Hyundai Motor Mfg. Alabama to add third production shift

Hyundai Motor Mfg. Alabama LLC (HMMA) has announced plans to add a third production shift at its Montgomery, Ala., facility. HMMA will add 877 positions to support the addition of the third shift, bringing the total number of jobs created at the plant to more than 3,000. The facility's 2012 production capacity will increase by about 20,000 units.

The transition to three shifts will begin in September 2012. Job applications and pre-employment training will begin this summer.

HMMA began producing the newly redesigned Sonata® in December 2009; the model represents 33 percent of Hyundai's U.S. sales. The newly redesigned Elantra® has been assembled at HMMA since October 2010 and, together with production from Korea, represents 31 percent of Hyundai's U.S. sales.