The lawsuit was filed by California resident Lea Reis on behalf of herself and other current and former Hyundai vehicle owners or lessees. The suit includes those whose automobiles were built at the company’s Montgomery plant with parts or labor supplied by Hyundai subsidiary SMART Alabama LLC., of Luverne.indicated SMART Alabama had used child labor.
SMART is listed by Hyundai in corporate filings as a majority-owned unit and supplies parts for the Elantra, Sonata and Santa Fe vehicles built in Montgomery. Reached for comment, the Alabama Department of Labor released the following statement on July 25 regarding the child labor allegations:
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