UWG Regional Update – June 2023

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UWG Regional Update – June 2023

Volume 14, Issue 1

Electric Vehicle and Battery Manufacturing in Georgia

Seeking lower costs and better access to consumers, the U.S. auto industry has been moving an increasing share of its operations into southern states since the late 1980s. Even a number of Asian and European brands have decided to build auto assembly and parts plants in the South to help lower costs and increase competitiveness in the U.S. marketplace. Georgia has a long history of producing autos at both its Hapeville (Ford) and Doraville (General Motors) assembly plants; however, just as KIA (of West Point) was being added to the mix, both the Ford and the GM assembly plants ceased operations in Georgia (in 2006 and 2008, respectively)….