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GLOBAL R&D NETWORK
01 EUROPE TECHNICAL CENTER/
HYUNDAI DESIGN CENTER EUROPE
Working with our local subsidiary that oversees
product planning, sales and marketing in
Europe, the Europe Technical Center is
strengthening our regional sales capabilitie
• Location: Russelsheim, Germany
• Facility: Technical Center
02 KIA DESIGN CENTER EUROPE
Situated within Kia Motors’ European
headquarters, the Kia Design Center Europe
is boosting Kia’s design management on the
continent.
• Location: Frankfurt, Germany
• Facility: Design Center
03 HYUNDAI·KIA MOTORS R&D CENTER
• Location: Hwaseong, Gyeonggi-do
• Size: Ground area - 3,470,000m2 (857 acres)
• Facilities: Engineering Design Building, Design Center,
Powertrain R&D Center, Wind Tunnel, Proving Ground, etc.
04 ECO-TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
• Location: Yongin, Gyeonggi-do
• Facilities: Hydrogen fueling station, fuel cell endurance
tester, ELV dismantling system, etc.
05 JAPAN R&D CENTER
Located close to Tokyo, the Japan R&D Center focuses on
developing the latest electronic and hybrid technologies.
• Location: Chiba, Japan
• Facilities: R&D Center and Design Center
06 CALIFORNIA PROVING GROUND
Playing a key role in developing vehicles for the
North American market, the California Proving
Ground is where performance and endurance tests
are conducted on all Kia vehicles sold in the US and
locally developed parts.
• Location: Mojave Desert, California
• Size: Ground area - 17.52 million m2 (4,329 acres) /
8 test tracks / Total length - 116 km (72 miles)
07 AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER
The America Technical Center plays a central role
in R&D within the US and is connected with the
America Design & Technical Center and Proving
Ground in California.
• Location: Superior township, Michigan, US
08 AMERICA DESIGN & TECHNICAL CENTER
The America Design & Technical Center undertakes
research into concept cars and development of
mass-production cars suitable for the US market.
• Location: Irvine, California, US
• Facilities: Design Studio
09 KIA DESIGN CENTER AMERICA
Boasting world-class facilities and quality personnel,
Kia Design Center America is the birthplace of
innovative models under the Kia label.
• Location: Irvine, California, US
• Facilities: Design & modeling studio, painting
facilities, new model presentation room, visual
presentation room, etc.
01 Europe Technical Center/
Hyundai Design Center Europe
02 Kia Design Center Europe
06 California Proving Ground
08 America Design & Technical Center
09 Kia Design Center America
07 America Technical Center
04 Eco-Technology
Research Institute
03 Hyundai·Kia Motors
R&D Center
05 Japan R&D Center
46 COMPONENTS OF SUSTAINABLE GROWTH 47
KIA MOTORS ANNUAL REPORT 2010