As per state-funded Korea Development Bank, General Motors is cooperating with its due diligence efforts and more documents more are streaming in. On Thursday, South Korea stated it expects to complete its due diligence on General Motors Co’s local subsidiary… Read More ›
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South Korea offers $37 million in financial aid to GM Korea
The financial support of up to $37 million to small and medium sized companies who are affected by on of GM’s Korea’s plant, could be extended to more depending on the overall impact the closure will have on these companies… Read More ›
Trump Administration excludes strategic allies from higher import tariffs on aluminum and steel
The exemption, albeit temporary, will be further reviewed on May 1 2018. In a strategically significant development with widespread repercussions, U.S. President Donald Trump has excluded, albeit temporarily, 6 countries, including the European Union, Canada and Mexico, from stiff U.S…. Read More ›
Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers starts due diligence on GM Korea’s troubled unit
While the due diligence will decide the fate of GM Korea, already 2,500 workers, amounting to nearly 15% of the plant’s staff, have opted for a redundancy package, as part of a strategic restructuring. On Monday, an official from South… Read More ›
BMW and Mercedes gain marketshare in South Korea
With GM’s major restructuring, consumers have preferred high-end German engineering to one whose after-care services residual value is uncertain. German engineering is making history in South Korea: for the first time, BMW and Mercedes vehicles have outsold those from General… Read More ›
Fate of GM Korea’s Gunsan plant to be decided this week
While 15% of employees, 941 of 2,000 workers, have opted for GM Korea’s generous redundacy package, this week Seoul will have to decide on whether it is willing to risk taxpayer’s money to bail out the loss making plant. Union… Read More ›
General Motors proposes debt for equity swap to continue to operate its plants in South Korea
It is yet to be determined how the proposal will impact Korea Development Bank, a state run bank, which holds a 17% stake in GM Korea. According to 4 sources with direct knowledge of the matter, General Motors has offered… Read More ›
GM prepares to leave South Korea, doles out generous compensation package
While GM will shutter its plant at Gunsan by May 2018, it has yet to disclose on the fate of the remaining 3 plants in the country. As part of its voluntary redundancy plan, the South Korean unit of General… Read More ›
South Korea weighs its options after call for help from General Motors Korea
Detroit based carmaker is facing strong headwinds in South Korea. Persistent remours have fueled talks of a pullout. On Friday, South Korea’s finance minister stated the country is weighing several options vis-a-vis General Motors Co’s operations in the country following… Read More ›
Sherpa and ActionAid-Peuples drag Samsung Electronics to court over deceptive marketing practices in France
The complaint comes in the wake of France adopting a law which states that MNCs that sell their products in the country must respect the human rights of its employees as well as their work environment. On Thursday, two rights… Read More ›