Kia Motors announced that it has produced 108,000 units in its Zilina, Slovakia plant in the first-half of 2008. The company stated that its average production rate was 850 cars, with its best monthly numbers in April with 19,300 units. The plant primarily produces the compact Cee'd range, which accounts for 83.2 percent of the cumulative production.
The plant produced the Cee'd SW the most in the time period, taking up 35.84 percent of the production. It was followed by the Cee'd hatchback (30.74 percent), Sportage (16.76 percent), and pro_cee'd (16.66 percent). The 1.6L diesel was the most demanding powertrain, accounting for 41.8 percent of the production.
Kia plans to produce 220,000 cars in the plant by the end of 2008. The automaker plans to add the eco_cee'd into production in the near future.
[Source: tasr]
