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LG Chairman Koo Kwang-mo Tours Indonesian Battery Plant to Bolster EV Competitiveness

He called for a stronger battery portfolio to navigate an industry-wide sales slowdown

This file photo provided by LG Group shows Chairman Koo Kwang-mo (3rd from L) examining a production line at LG Electronics Inc.'s Noida manufacturing plant in New Delhi in February 2025. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
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Overview

  • Koo inspected production lines at the Hyundai LG Indonesia Green Power facility near Jakarta as part of his tour.
  • The 320,000-square-meter plant, Indonesia’s first EV battery cell facility, has an annual capacity of 10 gigawatt-hours.
  • He urged closer collaboration with partners to enhance LG’s battery offerings and address slowing global EV demand.
  • He visited LG Electronics’ integrated research and manufacturing base in Cibitung, West Java, which links R&D, production and sales operations.
  • LG is intensifying its expansion into emerging markets such as India, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa to tap regional growth opportunities.