Do you know where your Kia Stinger was made?

[Spar823]

Your Stinger was made in Kaliningrad, Russia! Don't believe it? Google it!

 

[rdromance]

Can't tell if it's only for the Russian market or worldwide. I know mine was made in South Korea since it was made 1/18/18 and they didn't start production in Russia until May 2018.

 

[app_master]

How do you check ... specifically?
Is there a location with the "Made in ?" label on it somewhere?

 

[TwiceStung]

Look at your drivers door plate attached to the body of the car. It will tell you where it’s made. Mine says Korea.

 

[robz32]

Korea

 

[westcoastGT]

...............Germany ...................limited edition .................

 

[SteveCo]

The first character of the VIN also identifies the country of origin - Korea = K.

Looks like company Avtotor started Stinger assembly in Kaliningrad in Spring 2018, and they assemble a number of other KIA models as well as some BMW, Genesis and Hyundai. It's possible that most or all of their output is for domestic Russian consumption, but the VIN for a Russian built car should start with an 'X'.

Edit: Looks like business is booming ....

AVTOTOR has tripled car production within the first half of the year

 

[DaBears4Lyfe]

Can't tell if it's only for the Russian market or worldwide. I know mine was made in South Korea since it was made 1/18/18 and they didn't start production in Russia until May 2018.

Same I bought mine in Feb 2018

 

[SteveCo]

They say one of the things to avoid talking about is politics,

Yep.

 

[Stinger GT SS]

South Korea Nov.17 build.

 

[Waynerm002]

Doesn’t matter who assembled it as long as they did a good job.

 

[ShannonC]

Doesn’t matter who assembled it as long as they did a good job.

By comparison a lot of BMW's for the Australian market were built in South Africa but the quality was typically German. Who cares where it was built.

 

[PMB]

2019 Limited (Canada) Here. Korea.
I'll update with production date if I remember.

 

[robz32]

The first character of the VIN also identifies the country of origin - Korea = K.

Looks like company Avtotor started Stinger assembly in Kaliningrad in Spring 2018, and they assemble a number of other KIA models as well as some BMW, Genesis and Hyundai. It's possible that most or all of their output is for domestic Russian consumption, but the VIN for a Russian built car should start with an 'X'.

Edit: Looks like business is booming ....

AVTOTOR has tripled car production within the first half of the year

Agree. The production coming out of that factory wont be to supply the markets of this side of the world.

 

[Doel]

Agree. The production coming out of that factory wont be to supply the markets of this side of the world.

There's a 25% tariff on cars produced in Korea shipped to the US, last I checked there were no tariffs on Russian made cars being shipped here.... weird right? Sure it's just a coincidence.

 

[Waynerm002]

I thought they worked out a deal and that is no longer an issue.

 

[Doel]

I thought they worked out a deal and that is no longer an issue.

Not sure, from what I can tell it was still on the table in December.
Hyundai Motor labor union condemns U.S. tariffs on South Korean cars

 

[MerlintheMad]

Korean "K" in my VIN.

 

[TwiceStung]

The two countries had worked out an agreement last I heard. Who knows, under present leadership things could change like the weather.

 

[CaliSting]

Pretty sure this is only for Russian domestic market. They have sold 1280 stingers in Russia.