Kia celebrates 1,000,000 Slovakian built cars
Written By Richard Lawton Published On: Jan 26 2012Korean carmaker Kia is celebrating the production of its 1,000,000th Zilina-built car at its production facility in Slovakia. The special car to drive off the production line was a white diesel cee’d SW which has been given to a Slovakian children’s charity.
“Kia Motors Slovakia has achieved an important milestone in its history with the production of the millionth car. We decided to donate it to an organisation which will bring pleasure to children during their stay in hospitals,” said Eek-Hee Lee, President and CEO of Kia Motors Slovakia.
Kia Motors Slovakia recorded a 10% year-on-year increase in car production and a 12% year-on-year increase in engine production during 2011, when it produced more than 252,000 cars and 359,000 engines. The factory plans to produce around 285,000 cars this year.
Along with the cee’d the factory also produces the Sportage and Venga models, with production its popular new SUV topping 101,000 units during 2011. A total of 103,000 cee’d models were produced, or 41% of the total production and 11,000 Kia Venga models. The remainder of 2011 production, 36,000 units, were Hyundai ix35 manufactured up to June 2011.
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