SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The fortunes of South Korea’s three mid-sized automakers—GM Korea, KG Mobility, and Renault Korea—continue to hinge on the success of individual vehicle launches, with the pattern showing no signs of abating in 2024. The trend began with KG Mobility (formerly SsangYong Motor) riding high on its Torres SUV in 2022, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung SDI Co., a South Korean battery maker, said Wednesday it has signed a formal deal with global automaker General Motors Co. to jointly build electric vehicle (EV) batteries in the U.S. state of Indiana. Under the deal, the two companies will invest a combined US$3.5 billion to build [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. said Wednesday it has signed a deal to acquire General Motors Co.’s plant in India to strengthen its presence in the rapidly growing automobile market. The acquisition of GM’s Talegaon plant in the western state of Maharash is aimed at preemptively preparing to meet a rising [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — General Motors Co. on Friday appointed a marketing expert from its Mexican operations as president and CEO of GM Korea. Hector Villarreal, vice president in charge of vehicle sales, service and marketing at GM Mexico, will replace Roberto Rempel on August 1. Rempel has decided to retire after serving [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung SDI Co. will build an electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing facility in Indiana in a joint venture with General Motors Co., the South Korean battery maker said Tuesday. The 2.65 million-square-meter plant is planned to go up in the New Carlisle area in the central U.S. state, according [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — POSCO Future M Co. said Friday it has agreed with U.S. General Motors Co. to build a facility to manufacture precursors, expanding the joint venture into the intermediate battery material. Ultium CAM, the joint venture between the two companies, will seek to complete the precursor plant by 2026, in [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — POSCO Future M Co., a major South Korean manufacturer of secondary battery materials, said Tuesday its joint venture with General Motors Co. has secured C$300 million (US$221 million) in funding from the Canadian government for their envisioned cathode plant in Quebec. Canadian Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne made the announcement [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s vice industry chief asked General Motors Co. (GM) on Thursday to make an investment in production facilities for electric vehicles (EVs) in the country, as the Seoul government has extended support for nurturing the advanced industry sector, his office said. First Vice Industry Minister Jang Young-jin made [...]
SEOUL, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung SDI Co. said Tuesday it is pushing to build an electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing facility in the United States in a joint venture with General Motors Co. The South Korean battery maker unveiled the plan in a regulatory filing, under which the two companies have agreed to [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The Trax Crossover by General Motors Co. (GM) has received more than 6,000 preorders in South Korea after its debut earlier this week, industry sources said Saturday. The preorders that began Wednesday here are expected to top 10,000 early next week, they said. GM plans to fully operate its [...]