Kia Assembly Plant Celebrates Two Million Vehicles Produced

Mar 31, 2016

A white 2016 Kia Sorento SXL recently became the two millionth vehicle to roll off the assembly line at the Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG) in West Point, Georgia. This plant first began mass producing Kia vehicles on November 16, 2009 and in just over six years the plant has now come to be responsible for the production of over 40 percent of Kia models that are sold in the U.S. Additionally, this plant has led to the creation of over 15,000 jobs in West Point. They were even rated in the top five among vehicle assembly plants in the recent J.D. Power’ Initial Quality Study – their highest ranking ever.

“Assembling two million vehicles in less than seven years is a remarkable achievement, and one that each of our team members can take a lot of pride in,” said KMMG President and CEO Hyun-Jong Shin. “The world-class quality that goes into every Sorento CUV and Optima midsize sedan we build is a direct result of the hard work and commitment of our team members, and today we salute their commitment to excellence.”

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