Hyundai Motor's move to house an electric vehicle factory in Singapore marks the first time the giant South Korean automaker has located a manufacturing plant in a country that has neither a car industry nor a substantial home market.
The 28,000 sq m facility in the Jurong Innovation District will be called the Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Centre and cost almost $400 million.
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