Summary

HYUNDAI IS BREAKING GROUND ON ITS FIRST EVER U-S PLANT.

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 227621
Story Slug VNR: GROUND BREAK FOR FIRST U.S. HYUNDAI PLANT
Location Montgomery, Alabama
Format VONATS
Date 4/17/2002
Archive Time 5:36
TRT :38
Supers Montgomery, Alabama THIS CONTAINS VIDEO FROM A VNR
Video Description SHOT OF OFFICIALS BREAKING GROUND, SHOTS OF NEW PLANT, SHOT OF VARIOUS CARS PART OF HYUNDAI MOTOR GROUP.
Description HYUNDAI IS BREAKING GROUND ON ITS FIRST EVER U-S PLANT.
Script HYUNDAI IS GETTING READY FOR MORE OF ITS CARS TO HIT THE ROADWAYS. (TAKE VONATS) THE COMPANY BROKE GROUND ON ITS FIRST U-S PLANT IN MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA ON TUESDAY. THE ONE-BILLION DOLLAR FACILITY IS EXPECTED TO BRING WITH IT 2-THOUSAND JOBS. HYUNDAI SOLD OVER 340-THOUSANDS CARS IN THE U-S LAST YEAR, WHICH PROMPTED COMPANY OFFICIALS TO BUILD A PLANT CATERING TO AMERICAN TASTE. THE HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY CONSISTS OF BOTH HYUNDAI'S AND KIA'S. THE FACILITY IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE OVER 300-THOUSAND CARS A YEAR ONCE IT OPENS IN 2005. RECAP
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