at a press event announcing the the electric vehicle maker will build a factory in Georgia. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder

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  • Economy

Georgia’s big bet on electric vehicle rollout rides heavily on state and federal backing

Gov. Brian Kemp is on a mission to make Georgia the undisputed electric vehicle capital of the nation. But the growing industry has also presented a number of challenges to state legislators and agency leaders this year.

January 31, 2023
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  • Stanley Dunlap
The shared industrial development in Bryan County where Kiss Products, Inc. plans to build a logistics center.

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  • Economy

Cosmetics corporation to add logistics center in Southeast Georgia's Bryan County, creating 395 jobs

The New York-based company is investing $121 million in a shared facility near Savannah.

December 15, 2022
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  • Benjamin Payne
The Ogeechee River in Georgia

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Amid Hyundai factory development in Bryan County, scientists to study Ogeechee River water quality

Bryan County's economic boom may bear environmental consequences, including along the Ogeechee River.

November 25, 2022
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  • Benjamin Payne
Savannah Mayor Van Johnson gives his 2022 State of the City address on Wednesday at the Savannah Cultural Arts Center in downtown.

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Savannah's mayor urges state to provide local workforce training ahead of Hyundai EV factory opening

Mayor Van Johnson also called on City Council members to act more civil toward each other, amid ‘infighting’ and ‘backbiting.’

November 04, 2022
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  • Benjamin Payne
Plant opening

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Political Rewind: 1 million Georgians cast votes; Hyundai plant breaks ground; Walker joins Greene

Wednesday on Political Rewind: 1 million Georgians already made their voices heard during the first eight days of early voting. Plus, Hyundai broke ground for a new electric vehicle plant near Savannah. Gov. Brian Kemp touted it as a win for his economic strategy. Meanwhile, Herschel Walker teams up with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. 

October 26, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
More than a dozen officials participated in the ceremonial groundbreaking of Hyundai Motor Group's planned electric vehicle plant in Bryan County. Among them were (from left) South Korea ambassador to the U.S. Taeyong Cho, Hyundai chairman Euisun Chung, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, and U.S. Senators Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff.

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  • Economy

Hyundai breaks ground on $5.5 billion, 8,100-job factory in Bryan County

The South Korean automaker is moving forward with construction, as it tries to resolve a federal tax credit dispute with the U.S.

October 25, 2022
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  • Benjamin Payne
Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks to the media after Special Counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence of collusion between U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign and Russia in the 2016 election on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Photo by Joshua Roberts/Reuters

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Ruling on abortion law likely to come after election; Justice Thomas on Graham

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Fulton County Judge Robert McBurney won't rule on today's arguments against Georgia's abortion law until after the election. Meanwhile, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas put a temporary hold on Lindsey Graham's testimony in the grand jury investigating the 2020 election. 

October 25, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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Justice Kennedy's retirement causes a Supreme Court shakeup: asset-mezzanine-16x9

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Political Rewind: Fair Fight Action lawsuit; Supreme Court begins term; Future of EV plants

Monday on Political Rewind: An Atlanta federal judge has rejected Fair Fight Action's claims of voter suppression in the 2018 election. Plus, the Supreme Court's new session starts today amidst low confidence in the institution. And are the future Rivian and Hyundai plants in jeopardy?

October 03, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
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