Duckyang, an electric mobility parts supplier based in South Korea, will invest $10 million into its first U.S.-based facility in Braselton.
The company supplies automotive battery modules and energy storage systems to SK Battery America. According to a press release from the Office of Governor Brian Kemp, this new facility will create 285 jobs in production, maintenance, logistics, and warehouse management for workers in the Jackson County area.
The 230,000-square-foot facility will be located at 984 Broadway Avenue.
“It’s great to see Duckyang create high-paying, advanced automotive manufacturing jobs for the hardworking Georgians of Jackson County,” said Kemp. “Georgia is home to the best workforce training programs in the nation and has remained the number one state for business for the past eight years, so I’m confident Duckyang will find long-term success in Georgia.”
Duckyang supplies cockpit modules, autoparts found near the driver’s seat of a vehicle, to companies including Hyundai, Kia, Renault Samsung Motors, Genesis, and Mobis. The new Braselton facility will allow Duckyang to better serve these companies in the region, according to the release.
“By entering the U.S. electric vehicle battery market with SKBA, we will have the opportunity to cooperate with many other automotive companies, including Hyundai and Kia Motors, that already have a manufacturing base in the U.S.,” said Dong-in Son, CEO of Duckyang Industrial. “It is expected that we will have business expansion opportunities to supply not only electric vehicle parts but also interior parts, including the cockpit module, door trim panel module, and other flagship parts to global automakers based in the United States.”
Established in 1977, Duckyang Industrial is the first company to develop and produce automobile cockpit modules in Korea.
More than $1.3 billion in investment and more than 2,700 jobs from South Korean companies have come to the state of Georgia during 2020 alone, according to the release.
Those interested in applying for a position at the new Duckyang facility in Braselton should contact [email protected] for more information.
