$7.6 billion Georgia plant just produced its first Hyundai electric SUV

The first vehicles being produced at the Georgia site are 2025 models of Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 electric SUVs.

Hyundai has begun producing electric SUVs in Georgia less than two years after breaking ground on its sprawling, $7.6 billion manufacturing plant west of Savannah.

Hyundai’s factory in Georgia held an “employee-focused celebration” Thursday as its first EV for commercial sale rolled off the assembly line, Bianca Johnson, spokesperson for Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America...