Friday, September 25, 2009

Hybrid Plant Coming To “Sweet Home Alabama” - Montgomery Alabama - WKRG.com

Hybrid Plant Coming To “Sweet Home Alabama” - Montgomery Alabama - WKRG.com: "MONTGOMERY, Alabama - A new auto manufacturer, headed by a former Chinese auto executive, wants to build its first assembly plant in Bay Minette.

Governor Bob Riley made the announcement Thursday afternoon at the State Capitol during a news conference streamed live on wkrg.com. Confirming a story News 5 broke on Tuesday, Riley said HK Motors plans to build 300,000 hybrid cars a year. He also said the new plant would create 5,000 hi-tech, green, high paying jobs.

Click play to listen to the news conference."

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