Kia Motors’ vice chairman said on Monday its expects to meet this year’s sales target of 2.71m vehicles despite recent partial stoppages at South Korean plants, saying it will try to make up lost production with extra work.

Hank Lee also told Reuters the Hyundai Motor affiliate was considering adding more production capacity overseas, saying it is deliberating where and when the possible expansion might be.

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