Kia adds US$600M to its Pesquería plant — the biggest single EV bet of H1
New EV assembly lines, energy infrastructure upgrades, and a water-efficiency retrofit for the Korean automaker's Pesquería complex. Three hundred direct jobs in the announcement — but the read-through is the Tier-1 Korean supplier network that Kia's expansion pulls in behind it.
EDThe EnMonterrey Desk·Saturday, July 25, 2026·3 min read·2 sources
New EV assembly lines, energy infrastructure upgrades, and a water-efficiency retrofit for the Korean automaker's Pesquería complex. Three hundred direct jobs in the announcement — but the read-through is the Tier-1 Korean supplier network that Kia's expansion pulls in behind it.
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