Kia adding Optima production line to Georgia plant
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedan</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hirings-firings/" rel="tag">Hirings/Firings/Layoffs</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/plants-manufacturing/" rel="tag">Plants/Manufacturing</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/kia/" rel="tag">Kia</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-kia-optima-ex-review/#4050999"><img alt="2011 kia optima ex" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/04/2011-kia-optima-review.jpg" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; margin: 4px 0px; width: 630px; height: 418px;" /></a><br />
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2011 Kia Optima EX - Click above for high-res image gallery</div>
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The <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/optima/">Kia Optima</a> has been a resounding success from the minute the midsize sedan's redesigned 2011 model hit dealer showrooms. Optima sales have nearly doubled since its November introduction, which has helped the automaker claim a 36 percent sales increase on the year.<br />
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The Korean automaker seems to think the good times will continue into the future, announcing a third hiring wave at the Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia plant. The additional employees will help increase Optima output when the 2012 model arrives in the third quarter. This is good news for the red-hot <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/kia/">Kia</a> brand, and those looking for work in Georgia are likely excited as well. Kia says in the post-jump press release that its hiring spree will increase the workforce at the facility to 3,000 workers. Hit the jump to read over the official release.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-kia-optima-ex-review">2011 Kia Optima EX: Review</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-kia-optima-ex-review/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/04/01-2011-kia-optima-review_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Kia Optima EX" title="2011 Kia Optima EX" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-kia-optima-ex-review/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/04/02-2011-kia-optima-review_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Kia Optima EX" title="2011 Kia Optima EX" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-kia-optima-ex-review/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/04/03-2011-kia-optima-review_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Kia Optima EX" title="2011 Kia Optima EX" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-kia-optima-ex-review/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/04/04-2011-kia-optima-review_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Kia Optima EX" title="2011 Kia Optima EX" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-kia-optima-ex-review/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/04/05-2011-kia-optima-review_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Kia Optima EX" title="2011 Kia Optima EX" /></a></div><br />
<em><strong><small>Phot os copyright (C)2011 Dan Roth / AOL</small></strong></em><br />
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