Opened in late 2009, the plant Kia West Point (Georgia) begins production of its second model, the Optima sedan . A model that quickly took its share of the increase in sales of the brand …

Sold almost 60,000 copies since the beginning of the year, the Optima more than three times better than its predecessor.

This model allows the manufacturer to pull up its image. Since its release, the vehicles were imported from Korea, Kia hopes to further improve its sales with the relocation of production. It was therefore spared no effort to enlarge its plant in Georgia, with an additional investment of 70 million euros ($ 100 million) to bring the total capacity of the site to 360,000 vehicles a year …

Enough to get the Optima in the clan’s best-selling sedans on the market along with his cousin Sonata?