Georgia emerges as a centre of excellence for automotive manufacturing and logistics

Georgia Ports Authority hosted its annual State of the Port of Brunswick, where CEO Griff Lynch and President Kevin Price reviewed market conditions and future plans.

They pointed to the state’s success in attracting global automakers and building supply chains around them, following Audi’s recent announcement of a factory in Georgia.

Hyundai Motor Group’s Metaplant at Ellabell, 30 miles west of the Port of Savannah, occupies a 3,000-acre site and will create 8,500 jobs by 2031, with 22 suppliers already located nearby.

Kia has run its flagship US plant at West Point on 2,200 acres since 2009.

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