From：Internet Info Agency 2026-11-02 09:28:00
On November 2, Hyundai Motor Group announced the official opening of a new office to advance the construction of the Saemangeum AI data center in Gunsan, South Korea. The data center involves an investment of approximately 9 trillion won (about 44.838 billion yuan), and is a core supporting project for Hyundai Motor's development of the Saemangeum AI Valley. In September 2026, Hyundai Motor Group established a special purpose company responsible for advancing the first phase of a 200-megawatt renewable solar photovoltaic power generation project to supply green electricity to the AI data center. Hyundai Motor Group also announced plans in November to join hands with five core subsidiaries—Hyundai Motor, Kia, Hyundai Mobis, Hyundai Engineering & Construction, and Hyundai AutoEver—to jointly establish two additional dedicated SPCs: one to oversee the infrastructure engineering and supporting facilities construction of the data center; the other to specialize in procuring and securing high-performance GPU computing resources and to carry out subsequent GPU computing cloud and operational services. Construction of the data center is targeted to begin in March 2027, with services planned to launch in early 2030. Once completed, it is expected to support AI research and development in areas such as autonomous driving, robotics, and vehicle engineering.
