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Hyundai Raises U.S. Investment to $26 Billion With Steel Mill, Robot Factory and Expanded Car Output

The four-year plan advances supply-chain localization to blunt tariff exposure.

Shipping containers are seen at Pyeongtaek port in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, April 15, 2025.   REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong (R) greets Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang during the KORUS Business Roundtable in Washington on Aug. 25, 2025. (Yonhap)
Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung (C) speaks with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (R) during a roundtable meeting with South Korean and U.S. business leaders at a Washington hotel on Aug. 25, 2025. (Yonhap)
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Overview

  • The commitment runs through 2028 and increases a March pledge by $5 billion to a total of $26 billion.
  • Hyundai will build a low-carbon steel plant in Louisiana with annual capacity of 2.7 million tons.
  • A U.S. robot factory is planned with capacity to produce 30,000 units a year, with timeline and location yet to be disclosed.
  • U.S. finished-vehicle output, roughly 700,000 last year, will expand significantly to include more EV and hybrid models, with no specific targets provided.
  • Hyundai estimates about 25,000 additional jobs from the package, which was announced after President Lee Jae Myung met President Donald Trump in Washington.