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Samsung SDI headquarters in Giheung, Gyeonggi [SAMSUNG SDI]

Exclusive: Samsung SDI’s $3.5B joint battery project with GM ‘paused’ amid EV slowdown

A $3.5 billion battery project led by a joint venture between Samsung SDI and General Motors in New Carlisle, Indiana, has been put on hold, as the U.S. automaker recalibrates its EV strategy amid moderating demand.

2026.5.13

GM Korea head Hector Villarreal stands in front of the GMC Hummer EV at a Jan. 27. [NEWS1]

GM Korea reaffirms commitment to Korean operations

GM Korea, the Korean unit of General Motors (GM), has reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining operations, dismissing persistent market rumors of a potential exit,

2026.4.30

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GM Korea introduced three new GMC lineups for the Korean market: the electric Hummer EV, the full-size Acadia SUV and the midsize Canyon pickup truck. [GM KOREA]

GM brings luxury GMC models to Korea as exit rumors persist

GM Korea brought three luxury models from its GMC lineup to the Korean market on Tuesday, a move that comes amid speculation over a possible pullout following U.S. President Donald Trump's imposition of tariffs on Korean automobiles.

2026.1.27

American-branded cars are parked at a port in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi, on July 31. [YONHAP]

안전 기준 교묘히 피한 미국산 차량, 한국 도로 진입

From Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) suite to GM’s Super Cruise, a wave of U.S. automotive technologies — only recently seen in Korea — has swelled on the country’s roads, despite falling strikingly short of Korea’s safety standards.

2025.12.24

Vehicles from U.S. brands are parked at a port in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi, on July 31. [YONHAP]

Korea faces dark road ahead as U.S. auto imports skirt strict safety standards

From Tesla’s Full Self-Driving suite to GM’s Super Cruise, a wave of U.S. automotive technologies — only recently seen on Korean roads — has swelled on the country's roads, despite falling strikingly short of Korea’s safety standards.

2025.12.15

Completed Hyundai vehicles await shipment at the export pier near the company’s Ulsan plant on July 31. [YONHAP]

Hyundai could be hit with $5.9B in annual U.S. tariffs

Hyundai Motor Group could be hit with 8.4 trillion won ($5.9 billion) in annual U.S. tariffs — the heaviest burden of any global automaker — if Washington keeps its current 25 percent rate on Korean car exports.

2025.10.15

GM's Super Cruise driving assistant system installed in one of the automaker's models [GM KOREA]

GM reaffirms commitment to Korean market with plan to launch Super Cruise

GM Korea plans to introduce an advanced hands-free driver assistance system in Korea later this year, the company announced on Wednesday, emphasizing the U.S. automaker's commitment to its Korean operations.

2025.10.1

GM Korea CEO Hector Villarreal, left, shakes hands with Labor Vice Minister Kwon Chang-jun during a meeting between officials from the ministry and CEOs from the automobile, shipbuilding and steel industries at the government complex in Seoul on Aug. 21 in this photo provided by the Ministry of Employment and Labor. [MINISTRY OF EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR]

GM Korea urges Seoul to reconsider before passage of pro-labor bill

Hector Villarreal, chief executive officer (CEO) of GM Korea, has asked the government to reconsider a controversial pro-labor "Yellow Envelope Bill" ahead of its passage in parliament, industry sources said Sunday.

2025.8.24

Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung, right, shakes hands with General Motors CEO Mary Barra after signing an agreement pledging cooperation in automobile development in New York in September 2024. [HYUNDAI MOTOR]

Facing tariff-fueled price war, Hyundai, GM forge alliance on five new models

Hyundai Motor and General Motors will jointly develop five new vehicles slated for release in 2028, an unusual collaboration between fierce market rivals, in a strategic bid to drastically reduce costs amid a tariff-driven price war.

2025.8.7

Hyundai signage is seen at the New York International Auto Show Press Preview in New York City on April 16.[REUTERS/YONHAP]

Hyundai Motor unveils development of 5 vehicles in collaboration with GM

Hyundai Motor will begin development of five vehicles together with General Motors (GM), announcing plans to launch them in 2028. Hyundai Motor revealed the lineup of five models that will be developed in collaboration with GM on Thursday.