SEOUL -- The arrest of hundreds of South Korean workers at a Hyundai Motor Group joint venture plant under construction in the U.S. has clouded the automaker's strategy in a critical market where it faces mounting geopolitical pressure to expand.
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)
SEOUL -- The arrest of hundreds of South Korean workers at a Hyundai Motor Group joint venture plant under construction in the U.S. has clouded the automaker's strategy in a critical market where it faces mounting geopolitical pressure to expand.