Dongfeng Yueda Kia

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Dongfeng Yueda Kia Motor Co., Ltd.
东风悦达起亚汽车
Typejoint venture
IndustryAutomotive
Founded28 August 2002; 17 years ago
Headquarters
Yancheng, Jiangsu
,
China
ProductsAutomobiles
ParentDongfeng Motor Corporation (25%)
Kia (50%)
Yueda Group (25%)[1]
Websitewww.dyk.com.cn

Dongfeng Yueda Kia Motor Co., Ltd. is an automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Yancheng, China and a joint venture between Dongfeng Motor Corporation, Yueda Group and Kia.

History[]

Dongfeng Yueda Kia was founded in 2002.[2]

In August 2003, it was announced that Dongfeng Yueda Kia would invest around US$600 million in the construction of a new assembly plant in Jiangsu Province with a capacity to produce 400,000 vehicles per year.[1]

In November 2011 Dongfeng Yueda Kia announced that it would construct its third automobile manufacturing plant in Yancheng.[3] Construction of the plant took place between 2012 and 2014.[3] The plant has an annual production capacity of 300,000 cars.[3]

Plants[]

The Dongfeng-Yueda-Kia's plant in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province manufactures Kia vehicles for the Chinese market. The plant will also accommodate the initial mass production of the HiPhi 1 electric crossover starting from 2021.[4]

Plant Type Location Year opened Year closed Notes
Yancheng car plant Yancheng, Jiangsu Province (江苏), China active

Sales[]

Calendar year Total sales
2007 101,000[2]
2008 142,000[2]
2009 241,000[2]
2010 333,000[2]
2011 433,000[2]

Vehicles[]

Gallery[]

  • Kia Pegas

  • Kia Forte Furuidi

  • Kia K2

  • Kia K3

  • Kia K4

  • Kia K5

  • Kia KX Cross

  • Kia KX1

  • Kia KX3

  • Kia KX3 Aopao

  • Kia KX5

  • Kia KX7

  • Kia Sportage

  • Kia Sportage R

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Kia to set up new JV plant in China". China Daily. 11 August 2003. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Kia's 3rd China plant to produce tailored cars". The Korea Herald. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "Kia to set up new JV plant in China". The Chosunilbo. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  4. ^ "EV maker Hozon Auto to kick off construction of Yichun plant". autonews.gasgoo.com. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.

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