Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia
Coordinates: 32 ° 55 '9.92 " N , 85 ° 7' 8.57" W.
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| legal form | Incorporated |
| founding | March 13, 2006 |
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 United States : LaGrange , Georgia |
| management | Byung Mo Ahn |
| Number of employees | 3,000+ |
| Branch | Automobile manufacturing |
| Website | www.kmmgusa.com |
The Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. is an automobile manufacturer with corporate headquarters in LaGrange in US -Bundesstaat Georgia . The foundation goes back to March 13, 2006, when Kia company president Chung Eui-sun and Governor Sonny Perdue signed contracts to build an automobile plant in neighboring West Point , in which up to 300,000 units annually, since January 2012 up to 360,000 units, and that should provide permanent jobs for more than 3,000 employees. A capital of US $ 1 billion had been estimated for the construction .
The West Point facility covers a total of 2,259 acres. The foundation stone was laid on October 20th. The construction phase of the plant took more than three years, so that the mass production of the Kia Sorento only started on November 16, 2009. In the meantime, Perdue had held the opening of the new Autobahn Exit 6 on Interstate 85, as well as the Kia Parkway and Kia Boulevard . The official opening ceremony itself did not take place until February 2010. Production of the Hyundai Santa Fe finally started in October .
A few months later, the plant received additional equipment, which ultimately necessitated a plant expansion. After the expansion, production of the Kia Optima started in September 2011 . The maximum annual capacity is currently 360,000 units. The expansion took an investment of US $ 100 million and lasted through January 2, 2011. With this step, the plant also received its own connection to the rail network.
In the vehicle identification number , the company uses the world manufacturer codes 5XX for passenger cars, 5XY for sport utility vehicles and 5XZ for buses. Factory code G is given for West Point in eleventh position .
Model overview
Kia Sorento
since 11/2009
Hyundai Santa Fe
since 10/2010
Kia Optima
since 09/2011
Special
- Donation of US $ 1.5 million to the American Red Cross for Tornado Disaster Relief May 4, 2011
- Receipt of ISO / TS 16949: 2009 (May 27, 2011)
- Donation of 18 Sorentos from pre-production to the fire stations in West Point, LaGrange, Manchester and Lanett . (September 15, 2011)