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• Kia to Add Third Shift at Zilina Plant

  In Europe, Kia, Manufacturing, Sales / 28 September 2011 / 2 comments

  

  A third production shift will be introduced at Kia’s European production facility in Slovakia, recruiting 1000 new employees in order to keep up with rising demand. Recruitment will be completed by December 2011, allowing three-shift [...]

• Kia Begins U.S. Production of Optima

  In Georgia, Kia, Manufacturing, Optima, USA / 7 September 2011 / 1 comment

  

  There’s no doubt Kia is on a roll lately, and now that term can be applied literally, as the first U.S.-built 2012 Kia Optima rolled off the line today at Kia’s Motor Manufacturing plant in [...]

• Hyundai to Build Elantra at Alamaba Plant

  In Elantra, Hyundai, Manufacturing, Montgomery, USA / 21 September 2010 / 3 comments

  

  Hyundai will begin building the new Elantra compact at its factory in Montgomery, Alabama late this fall, the Korean automaker announced today. The Elantra, previously built in South Korea, will be an all-new model introduced [...]

• Hyundai Gears Up for 3rd Chinese Plant Groundbreaking in September

  In China, Hyundai, Manufacturing / 27 July 2010 / 1 comment

  

  Hyundai announced on Sunday that it will break ground in September for its third Chinese plant at the Beijing River Industrial Development Zone in Shunyi District. A company executive said, “We have finished final negotiations [...]

• Kia Celebrates Grand Opening of Plant in Georgia, US

  In Georgia, Kia, Manufacturing, USA / 1 March 2010 / 0 comments

  

  WEST POINT, Ga. Feb. 26, 2010 – Officials with Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG), Inc. were joined by dignitaries from the Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group, the State of Georgia, local city and county officials to celebrate [...]