Seoul, September 6, 2025 – As the dust settles from a contentious week of industrial action, Hyundai Motor Company's sprawling factories in South Korea stand as silent sentinels of a brewing storm in the global auto industry. The 40,000-strong union, one of the nation's most powerful labor forces, orchestrated partial strikes across key plants in Ulsan, Jeonju, and Asan from September 3 to 5, walking off the job for up to four hours daily in a bold demand for higher wages, a reduced workweek, and extended retirement benefits. This marks the first major wage-related work stoppage in seven years, disrupting assembly lines that churn out cutting-edge electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid models pivotal to Hyundai's tech-driven future. With production of...