Team members will train at Kia’s state-of-the-art R&D center   West Point, Ga. Jan. 3, 2012 – Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG) is sending 160 team members to Korea in January to receive intensive “skill-up” training, and a once-in-a-lifetime cultural experience as guests of Kia Motors Corporation.   The training will take place at Kia […]

West Point, Ga. Nov. 28, 2011 – Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. presented $5,000 to the city of Valley recently to sponsor the 2011 Christmas Merry Go Round, an event that has become annual tradition for more than 50 years in this area.   “KMMG has a deep appreciation for the traditions of this area […]

West Point, Ga. Nov. 17, 2011 – This week, Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG) will celebrate the second anniversary of the plant’s official start of mass production on Nov. 16, 2009.   Mr. Byung Mo Ahn, the group president and CEO for Kia Motors America and KMMG, said that it has been a very […]

West Point, Ga. Nov. 14, 2011 – Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG) has given a $5,000 donation to the Chattahoochee Council for Boy Scouts of America as a sponsor for the 2012 “Distinguished Citizen of the Year” Awards banquet that will be held in February.   “KMMG is honored to support this event for […]

This is from the Sept. 16 edition of the CBS Evening News featuring Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc.

West Point, Ga. Sept. 19, 2011 – Today, Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG) announced the completion of a railway expansion being done in conjunction with more than $100 million in expansions across the site of Kia’s first North American manufacturing facility. The railway expansion began in June.   “Expanding the railway system behind the […]

West Point, Ga. Sept. 15, 2011 – Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG) transferred ownership of 18 vehicles to area fire departments yesterday. The vehicles were allocated to the LaGrange, West Point, Manchester and Lanett Fire Departments. Representatives of the fire departments visited the plant to participate in a ceremony to donate the vehicles on Wednesday. […]

–          Optima Hybrid achieves an average of 64.55 miles per gallon during drive through the 48 contiguous U.S. states   –          Drivers use just over 5.5 tanks of gasoline to complete 14-day, 7,899 mile trip across America   –          Record for “Lowest fuel consumption, 48 U.S. states: gasoline hybrid car” verified by Guinness World Records […]

West Point, Ga. Sept. 2, 2011 – Following the completion of a series of expansion projects to raise annual capacity, the first U.S.-built* 2012 MY Kia Optima midsize sedan rolled off the production line today at Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG), joining the popular Sorento CUV as the second Kia vehicle to be produced […]

(WEST POINT, GA.) August 26, 2011 — Two motorists are preparing to drive a 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid into the pages of the Guinness Book of World Records this week as they aim to set a new record for lowest fuel consumption (in a gasoline hybrid car) while driving through all 48 adjoining states of […]