Kia Implements Stringent Hiring and Training Process at Georgia Plant

WEST POINT, GA – The attention to detail exhibited here at Kia Motors Corp.’s first U.S. assembly site extends as much to the auto maker’s workforce as the vehicle the plant produces.

A training center, located just north of the sprawling 2,200-acre (890-ha) assembly complex, is designed to prepare workers for jobs – even before they’re hired.

A key component of the application process at Kia Motors Mfg. Georgia is the successful completion of a 40-hour, unpaid ...