Samsung, Hyundai, LG and SK chart AI-driven growth strategies for 2026

By Kim Dong-young Posted : December 14, 2025, 14:52 Updated : December 14, 2025, 14:52
From middle clockwise President Lee Jae Myung SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Eui-sun LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong convene for discussion following US tariff negotiations Nov 16 2025 Yonhap
(From middle, clockwise) President Lee Jae Myung, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Eui-sun, LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo, Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong convene for discussion following U.S. tariff negotiations, Nov. 16, 2025. Yonhap
 
SEOUL, December 14 (AJP) - South Korea's four largest conglomerates are racing to finalize their 2025 business strategies, with artificial intelligence emerging as the linchpin of their growth plans amid persistent economic uncertainty.

Samsung Electronics will convene its biannual global strategy meeting on Dec. 16, bringing together senior executives and overseas subsidiary heads to chart next year's direction.

The company, pursuing a transformation into an "AI-driven company," will focus on bolstering AI semiconductor competitiveness and stabilizing mass production of its 2-nanometer foundry process.

The memory division will discuss customer-tailored strategies centered on sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory, HBM4, while the consumer electronics unit will concentrate on enhancing AI features across smartphones, televisions and home appliances.

Hyundai Motor Group plans to counter potential U.S. tariffs through supply chain diversification while expanding its hybrid lineup to more than 18 models by 2030. The automaker is also pushing to launch robotaxi services in major U.S. cities next year.

LG Group held its executive meeting on Dec. 10, where Chairman Koo Kwang-mo and about 40 chief executives discussed strategies to nurture growth engines in AI, biotechnology and clean technology. LG Electronics will hold a company-wide management meeting on Dec. 19 under newly appointed CEO Lyu Jae-cheol.

SK Group held its annual CEO seminar in early November, with Chairman Chey Tae-won urging executives to strengthen competitiveness and seize leadership in the AI race. SK hynix has established regional AI research centers, while SK Innovation created an AI transformation unit reporting directly to the CEO.

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