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KMMG Team Members Travel to Korea for Special Training

Posted on April 4th, 2011 by Patrick Sands

West Point, Ga. — Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG) is sending more than 200 team members to Korea for two weeks to receive intensive skill-up training, and a “once-in-a-lifetime” cultural experience. On Saturday, March 19, the first group of 70 team members left for Korea.   The training will take place at Kia Motors’ […]

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KMMG Achieves ISO 14001 Environmental Certification

Posted on March 21st, 2011 by Patrick Sands

WEST POINT — Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG) announced today that it has received ISO 14001 environmental certification, another important milestone for Kia’s first North American automobile assembly plant.   “This is a great achievement for KMMG,” said Steve Garner, KMMG’s manager of facilities. “It demonstrates our commitment to the environment and our community. […]

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Oversized Cast of Children’s Characters Joyride to Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia

Posted on November 17th, 2010 by Patrick Sands

West Point, Ga. — Commemorating the one year anniversary of the start of production of the 2011 Kia Sorento CUV, Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG) announced the installation of five large inflatable characters from Kia’s popular “Joyride Dream” commercial which debuted as the brand’s first-ever Super Bowl ad in February, 2010. The Sorento has […]

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Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia Re-opens Online Application

Posted on November 17th, 2010 by Patrick Sands

WEST POINT — Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG) announced today the re-opening of its online application process for the third wave of hiring at the West Point, Ga., automotive facility. Since its first round of hiring in 2008, KMMG has hired more than 2,000 team members which manufacture the extremely popular 2011 Kia Sorento […]

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Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia Launches Second Shift Production

Posted on October 28th, 2010 by Patrick Sands

West Point, GA, October 1,2010 — Yesterday Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG) celebrated the launch of a second shift of production at its new West Point facility. KMMG hired more than 600 new team members to prepare for the addition of the second shift – which begins production today – bringing the total number […]

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Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia Selects CB&T as Onsite Bank

Posted on September 10th, 2010 by Patrick Sands

West Point, Ga. — Commercial Bank & Trust of Troup County has been selected to open a banking office inside the KMMG plant in West Point.   CB&T President and CEO Frank McRae said that he is proud for the bank to be associated with Kia in this endeavor. “We look forward to the opportunity […]

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KMMG Achieves 100,000th Vehicle Milestone

Posted on September 3rd, 2010 by Patrick Sands

West Point, Ga. — On Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG) celebrated production of the 100,000th Kia Sorento at its West Point, Ga. automobile manufacturing facility.   KMMG started production of the all new 2011 Kia Sorento CUV on Nov. 16, 2009. The 100,000th Sorento was a brand new SX model […]

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Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia Donates 20 Kia Sorentos to Georgia’s Technical College System

Posted on July 28th, 2010 by Patrick Sands

West Point, Ga. — Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG) donated 20 all-new Kia Sorentos to the Technical College System of Georgia at a special event held today at the Kia Georgia Training Center in West Point, Ga. The vehicles are being donated to benefit the automotive education programs at the 20 technical colleges in […]

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Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia Donates Rescue Supplies to Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge

Posted on July 15th, 2010 by Patrick Sands

West Point, Ga. — Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia’s (KMMG) Team members contributed to a voluntary plant-wide collection of wildlife rescue supplies in response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. For five consecutive days, collection bins were made available to team members to donate paper towels, heavy duty trash bags, baby blankets and […]

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Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia Donates Vehicles to Troup County Schools

Posted on July 2nd, 2010 by Patrick Sands

West Point, Ga. — Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG) transferred ownership of three 2011 Kia Sorentos to the Troup County School System. The vehicles will be allocated to Callaway High School, LaGrange High School and Troup High School for their automotive education program. Representatives of the school system and the automotive education departments visited the […]

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