Gwangju City Expands Operation of Export Industry Competitiveness Support Team

Proactive Measures for Export Industries
Including Automobiles and Home Appliances

Kang Kijeong, mayor of Gwangju, attended the 1st plenary session of the 330th temporary session of the city council held at the city council main chamber on the morning of the 4th, and announced the plan to expand the operation of the "Export Industry Competitiveness Enhancement Support Group" through the municipal administration speech. Provided by Gwangju City

Gwangju City will expand the 'Home Appliance Industry Competitiveness Support Team,' which has been in operation since the end of last year, into the 'Export Industry Competitiveness Support Team.'

This move aims to mitigate the impact on the local economy and enable an efficient response, as uncertainties are expected to increase for the Korean economy, which is highly dependent on external factors, due to the full-scale tariff war anticipated under the second Trump administration.

Mayor Kang Gijung announced this during his policy address on the '2025 City Administration Direction' at the 330th temporary session of the Gwangju City Council on the 4th.

The city will use the 'Export Industry Competitiveness Support Team' to expand its scope from the home appliance industry to all export industries, including the automobile industry, and will operate a proactive and comprehensive management system.

First, the city plans to closely examine the situation and responses of local companies affected by the global tariff war, as well as the overall impact on the region, and develop countermeasures by collecting feedback from the field.

In particular, the city will visit major local companies and partner firms in the automobile and home appliance sectors, which have a relatively high proportion of exports to the United States, to listen to on-site difficulties and opinions. The city will also establish various measures to address export challenges arising from tariff impositions and exchange rate fluctuations.

Previously, in October last year, the city actively responded by operating the 'Home Appliance Industry Competitiveness Support Team' to effectively address the production volume relocation at the Samsung Electronics Gwangju Plant.

Mayor Kang emphasized, "With the launch of the second Trump administration and the intensification of the US-led 'tariff war' imposing enormous tariffs, a warning light has been lit for the Korean economy, which is highly dependent on external factors. As concerns about the local economy grow due to rapidly changing domestic and international circumstances, we will actively prepare countermeasures for all major export industries in Gwangju, such as automobiles and home appliances."

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