My friend told me that my Kia Seltos may not be manufactured in South Korea since the automaker has production facilities all over the world. Is this true?
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
Your friend is onto something, but the Kia Seltos is manufactured in Gwangju, South Korea.
Autoland Gwangju is one of four Kia manufacturing plants located in South Korea. The factory is situated on approximately 11,003,340 square feet of land and was formerly used by Asia Motors up until 1999.
Other Kia vehicles produced at this facility are the:
The plant also produces buses and military vehicles. While the Sportage is the top-selling Kia, the Seltos is the second-most-popular vehicle with 318,034 units sold worldwide in 2021.
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