GM Boss Visits Samsung Group Center, Discusses Electric Vehicle Collaboration

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JAKARTA - Automotive giant General Motors, represented by GM CEO Mary Barra, held a meeting with Samsung Group affiliate leaders.

Quoting from the Yonhap page, Saturday, February 10, according to one of the sources from GM CEO Mary Barra met Choi Yoon-ho, head of Samsung SDI Co., CEO of Samsung Display Co. Choi Joo-sun and Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. This meeting marks Barra's first official visit to South Korea since becoming chairman of the GM board of directors in 2016.

The meeting reportedly discussed the cooperation between GM and Samsung in the field of electric vehicles to spare parts, which were indeed prepared for the future of the manufacturer.

Not only that, Barra and Samsung executives reportedly discussed cooperation in the ongoing construction of a joint EV battery factory between Samsung SDI and GM, as well as the display and module of vehicle cameras.

Indeed, Samsung SDI and GM are currently building an EV factory in the state of Indiana, USA. If there are no obstacles, the factory will start operating in 2026.

Not a few, the factory will produce an annual capacity of more than 30 gigawatts per hour. Later the battery will be supplied for future GM electric vehicles.

Apart from Samsung, Barra also plans to meet with LG Energy Solutions Ltd executives. in the future. GM and LG Energy Solutions are also building a separate joint electric vehicle battery factory in Michigan.