A Hyundai Kona electric SUV shown in 2020. (SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg)
Published February 25. 2021 4:49PM
By Kyunghee Park, Bloomberg
Hyundai Motor Co.'s recall of nearly 82,000 electric vehicles highlights how costly the shift to the industry's new frontier can be for all the automakers piling in, to both their balance sheets and their brands.
The recall mostly affects Hyundai's best-selling electric Kona crossover and stems from fire risks in battery cells produced in China by LG Energy Solution Co. It is expected to cost about $900 million (1 trillion won) and will be reflected in fourth-quarter results, though the final figure will be based on negotiations with LG Energy, the South Korean automaker said Wednesday.