Tensions are building in South Korea, so Hyundai is making it a point to keep their building in America.

Hyundai is experiencing a boom in sales of their Sonata vehicle. Working the maximum overtime to produce the vehicles in Alabama is still not enough time with the plant producing the Santa Fe model as well. To solve this problem, the Santa Fe production will be moved to the Kia Motors plant in West Point, Georgia. The West Point plant has hired enough new employees to create a second line in order to keep up production demand on the Santa Fe.

Hyundai has decided on this course of action in order to keep production of the Sonata on American soil, without having to outsource work to a plant in South Korea. The Alabama plant is confident it will now have the manpower and time to produce the amount of Sonatas needed by dealers.

Auto Shippers is excited for Hyundai’s success and problem-solving, as well as the creation of new jobs in our economy.