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Alabama reaches out to Korean companies; State touts its proximity to Hyundai, Kia sites.

Publication: Automotive News
Publication Date: 14-MAY-07
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Alabama reaches out to Korean companies; State touts its proximity to Hyundai, Kia sites.(New American Manufacturers)(Hyundai Motor Co.)(Kia Motors Corp.)

Article Excerpt
Byline: April Wortham

Georgia may have won the new Kia Motors Corp. factory, but Alabama is going after Kia's suppliers.

And it's going all the way to Korea to get them.

Alabama already is home to Kia parent Hyundai Motor Co. and about 19 Korean suppliers.

Since the Kia plant project emerged in March 2006, seven Korea-based companies have announced they plan to supply Kia from new or expanded locations in Alabama. State officials say they are prospecting many more.

At least 20 sites in the eastern half of the state have been identified and are being offered to prospective Kia suppliers.

The Kia site in West Point, Ga., is one...

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