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HD Construction Equipment held a completion ceremony on Oct. 28 for its new engine and battery pack plant at the Gunsan National Industrial Complex in North Jeolla Province, investing 116.8 billion won over two years on a site of about 62,700 square meters with two buildings, according to Chosun Ilbo. The plant, which uses assembly robots and autonomous mobile robots to automate production, marks the company's push into the AI data center power-generation engine market, expanding engine use beyond construction equipment parts into power generation and defense, the Korea Times reports. The ceremony drew about 200 attendees, including HD Hyundai Vice Chairman Cho Young-cheol, HD Construction Equipment President Moon Jae-young, and North Jeolla Governor Lee Won-taek, per Chosun Ilbo. Korean media frame the move as part of a broader industry race to meet AI data center demand, with the Korea Times noting power equipment makers are expanding U.S. production and securing supply contracts amid the AI boom.