South Korea’s Kia said today it would build its first U.S. vehicle assembly plant in West Point, Georgia. The will be designed to produce as many as 300,000 vehicles a year, creating 2,500 local jobs. “Kia has entered an aggressive growth phase in the U.S.,” Kia Chief Executive Chung Eui-sun said. Kia said it expected its sales in North America to climb 15 percent to 350,000 units in 2006 and 800,000 by 2010.
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03/13, 8:16 AM
posted by:
David
Wow. This is really the last move I expected from Kia. I know that their company is growing and that their sales are increasing a lot, but I didn’t expect them to do this for another few years.
03/13, 8:33 AM
posted by:
JD
It’s good to see that more jobs will be made available to the locals.
03/13, 9:16 AM
posted by:
Lamar Dulin
a much needed shot in the arm for this section of the state which has a high employer loyalty base.
03/13, 3:07 PM
posted by:
BCM
The question is, how much of the taxpayer’s money did Georgia agree to funnel into Hyundai’s coffers? I hope the deal is at least as much as they got in Alabama, or Dell got in NC.
03/13, 3:57 PM
posted by:
digitalzombie
pfft more like how much the government steal property from the citizens. I betcha they bust that enminent domain crap.
03/25, 2:44 PM
posted by:
Maxine Roche'
When it open. How to apply for a job.