Kia

Kia has three production centres in Korea: Hwasung, which has an annual production of 600,000 units, Sohari, which produces 340,000 units; and Kwangju, which manufacturers 210,000 commercial vehicles every year. In addition, the company has a global R&D operation centered around a hub in Namyang, Korea. Namyang coordinates its domestic R&D operations with two R&D centres in the United States, one in Germany and one in Japan. An additional testing facility in California's Mojave Desert was opened in 2003. Kia also has 12 overseas subsidiaries and a global network of 156 distributors.

Kia has now been in Australia for ten years and there are more than 120,000 cars on Australian roads. Kia is committed to a bright future in Australia with 125 dealerships nationwide and the announcement of its ongoing sponsorship of Australia's largest annual sporting event, the Australian Open.

(Words: www.kia.com.au )