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Global President and Chief Operating Officer, Hyundai Motor Company | President and CEO, Hyundai and Genesis Motor North America
Congratulations to the team at Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA) for starting initial vehicle production of our first customer vehicles! After validating all our production processes, supplier readiness and ensuring that vehicle quality meets the high standards of Hyundai Motor Company (현대자동차), HMGMA produced its first IONIQ 5 EV last week. To mark the occasion, we held a small ceremony for our employees to celebrate all their hard work in preparing for our production launch. We are very much looking forward to the official grand opening in the first quarter of next year. I know our dealer partners are looking forward to having the first locally produced IONIQ 5 vehicles in their showrooms soon. All of us at Hyundai are so appreciative of the partnership with the State of Georgia. The fact that we are ahead of schedule is a testament to Georgia being great place to do business and as a leader in high-tech automotive manufacturing. The support from Georgia including infrastructure, exceptional workforce, supplier ecosystem and pro-business environment (among a host of other positive contributors) has been key to our success thus far and remains an essential part of the story of HMGMA which is only beginning to be written. We look forward to decades of fruitful partnership and the vast economic impact that comes with tens of thousands of new, high paying jobs in the region. Thank you to Office of Governor Brian P. Kemp , Pat Wilson, Trip Tollison, state and federal leaders, construction partners, suppliers and most of all to our Meta Pros! We are ramping up the team just as we are ramping up production. It’s a great time to be with Hyundai!