Area Development News Desk (10/25/2007)
Dongwon Autopart Technology, a South Korean manufacturer of automotive
parts, will locate a new facility in Meriwether County that will serve
the Kia Motors plant currently under construction in West Point,
Georgia. According to Georgia state officials, Dongwon will invest
approximately US$30 million to build the new facility and more than 300
new jobs are expected. Construction on the new plant, which will be
between 120,000 and 150,000 square feet, will begin in January 2008 and
should be completed by the end of July. Dongwon will manufacture door
frames, side impact beams, roof molding, side absorbers, and cross bars
for the cars produced at the Kia facility.
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