Kia Expected to Build Assembly Plant in U.S.
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South Korean automaker Kia Motors Corp., a member of Hyundai Automotive Group, is expected to announce plans for its first U.S. manufacturing plant as early as next week, with a site in southwestern Georgia believed to be the leading candidate.
The area is within 100 miles of Hyundai Motor Co.’s assembly plant in Montgomery, Ala., and is close to a number of Hyundai suppliers.
A spokesman at Kia’s U.S. headquarters in Irvine said the company would make an announcement “by the end of the quarter.”
But online trade journal WardsAuto.com said a Kia spokesman in Seoul said the plant announcement was tentatively scheduled for Tuesday.
