6 forum postsNUR-SULTAN / ex ASTANA (Interfax-Kazakhstan) — SaryArkaAvtoProm LLP launched a car assembly line that will produce 20,000 KIA cars a year. The project was implemented in the framework of industrial cooperation with KIA Motors Corporation.
Mr. Jin-Ha Kim, President of KIA Motors Russia and CIS LLC declared:
The CIS market plays a significant role in our development, and Kazakhstan is one of the most priority regions for further growth.
The joint production will make KIA one of the most affordable cars on the market in the country. This has been made possible, among other things, by a special loan programme of the Eurasian Bank.
Owners of new cars will benefit from a factory warranty of 5 years.
Kostanay plant accounts for more than half of all vehicles manufactured in the country in 2020.
F. Hamilton (26 March 2021, 20:55)
What’s the point of such a modest production? To make people believe there is a car industry in the country?
Юрий (26 March 2021, 22:01)
One must start from somewhere; Koreans too started modestly in the 70s.
Juliano di M. (26 March 2021, 22:48)
That was the 70s, that is 50 years ago. The car industry is very saturated today, we see the problems: GM, Renault, Fiat... Small assembly lines, like here in Kazakhstan, are a way of minimising costs but do not constitute a real car industry.
H.M. (28 March 2021, 22:28)
What can be seen in the picture is definitely not 4.0
Jefffrey Carpenter (28 March 2021, 23:20)
Apart from their first mistakes, Korean manufacturers have shown an astonishing ability to adapt to the needs and desires of a global market.
Banned from Facebook (28 March 2021, 23:44)
Q: What is the difference between a Kia and a shopping trolley?
A: A shopping trolley is much easier to push.