Automotive talent war escalates in South Carolina

BMW Group's largest assembly plant in the world is in Greer, S.C. A wave of auto-related factory investments has ratcheted up the pressure on South Carolina officials to deliver the armies of workers needed.

May 23, 2023 12:00 PM

Volkswagen Group's decision to build a 4,000-employee electric truck factory in central South Carolina could put the squeeze on another German automaker in the state.

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