Archiv: Hyundai (corporation)


06.09.2025 - 20:41 [ Korea JoongAng Daily ]

President Lee orders swift response after over 300 Koreans detained in U.S. raid

President Lee Jae Myung instructed officials to take all-out measures to protect Korean nationals after a U.S. immigration raid at a Hyundai Motor–LG Energy Solution battery plant construction site in Georgia detained 475 people, including more than 300 South Koreans.

Foreign Minister Cho Hyun confirmed the figure during an emergency task force meeting at the Government Complex Seoul on Saturday, saying he felt a “serious sense of responsibility” over the incident.

Cho added that the ministry may dispatch senior officials to the site and that he himself could travel to Washington if necessary.

05.09.2025 - 17:33 [ Reuters ]

Work paused at Hyundai‘s US site after hundreds of workers detained in raid

SEOUL, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Hundreds of workers at a Hyundai Motor (005380.KS), opens new tab facility being built in Georgia have been detained in a major raid by U.S. authorities, forcing a pause in the construction of a car battery factory that is part of a major investment in the state by the Korean automaker.

05.09.2025 - 17:32 [ SavannahNow.com ]

Savannah area Hyundai plant site raided by ICE and Homeland Security agents

SMN has reached out to officials at Hyundai Motor Group USA, HMGMA, and LG Solutions (which oversees construction at the HL-GA Battery Company joint venture between Hyundai and LG) for comment on the raid. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp‘s office has not responded to questions and a request for comment as of this publication.