Hyundai Plans AL Engine Plant

Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd. says it will build a new engine plant in Montgomery, AL, to begin production in September 2008.

The engines will be for vehicles built by Hyundai Motor America Inc. in Montgomery and by affiliate Kia Motors Corp. at its new plant in West Point, GA, slated to open in 2009.

Hyundai already produces V-6s for its Sonata sedan and Santa Fe cross/utility vehicle in Alabama.