Hyundai's US strategy chilled by mass arrest of workers

Immigration raid on Georgia battery plant stalls American expansion plans

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Hyundai Motor's electric vehicle battery plant in the U.S. state of Georgia was due to start operations in 2026. (Hyundai Motor)

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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.

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