| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 112 2732 |
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| 2 | 2 | | House Resolution 51 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Representatives Smith of the 138 |
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| 5 | 5 | | , Huddleston of the 72 |
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| 7 | 7 | | , Buckner of the 137 |
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| 9 | 9 | | , and |
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| 10 | 10 | | Jenkins of the 136 |
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| 13 | 13 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 14 | 14 | | Commending Kia's vehicle manufacturing and impact on the state and recognizing January |
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| 16 | 16 | | 28, 2025, as Kia Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Georgia is a center of automobile manufacturing and home to Kia's assembly3 |
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| 18 | 18 | | plant in West Point, Georgia; and4 |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, the automobile manufacturing industry in Georgia is resilient and growing. In5 |
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| 20 | 20 | | the last 15 years, Kia Georgia has produced more than 4.6 million vehicles in the state; and6 |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Kia Georgia has contributed more than $22 million to the local community,7 |
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| 22 | 22 | | promoting education, health and wellness, and environmental preservation and sustainability8 |
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| 23 | 23 | | as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility program; and9 |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Kia Georgia has promoted workforce development through its sponsorship of10 |
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| 25 | 25 | | SAE's "A World In Motion" and Greenpower USA; is actively involved with the Technical11 |
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| 26 | 26 | | College System of Georgia as well as Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education12 |
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| 27 | 27 | | (CTAE); and is a founding partner of UGA's Georgia Network for Electric Mobility.13 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Additionally, the Kia brand has 24 dealerships across the state participating in Kia's Veterans14 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Technician Apprenticeship Program; and15 |
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| 30 | 30 | | H. R. 51 |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, since establishing its assembly plant in 2009 in West Point, Georgia, Kia has |
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| 34 | 34 | | invested more than $3.2 billion in the State of Georgia, in addition to the more than $20017 |
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| 35 | 35 | | million expansion at this site for the production of electric vehicles; and18 |
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| 36 | 36 | | WHEREAS, Kia is committed to a "customer-centric" business model through its flexible19 |
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| 37 | 37 | | production system, focusing on market-driven trends and providing mobility solutions that20 |
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| 38 | 38 | | meet customers needs and exceed expectations; and21 |
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| 39 | 39 | | WHEREAS, Kia Georgia employs more than 3,000 team members and is responsible for22 |
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| 40 | 40 | | more than 14,000 plant and supplier jobs in the region; and23 |
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| 41 | 41 | | WHEREAS, Kia Georgia is the United States' manufacturing home of five award-winning24 |
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| 42 | 42 | | models: Sorento, Sportage, and Telluride SUVs; the EV9, Kia's first 3-row all-electric SUV;25 |
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| 43 | 43 | | and most recently the EV6.26 |
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| 44 | 44 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that27 |
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| 45 | 45 | | the members of this body commend Kia of Georgia and recognize January 28, 2025, as Kia28 |
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| 46 | 46 | | Day at the state capitol.29 |
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| 47 | 47 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized30 |
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| 48 | 48 | | and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the31 |
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| 49 | 49 | | public and the press.32 |
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| 50 | 50 | | H. R. 51 |
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