Kia
November 9th, 2008 | by rarzi |Kia Motors, a subsidiary of Hyundai Kia Automotive Group, is South Korea’s 2nd largest automobile manufacturer with headquarters in Seoul, South Korea. Its CEO is Chung Eui-sun. The American arm is Kia Motors America. On October 20, 2006, Kia Motors America formally hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for its first US assembly plant in West Point, Georgia, at an initial cost of over $1 billion. Since 2005, Kia has started to focus on the European market and is currently the UK’s fastest growing car company and had various other successes in the European market.
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| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1944 |
| Headquarters |  Seoul, South Korea Main Plant Locations: Hwasung Plant, Kooni, South Korea; Sohari Plant, Nearest to Anyang, South Korea; Kwang-Ju Plant, Gwangju, South Korea; Seosan Plant, Seosan, South Korea; Slovakian Plant, ?ilina, Slovakia |
| Area served | International |
| Key people | Byung Mo Ahn: Group President and CEO Kia Motors America and Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia |
| Industry | Automobile manufacturer |
| Products | Automobiles; over 1,000,000 sold last year. |
| Parent | Hyundai Kia Automotive Group |
| Website | kia.com |
