November 18, 2009
Sneak Peak at Kia’s Public Tours, Dec. 1-18
Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia invited News 3’s Alison Flowers to ride along on the first friends and family tour of the plant. Public tours kick off in two weeks.
November 17, 2009
Kia’s Ripple Effect in Chambers County
Four new Kia suppliers have cropped up in Chambers County…now the Greater Valley Group is ready to fill its residential and retail units.
November 16, 2009
For a Korean Business Owner, Now It Feels Like Home
Kyungree Yang moved from Korea to open a restaurant in West Point in 2007. Now that Kia is up to full speed, more of her “children” are around to make her feel at home.
Kia Kicks Off Mass Production in West Point
It’s been three years since Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia broke ground in West Point. Now it’s getting its production up to full speed.
More than 900 Kia Supplier Jobs for Chambers County Alone
Kia suppliers expected to boost local economy hampered by textile industry loss.
November 12, 2009
More Jobs Via Kia Suppliers
Two more suppliers report how many positions they’ll be filling because of Kia.
November 10, 2009
Kia Announces Public Tours to Begin Dec. 1
Guests will also be given a preview of the 2011 Kia Sorrento during a “ride ‘n drive.“
November 09, 2009
Exclusive Peek at Kia Supplier Production
MOBIS, also a Korea-based company, broke ground one year after Kia Motors Manufacturing in West Point, Ga. Now it’s also gearing up for the official start of mass production, November 16.
November 06, 2009
Kia’s Suppliers to Fill 3,500 More Jobs
Fourteen new suppliers in Alabama and Georgia will mean about 7,500 total jobs.
3,600 Alabama Jobs Credited to Georgia’s New Kia Plant
The Kia plant in Georgia began production this month.
November 03, 2009
Kia Manufacturing Hiring for Second Wave
Kia is seeking hirees for up to 1,500 production or maintenance team member positions at the new West Point, Ga. plant.
November 02, 2009
Inside Look at New Kia Manufacturing Plant
See the production of the all-new 20-11 KIA Sorento.
October 26, 2009
Kia Plant Begins First Full Week of Production
Work begins on Sorento at first U.S. Kia plant.
August 13, 2009
Kia Donates to Local Hospital
The Kia plant is still under construction, but making a donation to a facility in the area.
July 09, 2009
West Point Dubbed “Kia-Ville”
Deep in the middle of a recession, there’s a boom town rising.

