General Motors and Hyundai Agrees to Strategically Collaborate Clean Energy Electric and Hydrogen Technologies

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Source:Hyundai

September 2024 : General Motors and Hyundai Motor Company have signed an agreement to explore future collaboration across key strategic areas.

GM and Hyundai will look for ways to leverage their complementary scale and strengths to reduce costs and bring a wider range of vehicles and technologies to customers faster.

Potential collaboration projects center on co-development and production of passenger and commercial vehicles, internal combustion engines and clean-energy, electric and hydrogen technologies.

The two leading global OEMs also will review opportunities for combined sourcing in areas such as battery raw materials, steel and other areas.

The framework agreement was signed by Euisun Chung, Executive Chair, Hyundai Motor Group and Mary Barra, Chair and CEO, GM.

Barra said a partnership between the two companies has the potential to make vehicle development more efficient by driving greater scale and supporting disciplined capital allocation.

“GM and Hyundai have complementary strengths and talented teams. Our goal is to unlock the scale and creativity of both companies to deliver even more competitive vehicles to customers faster and more efficiently,” said Ms. Barra.

Hyundai and GM’s flexibility and agility will allow both companies to explore the development of their shared capabilities.