Kia-Ville

Think back to the first time you watched the Wizard of Oz. When Dorothy hit down and landed in Oz, with all of the bright colors and singing and excitement. Now, think about if all of that excitement and merriment were over Kia, and you can kind of realize the situation in West Point Georgia.

West Point wasn’t doing too hot a few months ago. Unemployment rates were high and store owners were afraid of losing their businesses. But that fear wasn’t nearly as high as the fear that most in the community held about losing their whole town. West Point needed help, and they just got it. Kia announced that they will be opening up a plant right in the heart of the little community that’s fallen on hard times.

The plant, which should open sometime by the end of the year, is going to make Waukegan Kia Sorento SUVs. But this plant is going to make much more than just vehicles. It will produce hundreds of job opportunities for West Point community members, and even those outside of West Point, as many who worked in the Detroit auto market are headed down to Georgia to help start up this Kia plant and the town as well.

Now, for many of us in Waukegan, new car news like this is exciting, but in West Point, it is going to revitalize and change their town. More than 500 people have already been hired for the plant, while 2,000 more are expected to be brought on by the time it opens.  In all, about 20,000 jobs are expected to become available in the community thanks to Kia. The new plant has sparked the creation of the first subdivision in the town in 25 years, and is exciting the economy as well as the town’s residents.

Waukegan dealers are especially excited about this new addition because it will mean more of the cars that their customers love, and we can all appreciate the addition of jobs anywhere in the U.S. The Waukegan Kia Sorento has been a big hit at Waukegan dealers.

If you’re looking to find Kia-Ville, just follow the yellow brick road (or something like that…) over to West Point Georgia. But if you’re just looking for a new Kia more locally, stop in at any local Waukegan Kia dealer and they’ll be happy to help you as well.

[Fade to Ray Charles singing Georgia on my Mind]