Hyundai Motor plans to start volume production of the i30 hatchback at its new plant in the Czech Republic from next month.

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The production start at the EUR1.1bn plant in Nosovice is three months earlier than originally scheduled.


“If mass production begins, sales of i30 in Europe will surge,” a Hyundai Motor official said.


Affiliate Kia already produces the Ceed line, which shares its platform with the i30, at a plant in Slovakia.

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