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The 2025 Kia EV9 is the primary electrical automobile assembled within the state of Georgia and joins the award-winning Telluride, Sorento, and Sportage SUVs at present assembled at Kia’s West Level facility
West Level, Georgia — Thursday marked a historic milestone at Kia Georgia’s meeting plant in West Level as workforce members gathered to have a good time the beginning of meeting of the all-electric 2025 EV9 three-row SUV, the primary saleable electrical automobile assembled within the state of Georgia. The automobile was launched by SeungKyu (Sean) Yoon, President and CEO for Kia North America and Kia America, then pushed off the meeting line by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and James Watson, Kia Georgia’s Vice President of Manufacturing.
“Marty and I had been privileged to be a part of this monumental accomplishment by the Kia Georgia workforce,” mentioned Governor Kemp. “This growth of Kia’s operations in our state and the addition of this unimaginable new product line to the automobiles already being in-built West Level is simply the most recent instance of what comes from state and native companions working with this valued job creator. I wish to congratulate the Kia Georgia workforce members on in the present day’s achievement and thank them for selecting the Peach State but once more as we work to grow to be the e-mobility capital of the nation.”
The EV9 joins the award-winning and more and more well-liked lineup of SUVs at present being assembled on Kia Georgia’s meeting line: Telluride, Sorento and Sportage. That is the fruits of a greater than $200 million growth that has added roughly 200 new jobs on the plant and the flexibleness to assemble each EVs and the corporate’s conventional merchandise alongside the identical meeting line. “Right now’s launch of the Kia EV9 in Georgia is the most recent instance of Kia’s dedication to the U.S. market and the state of Georgia,” mentioned Yoon. “By way of Plan S, Kia is poised to be a frontrunner within the e-mobility sector for years to return. Having achieved prestigious accolades equivalent to World Automotive of the Yr, World EV of the Yr, and North American Utility Automobile of the Yr, EV9 can be in glorious fingers with the workforce members at Kia Georgia and their monitor document for assembling award-winning, world-renowned merchandise speaks for itself.”
Stuart Countess, President and CEO of Kia Georgia, seemed again to nearly 15 years in the past when the primary Kia automobile rolled off the identical meeting line on Nov. 16, 2009, whereas crediting the Kia Georgia workforce with being the driving drive behind the milestones which have led to celebrations just like the one on Thursday.
“Right now, the Kia Georgia workforce continues to be going as sturdy as ever, persevering with that mindset of turning challenges into alternatives,” mentioned Countess. “We’re excited for this opportunity so as to add Kia’s flagship EV to our facility and to enter this new period at Kia Georgia with the identical high quality focus of assembling the most effective automobiles on the planet, proper right here in West Level.”
About Kia Georgia
Kia Georgia, Inc. is the primary manufacturing website in North America for Kia Company primarily based in Seoul, Korea. With an annual capability of 350,000 items, Kia Georgia is positioned on 2,200 acres in West Level, Ga. and started mass manufacturing on Nov. 16, 2009. Kia Georgia is dwelling to the Telluride SUV, Sorento SUV (excludes HEV and PHEV fashions), Sportage SUV (excludes HEV and PHEV fashions) and the all-electric EV9 SUV.
By Chris McChargue, Kia Georgia
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