ZILINA, August 14, (WEBNOVINY) – The plant of the Kia carmaker near Zilina is considering launching a third working shift. This would mean thousands of new jobs not only in the Zilina district, but in other regions, too. Spokesman of Kia Motors Slovakia Dusan Dvorak reported to SITA news agency that the final decision on launching the third shift would be made in the fall, depending on the situation on the market. If the brand continues to do well, a three-shift operation in Slovakia could start next year. The production expansion would bring one thousand new jobs directly in the plant, and additional thousands of jobs at Kia’s suppliers within Slovakia, Dvorak explained.
As of September of this year, Kia is to manufacture also the Kia Venga model in its plant. A brand-new model should be presented in early 2012.
Kia Motors Slovakia is the first manufacturer of Kia Motors Corporation in Europe. The factory was built in the period 2004-2006. Production of cars and engines for passenger cars started in December 2006. Kia presently employs over 3,000 people in Slovakia. It is one of the country’s largest producers and exporters. Since the beginning of serial production in December 2006, more than 870,000 vehicles have rolled off its assembly lines.
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