KIA plans to roll out first cars in late 2009
KIA Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. in Troup County is the automotive manufacturer’s first plant in North America and the only auto manufacturing plant in the state of Georgia. Production at the $1 billion facility is scheduled to begin in late 2009.
KIA plans for around 2,500 direct jobs with another 6,000 jobs expected from its supplier base. The 2,200-acre plant site is located between Exit 2 and Exit 6 along Interstate 85 in West Point. At full capacity, KIA expects to produce about 300,000 vehicles per year.
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