Kia readies for start of production at first manufacturing plant in Mexico

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Located in the municipality of Pesquería in the state of Nuevo León, Mexico, the plant will have annual production capacity of 300,000 vehicles – representing around 10% of Kia Motors’ total global manufacturing output.

A total of 60% of output from the plant will be exported to North America while 20% will supply the Mexican domestic market, and the remaining 20% will be exported to neighbouring countries in Latin America.

Seong-Bae Kim, president of Kia Motors Mexico, said: “Thanks to the state-of-the-art technology and manufacturing processes being introduced to the plant, we expect our facility to be one of the most environmentally-friendly automotive manufacturing plants in the region. Once mass production commences, it will take less than one minute for a vehicle to come off the assembly line, making our facility among the most productive among all Kia plants globally."

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Natalie Middleton

Natalie has worked as a fleet journalist for nearly 20 years, previously as assistant editor on the former Company Car magazine before joining Fleet World in 2006. Prior to this, she worked on a range of B2B titles, including Insurance Age and Insurance Day. Natalie edits all the Fleet World websites and newsletters, and loves to hear about any latest industry news - or gossip.

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