SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A labor dispute sparked by the mass dismissal of subcontracted workers at GM Korea’s Sejong logistics center has been resolved, after the automaker agreed to guarantee continued employment under a new contractor. The Metal Workers’ Union said Friday that GM Korea, acting as the principal contractor, acknowledged responsibility and reached [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – GM Korea Co., the South Korean unit of General Motors Co., said Tuesday it aims to produce 500,000 vehicles this year to meet growing overseas demand, particularly from the United States. The target represents an 8.5 percent increase from its output of 460,826 units last year amid renewed speculation [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Labor unrest is intensifying at GM Korea as the automaker presses ahead with plans to shut down its company-run repair centers, prompting protests, legal action and growing concerns over disruptions to customer service. The dispute centers on GM Korea’s decision, announced last year, to close all nine of its directly [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s General Motors unit is facing legal resistance from its labor union over plans to shut down company-run repair centers, a move workers say threatens both labor agreements and consumer safety. The GM Korea Branch of the Korean Metal Workers’ Union said Monday it has filed for a court [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — GM Korea said Monday it will invest $300 million to bolster its South Korean operations, a move aimed at easing concerns that the Detroit automaker could scale back production in the country amid shifting U.S. trade policies. The announcement was made at the company’s 2026 Business Strategy Conference in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — General Motors offered a rare look at its next-generation mobility technologies in South Korea this week, showcasing its Super Cruise driver-assistance system, advanced battery platforms and software-defined vehicle innovations at the company’s first tech day in the country. The event, held Thursday at GM’s Exhibition Hall in Incheon and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – At a sprawling convention center in this industrial city, General Motors is trying to make a statement about what comes next. Beneath the fluorescent lights of the Daegu International Future Auto & Mobility Expo, the Detroit automaker has assembled a vision of its electric future — one that is [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s GM operations are feeling the brunt of a prolonged U.S. tariff reduction delay, as sales of its flagship export models — the Trax Crossover and Trailblazer — plunge sharply, rekindling concerns over the automaker’s future in the country. According to industry data released Saturday, GM Korea sold 23,723 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea’s ruling party presses ahead with the passage of the so-called Yellow Envelope Law, one of the country’s most prominent foreign manufacturers, GM Korea, has urged the government to reconsider, warning that its Korean operations could face a reassessment by Detroit headquarters. At a closed-door meeting convened [...]
SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — General Motors will continue importing several vehicle models from South Korea despite profit headwinds from tariffs imposed during former U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, the company said Tuesday. In the company’s second-quarter earnings call, GM CEO Mary Barra emphasized the strong performance of the automaker’s Korean assembly plants, calling [...]