Hyundai Motor said it will invest an additional $5 billion to expand production in the United States, bringing its total planned investment in the market to $26 billion. The funds will be used to develop a new robotics facility, a steel plant in Louisiana, and to ramp up output of Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis vehicles.
The company said the investment will support the construction of a state-of-the-art robotics innovation hub designed to manufacture and deploy vehicles with advanced automation. Hyundai expects the facility to create around 25,000 jobs over the next four years and achieve an annual production capacity of 30,000 units.
Hyundai and Kia have experienced significant growth in the U.S., selling more vehicles in the first half of 2025 than in any previous first half since entering the market nearly four decades ago. The automakers also recently surpassed a cumulative milestone of 1.5 million “eco-friendly” vehicles sold in the United States, including electric, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and fuel cell models.
The Tucson Hybrid and Kia Niro Hybrid remain the brands’ top-selling eco-friendly vehicles, while the Hyundai IONIQ 5 continues to perform strongly as one of the most popular all-electric models in the U.S.
Hyundai said the additional investment will be deployed over the next three years, from 2025 to 2028, as part of its broader strategy to strengthen its U.S. operations and meet growing demand for environmentally friendly vehicles.