Trade Trade

South Korea asks General Motors to shift focus to electric vehicles at local factory

By Wooyoung Lee
  • 04 May 2023 06:13
  • 04 May 2023 06:13
As part of efforts to support the transition to electric vehicles, South Korea’s trade vice minister has asked General Motors to invest in producing electric cars at its factory in South Korea.
During a meeting between Jang Young-jin, the first vice minister for Trade, Industry and Energy, and Shilpan Amin,

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Wooyoung Lee

Correspondent, Seoul


Wooyoung Lee is a correspondent based in MLex’s Seoul office, South Korea, covering antitrust, privacy and data security, mergers and acquisitions and financial services. Wooyoung has more than a decade of experience in journalism, public policy and research. She has worked and written for news outlets including The Korea Herald, Al Jazeera International, Bloomberg BNA, Monocle, among others.

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