Hyundai is continuing a big USD 26 billion project to expand its factories in the U.S., while also adding robots and AI to its production lines to help improve efficiency.
The company is investing in more facilities, with a focus on a large complex in Georgia. By 2030, Hyundai wants to increase the number of cars it makes in the U.S. from about 50% to 80% of the vehicles it sells there.
Even though the company faced challenges, like a 22% drop in profits for 2025 because of tariffs on imported vehicles, global sales hit a record high, with over four million cars sold worldwide, including one million in the U.S.
Hyundai also had some issues with building a new battery plant in Georgia, where construction was delayed after many foreign workers were detained by immigration authorities. The plant is now expected to open in 2026.
In addition, Hyundai has been increasing its use of robots and AI since it bought a controlling stake in Boston Dynamics in 2021. Starting in 2028, the company plans to use Atlas humanoid robots in its Georgia factory. Hyundai is also partnering with Nvidia and using 50,000 Blackwell chips to improve industrial automation and AI in its vehicles and robots.