As Trump targets EVs, Hyundai-Kia shifts gears

Changing market: Visitors look at a Hyundai EV in the United States. Hyundai and Kia exported a combined total of 100,200 vehicles to the United States last year. — AP

SEOUL: “I will end the electric vehicle (EV) mandate on day one.”

With Donald Trump gaining traction as the Republican presidential candidate, this declaration at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 18 has sent ripples of concern through the South Korean automotive and battery industries.