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Kia Builds 1 Millionth Vehicle at its Slovakian Plant
The 1 millionth vehicle rolled off the assembly line at Kia's Zilina plant in Slovakia just a little over five years since the factory opened, marking a significant landmark for the South Korean automaker. The milestone model was a white, diesel-engined Cee’d SW that was handed over to a Slovakian children’s charity called the Red Nose Clowndoctors (no connection with Adult Swim's Children's Hospital…).
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Bmw's South Carolina Plant Built Its 3 Millionth Vehicle Since 1994
X5 M with Mugello Red Full Merino leather seats and Carbon Fiber interior trim, was driven off the line by Dawn Burgess, an employee hired in 1994. Burgess presented the keys to the car to Manfred Erlacher, President and CEO of BMW Manufacturing. The...
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Audi A4 And 80 Series Cumulative Production Reaches 10 Million Unit Milestone [video]
Audi may have changed the name of its midsize model series from 80 to A4 in 1994, but it’s the same vehicle lineup and together, these two models reached a production milestone when the ten millionth example rolled off the assembly line in early...
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Kia Moves Production Of Venga From The Czech Republic To Slovakia
South Korean car manufacturer Kia Motors said on Thursday that it has begun assembly of the Venga small MPV at its factory in the city of Zilina in Slovakia, which also builds the Cee'd family of C-segment models and the Sportage SUV. Up until now,...
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Chrysler Group's Belvidere Plant Rolls Out One Millionth Vehicle
he Chrysler Group's Belvidere assembly plant in Illinois reached a major milestone on Wednesday, July 28, when the one millionth vehicle, a natural green Jeep Patriot, that will be delivered to B.Z. Motors Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge dealer in Lewisburg,...
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Vw Trims Touareg, Porsche Cayenne And Audi Q7 Suv Production As Demand Falls
The deteriorating business environment caused by the financial crisis is forcing car makers on both sides of the pond to proceed to more cuts in production of models that aren't selling as they used to. Volkswagen will reduce its output of the VW...
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