The construction of Kia’s new factory in Slovakia is coming along nicely with just over a year to go to first production.
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The €1 billion plant being built in Zilina, 120 miles (200 kilometres) north-east of Bratislava will have an eventual capacity of 300,000 units a year.
The company is also constructing a new European headquarters and design centre in the centre of Frankfurt alongside the Messe which hosts the bi-annual motor show.
The Kia Motors Slovakia facility will create more than 3,000 jobs in the Zilina region and a number of suppliers are also constructing plants either alongside the new factory or in nearby regions. In total more than 10,000 jobs will be generated by the factory.
More than 600 employees will have been hired by the end of this year and so far more than 4,500 job applications have been received with two-thirds having a university education and English language skills.
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By GlobalDataThe Zilina factory will build a range of vehicles for European markets but final decisions on production plans have not yet been made. However, construction of the presses and assembly lines has commenced with the first car expected to roll off the lines before the end of next year.
Kia has selected a number of tier-one suppliers for the plant including existing partners Hyundai Mobis and Hyundai Hysco. Other suppliers include Johnson Controls and PHA (Arvin Meritor) for seats and door modules.
