West Point, Ga. — Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG) celebrated production of its 50,000th Kia Sorento today in its new West Point, Ga. manufacturing facility. More than 1,300 team members currently work at the facility, which began mass production of the all new Kia Sorento CUV on Nov., 16, 2009. The new state-of-the-art […]
West Point, Ga. April 21, 2010 — Due to the strong interest of individuals throughout the region, Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc., announced today it is keeping open its online application for another two weeks. Since re-opening the application process in November, more than 42,000 individuals have applied for a position as Production Team Member, […]
WEST POINT, Ga. March 8, 2010 — Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG) announced today that it will be serving as the event sponsor for the Chattahoochee Council of the Boy Scouts of America’s 2010 “Distinguished Citizen” Award Dinner on March 23 at the Callaway Center in LaGrange. D. Lindner of the Troup County […]
WEST POINT, Ga. Feb. 26, 2010 — Officials with Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG), Inc. were joined by dignitaries from the Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group, the State of Georgia, local city and county officials to celebrate the official grand opening of Kia’s first-ever U.S. automobile manufacturing plant in West Point, Georgia, capable of producing 300,000 cars […]
WEST POINT, Ga. Feb. 4, 2010 — Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG) announced today that it has received more than 31,000 applications to date for hundreds of available production and maintenance positions at its West Point automobile manufacturing plant. “Like in the first wave of hiring when we received an automotive benchmark setting […]
WEST POINT, Georgia, November 16, 2009 — The first U.S.-built Kia vehicle , a white 2011 MY Sorento CUV, rolled off the production line today at Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG), officially opening the first U.S. Kia Motors plant. KMMG is expected to produce 300,000 vehicles at full capacity and employ 2,500 people, with on-site […]
Nov. 3, 2009 (West Point, Ga.) — For the first time since February 2008, Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG) has opened its online application process. Anyone interested in a production or maintenance team member position at KMMG’s West Point, Ga., assembly facility can fill out an application on the Web site www.KiaJobsInGeorgia.com. Unlike the […]
Written By Henry Unger with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Here is a link to the original article published in the AJC on Oct. 20, 2009 I’ve heard rumors that there’s a recession and companies are looking to save money anywhere they can. I’ve also heard rumors that the auto industry is not doing so well. […]
WEST POINT, Ga. (October 19, 2009) —In appreciation for the hard work and dedication of the City of West Point to the Kia project, officials with Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG) presented a $38,000 donation to West Point on Friday for improvements in city resources and development. Randy Jackson, KMMG’s Director of Human […]
WEST POINT, Ga. (September 21, 2009) — On Saturday morning, around 200 of the 400 team members from Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG) in West Point going overseas for training this month arrived as early as 3 a.m. to depart for a week of intensive training and once-in-a-lifetime cultural experiences at Kia’s state-of-the-art research […]