Kia Motors is expected to announce plans for its first US manufacturing plant as early as next week, with a site in southwestern Georgia believed to be the leading candidate, the Los Angeles Times reported on Wednesday.
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The paper noted that the area is within 100 miles (160km) of parent Hyundai Motor’s assembly plant in Montgomery, Alabama, and close to a number of Hyundai suppliers.
A spokesman at Kia’s US headquarters in Irvine told the paper the company would make an announcement “by the end of the quarter.”
Online trade journal WardsAuto.com cited a Kia spokesman in Seoul as saying the plant announcement was tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, the LA Times added.
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