Seoyon E-HWA to become first Hyundai supplier to locate in Chatham County
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Another Hyundai parts supplier plans to open a manufacturing facility in the Savannah area, this one in Chatham County.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced Wednesday that Seoyon E-HWA will invest nearly $76 million into a 700-plus employee factory at the Savannah Chatham Manufacturing Center near Bloomingdale. The company specializes in interior and exterior components such as headlinings and bumpers and will begin operations in October 2024.
Seoyon will supply Hyundai's EV assembly plant currently under construction in Bryan County. Hyundai projects opening that facility in late 2024.
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“When I announced the largest economic development project in Georgia history last year, I promised it was just the start in bringing even more jobs and opportunity to hardworking Georgians,” said Kemp. “As we work to ensure our state is the e-mobility capital of the nation, projects like this will continue to choose the No. 1 state for business and benefit communities in just about every zip code of Georgia.”
Seoyon is the fourth Hyundai supplier to announce plans for a Savannah-area manufacturing facility. Two others, Joon and Hyundai Mobis, will be located in Bulloch County and employ 1,050 while Hyundai Mobis, the automaker's largest supplier, is moving ahead with a 1,500-employee plant in Bryan County.
The promised supplier jobs brings the total employment figure related to the Hyundai Metaplant to 10,350. Additional suppliers are expected to announce plants for local facilities in the months ahead.
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Georgia is coming off a strong year of economic development. Last month, Kemp’s office announced key industries in economic development maintained momentum throughout the first half of the 2023 fiscal year, exceeding $13 billion in investments and creating more than 17,000 jobs between July 2022 and December 2022.
“We are delighted with today’s announcement that Seoyon E-HWA will be locating in the Savannah Chatham Manufacturing Center, which ideally positions them in close proximity to the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America, the Port of Savannah, Interstates I-16 and I-95 and more,” said Savannah Economic Development Authority President and CEO Trip Tollison. “Seoyon E-HWA has a proven track record of supplying the automotive industry and will provide well-paying jobs for our region. We look forward to working with them as they grow in Savannah.”
Latrice Williams is a general assignment reporter covering Bryan and Effingham County. She can be reached at lwilliams6@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Savannah Morning News: Hyundai supplier Seoyon E-HWA to build facility in chatham county
