We went to see how one of the world ’ s leading automotive companies effectively produces and distributes finished cars from its main European plant
Written by : SAM JERMY
recently celebrated the one millionth Kia cee ’ d rolling off the production line . As well as this cee ’ d milestone , the plant also produces the Sportage and Venga models , and overall the company manufactured and distributed 323,700 cars out of Zilina in 2014 .
At an investment of € 1.6 billion , the plant acts as the fulcrum to the firm ’ s operations , particularly in Europe where around 60 percent of EU sales originate from Kia Motors Slovakia . The main export countries are situated in Western Europe unsurprisingly ; France , Germany , the United Kingdom , Italy and all feature prominently in that regard but Poland and Russia also provide a home for a sizeable amount of finished products .
At the recent media conference
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