Dongfeng Yueda Kia Motor Co., Ltd. is an automotive manufacturing company headquartered in
Yancheng
Yancheng () is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Jiangsu 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, Yangzhou and Taiz ...
, China and a
joint venture
A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and economic risk, risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint ventures for one of four rea ...
between
Dongfeng Motor Corporation, 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.
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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 generat ...
* 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
* Kia KX1
*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 ().
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First generation (KC; 2015)
The KX3 debuted as a concept on the 2014 Gua ...
* Kia KX3 Aopao
* Kia KX5
* Kia KX7
*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
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Car manufacturers of China
Chinese-foreign joint-venture companies
Kia Motors
Dongfeng Motor joint ventures
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