More than 150 cards from KMMG team members will be sent to U.S. Armed Forces personnel across the world during the holiday season (West Point, GA.) Nov. 13, 2012 – The team members of Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG) have partnered with the local Georgia Three Rivers Chapter of the American Red Cross to collect […]

  Students learn value of environmental stewardship (West Point, GA.) Nov. 1, 2012 – Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG) today announced a new partnership with Long Cane Creek Middle School (LCMS) and Chattahoochee Riverkeeper (CRK) to monitor river tributary Long Cane Creek as part of the Georgia Adopt-A-Stream (GA AAS) water quality monitoring program through […]

 Online application process opened for Equipment Maintenance and Die Maintenance Team Members (West Point, GA.) Oct. 10, 2012 – Kia Motors is one of the fastest-growing car companies in the U.S. and today the company’s first North American assembly plant – Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG) – announced the re-opening of its online application process […]

(West Point, GA.) Aug. 22, 2012 – Since beginning production in 2009, Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG) has played a key role in Kia becoming the fastest-growing car company in the U.S.[1] and today, Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Mong-Koo Chung made an official visit to the brand’s U.S. assembly plant in West Point. In addition to […]

(West Point, GA.) July 27, 2012 – Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG) has donated $4,000 to the West Point Recreation Department to support softball and baseball teams competing in tournaments across the state this summer. At a recent ceremony, West Point Recreation Director Mike Pitts was presented with the donation. Also attending the ceremony were […]

WEST POINT, Ga., July 23, 2012 – Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG) recently teamed with Communities In Schools in Harris and Troup Counties to collect school supplies that will be distributed to families in the two counties.   This is the first year KMMG has donated school supplies, and team members were eager to […]

West Point, Ga., July 3, 2012 – Together with local suppliers, Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG) is responsible for the creation of more than 10,000 jobs in West Point and surrounding areas.  Today, the plant’s economic impact in the region was extended when Powertech America, the on-site transmission supplier for KMMG, announced plans to […]

West Point, Ga., June 21, 2012 – Officials at Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG) announced today that Chris Miller has been promoted from senior manager of KMMG’s Production Control Department to director of Production.   Since Miller was hired in 2008, he has provided tremendous leadership in production control for KMMG’s start up and […]

West Point, Ga., June 8, 2012 – Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG) will suspend production starting Monday, June 11 for its annual one-week summer shutdown.   Shutdown provides an opportunity for maintenance and for other departments to perform tasks and special projects that are not possible during a rigorous production schedule. Among those projects […]

West Point, Ga., June 7, 2012 – This past Friday through Sunday, more than 35 team members with Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG) and their families participated in the LaGrange “Paint the Town” event which has led to the painting of more than 100 homes throughout the area during the past six years. KMMG […]