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So in September ICE & CBP took a Georgia factory staff from South Korea into custody.
More than 300 South Korean nationals detained by federal agents in a massive immigration raid last week on a Hyundai plant in Georgia for alleged visa violations were released from a detention center early Thursday and boarded a charter flight back to their country.
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More than 300 Koreans detained by ICE at Georgia Hyundai plant heading home
The ICE raid that swept up 300 South Koreans in Georgia has strained an important bilateral relationship, and highlighted a significant challenge.www.cbsnews.com
Last Thursday Ford and SK ON discontinued their electric battery partnership.
Ford and SK On formed BlueOval SK in 2021 to build three battery plants: two in Kentucky and one at Ford’s 6-square-mile manufacturing site in rural West Tennessee. The plants represent a combined $11.4 billion investment.
BlueOval SK reported in September that it had hired 350 employees in Tennessee and 1,450 at its battery plants in Kentucky.
Ford announced a $2 billion investment in August to convert a Kentucky manufacturing plant to build electric vehicles, starting with a mid-sized electric pickup truck slated to launch in 2027.
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Ford, SK On plan to end BlueOval SK joint venture; SK On will operate Tennessee battery plant • Tennessee Lookout
South Korean battery manufacturer SK On and Ford Motor Company announced plans to end their joint U.S. battery factory venture Thursday.tennesseelookout.com
Today BlueOval SK CEO issued a video statement laying off all 1600 Blue Oval employees at the company’s Glendale, KY battery plant.
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BlueOval SK in Kentucky is out of the EV battery business and will lay off entire workforce as Ford announces restructuring
Ford will turn the BlueOval SK factory in Glendale into a battery-storage business for customers such as utilities, wind and solar developers, and massive data centers.www.wkyufm.org
The Glendale facility will be converted to manufacture 5 MWh+ advanced battery energy storage systems. Ford said it plans to produce LFP prismatic cells, battery energy storage system modules and 20-foot DC container systems at the Glendale campus. Operations are expected to begin in 2027.
The administration's hatred of electrification is setting up the US auto industry to repeat the great times of the late 70s and early 80s or worse. It's the most short sighted shoot your own foot national industrial "policy" in US history. The US auto industry is fucked.


