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Kia is celebrating today the one millionth vehicle built at the West Point, Georgia manufacturing facility. The milestone model is a snow white pearl 2014 Kia Sorento SXL.
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Kia Builds One Millionth Vehicle in the United States
Kia is celebrating today the one millionth vehicle built at the West Point, Georgia manufacturing facility. The milestone model is a snow white pearl 2014 Kia Sorento SXL.
The factory began manufacturing the Sorento on November 16, 2009, following an initial investment of $1 billion. More than 11,000 jobs in West Point and the surrounding region have been created by Kia’s plant, including on-site and local suppliers.
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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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Following the announcement that it became a net vehicle exporter in 2013, Honda’s U.S. subsidiary marked a double milestone by building its 20 millionth vehicle in the United States, as well as the 10 millionth U.S.-built Accord sedan at the company’s...
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The first ever U.S.-made Kia, a 2011 Sorento, rolled off the production line, at the South Korean automaker's newly built factory in the state of Georgia, on Tuesday. The US$1 billion manufacturing plant is expected to produce 300,000 vehicles a year...
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