, /PRNewswire/ -- Thursday marked a historic milestone at Kia Georgia's assembly plant in as team members gathered to celebrate the start of assembly of the all-electric 2025 EV9 three-row SUV, the first saleable electric vehicle assembled in the state of . The vehicle was introduced by SeungKyu ( , President and CEO for and , then driven off the assembly line by Gov. and , Kia Georgia's Vice President of Production.
"Marty and I were privileged to be part of this monumental accomplishment by the Kia Georgia team," said Governor Kemp. "This expansion of Kia's operations in our state and the addition of this incredible new product line to the vehicles already being built in is just the latest example of what comes from state and local partners working with this valued job creator. I want to congratulate the Kia Georgia team members on today's achievement and thank them for choosing the Peach State yet again as we work to become the e-mobility capital of the nation.
" The EV9 joins the award-winning and increasingly popular lineup of SUVs currently being assembled on Kia Georgia's assembly line: Telluride, Sorento and Sportage. This is the culmination of a more than expansion that has added approximately 200 new jobs at the plant and the flexibility to assemble both EVs and the company's traditional products along the same assembly line. "Today's launch of the Kia EV9 in is the latest example of Kia's commitment to the U.
S. market and the state of ," said Yoon. "Through Plan S, .