As President Donald Trump plans to slap tariffs connected imported automobiles and different products, Hyundai, a South Korean institution with a important U.S. footprint, is touting its engagement successful the American economy.
Trump has indicated that auto tariffs volition "be successful the vicinity of 25%."
"Since entering the United States, Hyundai Motor Group has invested $20.5 cardinal successful the U.S., creating and supporting much than 570,000 American jobs," a connection provided to Fox News Digital connected Friday by a Hyundai Motor North America spokesperson reads.
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The institution has a caller electrical conveyance manufacturing works successful the Peach State.
"This includes the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA) tract successful Bryan County, Georgia, the largest economical improvement task successful Georgia’s history, which volition person the capableness to nutrient 300,000 vehicles for the American marketplace annually. We are intimately monitoring caller U.S. argumentation developments. To support semipermanent profitability, we are internally reviewing assorted concern strategies," the connection noted.
Hyundai has besides had a manufacturing installation successful Alabama for years.
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Hyundai Motor Company president and CEO José Muñoz has pointed to "localization" arsenic cardinal to weathering tariffs.
"So the champion mode for america to navigate tariffs is to summation localization," Muñoz noted, Axios reported past month.
He stated successful a caller LinkedIn post, "Hyundai Motor Company (현대자동차) and our genitor institution Hyundai Motor Group are investing billions of dollars successful America and creating tens of thousands of precocious paying American jobs."
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"Through our increasing U.S. manufacturing footprint, HMG produced much than 700,000 vehicles successful America past year. We instrumentality pridefulness successful our committedness to U.S. manufacturing, with design, engineering and assembly occurring successful America to enactment the U.S. economy," helium noted.
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