Dongfeng Yueda Kia Motor Co., Ltd. is an automotive manufacturing company headquartered in

Yancheng Yancheng () is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Jiangsu province of China, province, People's Republic of China. As the city with the largest jurisdictional area in Jiangsu, Yancheng borders Lianyungang to the north, Huai'an to the west, ...

, China and a

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Dongfeng Motor Corporation Dongfeng Motor Corporation Ltd. is a Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Wuhan, Hubei. Founded in 1969, it is currently the third largest of the " Big Four" state-owned car manufacturers of China, namely: SAIC Motor, F ...

, Jiangsu Yueda Group and

Kia Kia Corporation, commonly known as Kia (, ; formerly known as Kyungsung Precision Industry and Kia Motors Corporation), is a South Korean multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It is South Korea's second lar ...

History

Dongfeng Yueda Kia was founded in 2002. In August 2003, it was announced that Dongfeng Yueda Kia would invest around US$600 million in the construction of a new assembly plant in Jiangsu Province with a capacity to produce 400,000 vehicles per year. In November 2011 Dongfeng Yueda Kia announced that it would construct its third automobile manufacturing plant in Yancheng. Construction of the plant took place between 2012 and 2014. The plant has an annual production capacity of 300,000 cars. In December 2021, Dongfeng sold its 25% stake in the joint venture to Jiangsu Yueda for 297 million.

Plants

The Dongfeng-Yueda-Kia's plant in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province manufactures Kia vehicles for the Chinese market. The plant will also accommodate the initial mass production of the HiPhi 1 electric crossover starting from 2021.

Sales

Vehicles

Kia Carnival The Kia Carnival ( ko, 기아 카니발) is a minivan manufactured by Kia since 1998. It is marketed globally under various nameplates — prominently as the Kia Sedona — which is now unused in favor of the Carnival. The first generati ...

* Kia Furuidi * Kia K2 * Kia K3/K3 Plug-in Hybrid *

Kia K4 The Kia K4 or () is a compact sedan positioned between the Kia K3 and Kia K5 The Kia K5, formerly known as the Kia Optima, is a mid-size car manufactured by Kia since 2000 and marketed globally through various nameplates. First generation car ...

* Kia K5/K5 Hybrid *

Kia KX Cross The Kia Rio ( ko, 기아 리오) is a subcompact car manufactured by Kia since November 1999 and now in its fourth generation. Body styles have included a three and five-door hatchback and four-door sedan, equipped with inline-four gasoline and ...

Kia KX1 The Kia Stonic ( ko, 기아 스토닉) is a subcompact crossover SUV (B-segment) manufactured by Kia Motors. Its name is derived from the words "stylish" and "iconic". The Stonic debuted in Frankfurt on 20 June 2017 and in South Korea on 13 July 2 ...

Kia KX3 The Kia KX3 is a subcompact crossover SUV manufactured exclusively for the Chinese market by Dongfeng Yueda Kia. Since 2019, it is known as the KX3 Aopao (). __TOC__ First generation (KC; 2015) The KX3 debuted as a concept on the 2014 Gua ...

* Kia KX3 Aopao * Kia KX5 *

Kia KX7 The Kia KX7 is a 7-seat mid-size crossover SUV produced in China since 2017 by Dongfeng Yueda Kia. Overview The Kia KX7 crossover was unveiled on the 2016 Guangzhou Auto Show China (Guangzhou) International Automobile Exhibition (), also calle ...

Kia Pegas The Kia Pegas () is an entry Subcompact car, subcompact Sedan (automobile), sedan (B-segment) manufactured in China by the Dongfeng Yueda Kia joint venture. It is sold under the Pegas nameplate in China, Africa and parts of the Middle East, and as ...

Kia Sportage The Kia Sportage is a lineup of sport utility vehicles manufactured by the South Korean manufacturer Kia since 1993. Since 2004, the Sportage has been categorized as a compact crossover SUV, while previously it occupied the compact SUV class. It ...

* Kia Sportage R

Gallery

File:Kia Pegas 01 China 2018-03-20.jpg, Kia Pegas File:Kia Furuidi 001.jpg, Kia Forte Furuidi File:Kia K2 UC 01 China 2017-03-30.jpg, Kia K2 File:Kia K3 006.jpg, Kia K3 File:Kia K4 China 2016-04-04.jpg, Kia K4 File:Kia K5 JF China 2016-04-04.jpg, Kia K5 File:2018 Dongfeng-Yueda-Kia KX Cross, front 8.7.18.jpg, Kia KX Cross File:Kia KX1 001 China 2019-03-20.jpg, Kia KX1 File:Kia KX3 KC facelift China 2017-03-31.jpg, Kia KX3 File:Kia KX3 II 004.jpg, Kia KX3 Aopao File:Kia KX5 facelift 01 China 2019-04-02.jpg, Kia KX5 File:Kia KX7 01 China 2017-03-19.jpg, Kia KX7 File:Kia Sportage NP 0001 China 2019-03-20.jpg, Kia Sportage File:Kia Sportage R facelift China 2015-04-13.jpg, Kia Sportage R

References

External links

* Car manufacturers of China Chinese-foreign joint-venture companies Kia Motors Dongfeng Motor joint ventures {{China-company-stub