List of Kia design and manufacturing facilities
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South Korean automobile manufacturer Kia maintains 14 manufacturing facilities in eight countries along with research centres in South Korea, the US, Japan, and Germany.[1] Kia has four manufacturing plants in South Korea and additional plants in China, India, Japan, Mexico, Slovakia, the United States and Vietnam.
Design centers
Namyang Design Center
The Namyang Design Center, located in Hwaseong, South Korea, serves as Kia's primary design facility.[2] The facility, which is shared with parent company Hyundai, is located on over 3.3 million square meters of land and serves as the central hub for engineering work encompassing the entire design process, from pre-design studies, prototyping and extensive track testing, and full-scale wind tunnel aerodynamic testing.[3] to crash testing.[4] Kia and Hyundai employees from around the world receive training at the Namyang Center.[4]
Kia Design Center America
The Kia Design Center America in Irvine, California, is located on a 22 acres (8.9 ha) corporate campus[5] with a $130 million initial investment,[5] the Irvine, California Kia Design Center was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill[5] and was completed in 2008, featuring 45 workstations and nine offices.[6] The studio can model up to eight vehicles at once and includes a computerized milling machine that can quickly create full-size models.[6] Work and presentation areas include a 2-D presentation room, "a kind of darkroom in virtual reality where up to three full-size digital images can be projected for evaluation and comparison."[6]
The 239,000-square-foot (22,200 m2) building[5] features a hallmark 6,000-square-foot (560 m2) entry canopy[6] and sits aside a 36,000-square-foot (3,300 m2) reflecting pool.[5] The parking lot includes an environmentally efficient bioswale system to filter water runoff.[5]
Kia Design Center Europe
The Kia Design Center Europe was opened in 2007 in
Kia Design Center China
The Hyundai-Kia R&D center in China is located in both Shanghai and Yantai.[8]
Manufacturing facilities
South Korea
Autoland Gwangmyeong
The Autoland Gwangmyeong (formerly known as Sohari Plant) in Soha-dong,
The factory currently manufactures the
The Sohari Plant manufactured Kia's first internal combustion engine,[9] followed by the manufacture of its first automobile, the Kia Brisa (1974–1982). In 1975, Kia exported its first vehicle, the Brisa pickup, to the Middle Eastern nation of Qatar.[12]
The South Korean government forced Kia to halt car production in 1981, assessing the Korean auto market as too competitive.[13] In 1986, the government allowed the company to resume manufacturing with its agreement to build the Ford Festiva for export.[13]
The Sohari Plant manufactured the
Autoland Hwasung
Located in Woojeong-myeon,
Autoland Gwangju to Hanam factory
Located in Gwangju on approximately 1,022,244 square metres (11,003,340 sq ft) of land, the facility produces the Kia Soul, Kia Seltos, Kia Carens/Rondo, Kia Sportage, and Kia Bongo/K-Series, as well as buses and military vehicles.[14]
Formerly Asia Motors used this plant until 1999.
For reference, in addition to the Autoland Gwangju, there is a Hanam factory.
Seosan Plant
Located in Seosan, the facility opened in 2004 as a joint venture with Donghee. It manufactures 230,000 units a year and is the producer of the Kia Picanto/Morning and Kia Ray.[15]
China
Yancheng Plant
In December 2007, Kia Motors Corporation opened its manufacturing facility in
India
Anantapur Plant (KIN)
Kia created a greenfield facility in the
- Plant location: 14°09′40″N 77°37′20″E / 14.16111°N 77.62222°E[citation needed]
- Address: Ammavaripalli Village, Ananthapur, Andhra Pradesh-515164
Mexico
Monterrey Plant (KMMX)
Located in
In 2022, Kia announced an additional $480 million to open at least five new production facilities while $67 million of the existing investment will be used to improve commuting conditions.
Pakistan
Lucky Motor Corporation
Lucky Motor is a Pakistani automobile assembler and distributor owned by the Yunus Brothers Group. It currently assembles the Kia Picanto, Kia Sportage, Kia Sorento, Kia Grand Carnival, Kia Stonic, and Kia Frontier.[23][24][25][26]
Slovakia
Žilina Plant (KaSK)
In April 2007,
- Kia Žilina Plant Official Site
- Kia Slovakia Plant
- 49°12′51.16″N 18°49′24.31″E / 49.2142111°N 18.8234194°E
United States
Georgia Plant (KMMG)
Kia Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG), Kia's plant in West Point, Georgia, is capable of producing 360,000 cars annually[30] for the North American and global markets. At an initial cost of $1 billion (US)[30] the facility comprises 2.2 million-square-feet[30] on more than 2,200 acres (8.9 km2) of land[30] near Interstate 85.[31] In addition to four main areas (stamping, welding, paint, and assembly), the facility also includes a transmission shop, module shop, and a two-mile (3 km) test track.[30] The assembly area features more than a half mile of height-adjustable conveyors and wood flooring.
Production began with the second generation Kia Sorento on November 16, 2009.[30] The facility currently manufactures the fourth (2021) generation Sorento, the fifth (2021) generation K5, the first (2020) generation Telluride, and the fifth-generation Sportage.[32]
Kia's Georgia plant recorded cumulative production of 1 million units in 2013 and exceeded 3 million units in September 2019. On December 31, 2021, President Jangsu Shin retired and a new CEO, Stuart Countess, was appointed effective January 2022.
Savannah Plant
On May 20, 2022, Kia's parent company Hyundai announced plans to construct a new electric vehicle plant near Savannah, Georgia. [33]
Uzbekistan
ADM-Jizzakh
The ADM Jizzakh plant began its work at the end of 2020 with a yearly production capacity of 25,000, it currently produces Kia Seltos, Kia K5 and Kia K8.
Vietnam
Chu Lai Plant
Since 2001,
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Although the Zilina facility has been manufacturing Kia cee'd cars since December 2006, Kia Motors Corporation and the Slovakian Government agreed that the construction of this all-new facility, which has created more than 10,000 new jobs in the region, is so immensely significant that it should be formally celebrated.
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External links
- Facilities & Buildings at Kia Motors UK's official press site
- Kia West Point Georgia Plant
- Kia Georgia Plant Video
- KMMG Official Website