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Toyota, Kia Increase Presence in U.S.

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by mehrenst, Mar 14, 2006.

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    LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) -- Foreign auto makers tightened their grip on the U.S. market Monday when Toyota Motors Corp. and Kia Motors Corp. unveiled plans to build up to 400,000 more vehicles in factories in Indiana and Georgia.

    South Korea-based Kia said it would build a $1.2 billion factory in West Point, Ga., its first in the U.S., while Toyota announced it would begin building Camry sedans at a Subaru plant in Lafayette, Ind., shifting production from a factory in Japan.


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