Kia Sorento News

West Point, Georgia, is rising again like a Phoenix from the ashes. Only now, this dot on the map on the border with Alabama is dealing with hardware, instead of the soft goods it once produced.

Next week, Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia officially begins building mini SUVs at its new plant in West Point.

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Korean automaker Kia is building the Sorento SUV at its new factory in Georgia, which has brought more than 3,600 supplier jobs to Alabama.

Kia Motors says it will reopen the application process for production and maintenance jobs at its new assembly plant in West Point.

Our first drive of the thoroughly reconceived 2011 Kia Sorento outlined the wholesale scrapping of the first-gen vehicle's Mercedes M-Class wannabe styling and body-on-frame tow-monster architecture in favor of the latest mode of fashion, the carlike crossover.

By Jim Henry They may be small, but the Kia hamsters are doing some heavy lifting for Kia Motors America , so the company will bring them back in November, in advertising for a year-end clearance sale.

Kia has both given and taken away at its latest product launch. It's added a good-looking two-door coupe, the first it's ever offered, but has introduced a new version of its Sorento SUV that's been stripped of much its predecessor's off-road ability.

Kia has started building vehicles at its new factory in western Georgia, just across the Alabama line.

A picture of the side view of the 2011 Kia Sorento crossover. Kia will build the 2011 Sorento crossover at its factory in Georgia.

Kia Motors continues its full-fledged design and vehicle lineup transformation and today Kia Motors America introduces the all-new 2011 Sorento CUV.

October 26, 2009: The two next-generation Kia Sorento diesels of Team Kia Australia led the SUV Medium class at the end of Day 1 of the 2009 Global Green Challenge, after the 317km leg from Darwin to Katherine in the Northern Territory.

WHEN KIA launched the Sorento in 2002 the company's 4x4 was an instant winner in the UK.

October 21, 2009: The next-generation Kia Sorento with all-new R-series common rail turbo diesel engine will be taking on some fuel-sipping competitors this weekend when the 2009 Global Green Challenge kicks off in Darwin.

While other automakers are closing plants in the U.S., Kia, which is controlled by South Korea's Hyundai Automotive Group, is preparing to open a brand-new assembly plant in West Point, Ga., southwest of Atlanta.

The new Toyota Auris concept car made its debut at Frankfurt. The car has solar panels in its roof and dashboard that power ventilation, cellphones and music players.

October 8, 2009: Following the global launch of Kia Motors' EcoDynamics sub-brand at the Frankfurt motor show recently, Kia Motors Australia announces two further exciting developments occurring during the month of October.

Look at the Kia sportage Fuel Cell and it could be just another SUV. Turn the ignition key, however, and the difference is deafening.

It's an all-change season for the Sorento. In hitting the maximum reset button, Kia has given the Gen II iteration a comprehensive makeover that moves it from the ranks of conventional SUV into unambiguous crossover territory.

Notes: This 2008 Kia Sorento 4dr LX 4x4 SUV features a 3.3L V6 PFI DOHC 24V 6cyl Gasoline engine.