Workers at GM Korea (the South Korean subsidiary of General Motors) have extended a partial strike this week after wage talks with management reached a deadlock. Unionized employees staged four-hour walkouts across all shifts from Tuesday to Wednesday, continuing action that began the previous week, with the union demanding higher base pay, performance bonuses, and the allocation of new vehicle production to domestic plants. The dispute carries broader significance as GM Korea exports around 410,000 vehicles annually from its South Korean factories, approximately 85 percent of which are destined for the United States.