Automakers

Kia drafts Trump contingency plan

A Kia Forte on the assembly line at the Korean automaker's plant in Pesqueria, Mexico, in Sept. 2016. Kia plans to more than double Mexico output this year to 250,000 vehicles and aims to boost U.S. sales by 8 percent to 699,000 vehicles. (BLOOMBERG)
HJ
By:
Hyunjoo Jin
January 26, 2017 05:00 AM

SEOUL -- Kia Motors said it is drawing up a contingency plan to cope with the policies of President Donald Trump, reflecting growing wariness by Asian exporters about the prospect of U.S. protectionism.

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