Georgia woos a second electric vehicle plant with $5.5 billion Hyundai factory

Georgia governor Brian Kemp (right) speaks with Jay Chang, President and CEO of Hyundai Motor Company (right), and José Muñoz, President and COO of Hyundai Motor Company (center), at an event on Friday announcing the construction of a $5.5 billion Hyundai factory in Georgia. (Emily Jones/WABE)

Another giant electric vehicle plant is coming to Georgia. 

Hyundai announced Friday it is planning a manufacturing facility for EVs and electric vehicle batteries in Bryan County, near Savannah. The company says it’s a $5.54 billion dollar investment, expected to create about 8,100 jobs, and pull in another billion dollars’ worth of investment from suppliers. 

Hyundai executives gathered with state and local officials at the currently undeveloped site in Bryan County on a sweltering afternoon to make the deal official.