OREANDA-NEWS. Kaliningrad plant Autotor started production of a new compact hatchback KIA Picanto of the third generation. For the first time in the history of this model, it will be produced in Russia, which will mean for customers a higher flexibility in the processing of orders and a shorter lead time. Thus, now all KIA brand cars that are offered in the Russian market are manufactured locally, reports the press service of Autotor.

Thus, the production of the best-selling KIA Rio by the full cycle method with welding and painting of bodies and high level of localization is established at the plant in St. Petersburg. Other KIA models are assembled at the Autotor facilities in Kaliningrad: KIA Picanto, Sorento, Sorento Prime, Cerato, Quoris, ceed, Sportage, Optima, Soul, and Mohave. At the same time, the updated KIA Cerato and KIA Sorento are produced by the full cycle method. The rest of the KIA models are assembled by the method of large-scale assembly from vehicle sets that are supplied from KIA Motors plants in South Korea and Slovakia. Recall, "Autotor" has been cooperating with KIA since 1997.