Hyundai to Invest $26B in US Manufacturing

Hyundai Motor Group will invest $26 billion across the U.S. between 2025 and 2028, revising its initial $21 billion commitment announced last March.

As part of this manufacturing investment, the automaker will build a new steel mill in Louisiana—its first overseas production base, as well as the first plant in the U.S. to integrate all stages of steel production. The company earmarked $5.8 billion for this project in Donaldsonville, La.

Hyundai will also develop a robotics facility bearing an annual capacity of 30,000 units, slated to serve as a hub for design, manufacturing, testing and deployment. The company acquired Boston Dynamics in 2021 and, earlier this year, revealed plans to utilize bipedal robots at its auto factories.

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Moreover, the investment will further expand the group’s auto production capacity. This spring, Hyundai opened Metaplant America, a 16 million-square-foot manufacturing campus in Ellabell, Ga. Production at this $7.6 billion plant has an initial capacity of 300,000 cars per year.

This commitment landed after Hyundai wrapped up the first half of 2025 with a 10 percent year-over-year increase in auto sales, followed by an all-time July record, according to its recent reports.

Automakers expand production as car sales grow

The company’s success mirrored automotive trends, as U.S. vehicle sales grew 7.1 percent month-over-month in July, according to a T.D. Economics report. As sales ramped up, automakers continued to invest across the nation. Last April, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles—part of Stellantis—tapped Prologis and Broadstone Net Lease to develop a 422,000-square-foot, $78.2 million project in Forsyth, Ga.

Broadstone is also under contract with automotive company Stellantis for another industrial project in Bremen, Ga. This 1.2 million-square-foot development is slated for completion next year.

Stellantis opened another facility in East Fishkill, N.Y., earlier this year. Bluewater Property Group and Affinius Capital own the 534,000-square-foot property, which serves as a Mopar parts distribution center.