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Kia West Point Assembly Plant

Kia

West Point, GA, USA

-85.1345574, 32.9160381

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 194

Project Timeline

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Additional Information:

Sector: EVs

Activity: Manufacturing

Product: EVs


Project Announcement Date: 4/5/2023

Date Commercial Production Started: 5/30/2024

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: Yes


Operating Status: Operating Partially; Under Construction


Target Jobs: 200

Capital Investment: $200 million

Congressional District: GA3

Government Subsidies:

We currently have no government subsidies tracked for this site.

Selected Sources:

“Introducing The 2024 Kia Ev9: Modern Refinement And All-Electric Capability Establish A New Industry Touchstone”, kiamedia.com, 04 Apr 2023. 🔗


“Kia to invest $200M in Georgia plant to build EV9 SUV”, Rebecca Bellan, TechCrunch, 12 Jul 2023. 🔗


“Kia Georgia begins assembly of the 2025 Kia EV9 All-Electric SUV”, kiamedia.com, 29 May 2024. 🔗


“Kia EV6 will soon roll off Georgia assembly lines. Take a look”, Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 21 Nov 2024. 🔗


“Kia expects EV sales to pick up as the EV6 and EV9 enter full-scale production in Georgia”, Peter Johnson, Electrek, 01 Apr 2025. 🔗


“Kia Motors breaks ground for first-ever U.S. plant”, Reliable Plant, 19 Oct 2006. 🔗


Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:

We currently have no related projects tracked for this site.

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