Hyundai Motor is accelerating its U.S. expansion as it seeks to build on market-share gains that have made Hyundai Motor Group, including Kia and Genesis, the country’s fourth best-selling automaker. The group’s U.S. share rose from 8.4% in 2020 to 11.2% through last year and 11.8% in the first half of this year, while sales increased 50% over the period. A $7.6 billion Georgia plant, part of a $26 billion investment plan through 2028, is central to the strategy. Hyundai is considering raising the facility’s planned capacity from 500,000 vehicles to 700,000-800,000 by 2028 and wants at least 80% of its U.S.-sold vehicles to be built domestically by the end of the decade, compared with roughly 40% in 2024. CEO José Muñoz said tariffs, including President Donald Trump’s 15% levy on autos from South Korea, are accelerating localization plans that were already under way. The company is also pursuing new pickups and body-on-frame vehicles, more than 100 Hyundai and Genesis launches or refreshes by 2030, and expanded electrified offerings including extended-range hybrids.