- Is Hyundai Motor Group’s first dedicated EV plant
- Production capacity of 1,50,000 units per year
There is a new dedicated EV manufacturing facility, which has just opened and it’s by the Hyundai Motor Group. In fact, the new facility, dubbed Kia Gwangmyeong EVO plant, is the group’s first-ever dedicated EV manufacturing facility.
Located in South Korea, the EV facility has an annual production capacity of 1,50,000 units, with the production of the Kia EV3 already underway. It is to be followed by the EV4 in the first half of 2025. Kia has spent approximately one year transforming Gwangmyeong Plant 2, which was completed in 1987 to produce small internal combustion engine vehicles such as the Kia Pride and Avella. It is a facility that has been completely rebuilt on an existing plant site to become a hub for next-generation vehicle production.
Kia will now ramp up EV manufacturing, with mass production of the EV3, the brand’s compact all-electric SUV. The EV3 is Kia's third dedicated EV model after the EV6, launched in 2021, and the EV9 flagship SUV launched in 2023. In the first half of 2025, Kia plans to introduce the EV4, the brand’s mid-sized electric sedan.
