Kia Opens First Plant Focused on EV Production
South Korean automaker Kia Motors has opened its first electric-vehicle-only manufacturing plant at Autoland Gwangmyeong, South Korea. The new EV-only plant (EVO) will mass manufacture two lines of low-cost EV models — the Kia EV3 and Kia EV4 — as part of Kia's plans to become a leading EV maker. With a capacity of 150,000 electric cars per year, the new facility will also be Hyundai Motor Group’s first electric-vehicle-only manufacturing facility. Kia CEO Choi Joon-Young said the facility’s completion marked Kia's first step towards becoming a “leading EV brand.” Speaking during the facility's completion ceremony, Joon-young said Kia would…
