KIA SHIPPING METHOD QUESTION

[Cboughn]

Shipping Question for all of the (many) Kia experts in here. Does Kia “land ship” (rail, truck) all of their produced vehicles from the West Georgia plant to all US dealers, or do they also ship via cargo ship on the water , to dealers within the US?

I’m specifically asking if tellurides produced at the W. GA plant, going to dealers in the US, are all shipped by land, or do any/some go by boat? (Again, going to only US dealers). I am NOT asking about W. GA produced vehciles going to international destinations…. Only about going from W. GA plant to US dealers to be sold within the US.

Second question - Does anyone have any idea, how long it takes Telluride to go from the west Georgia plant, to Arizona dealers?

Thanks so much!!!

Cutler

 

[SC300ES]

Are you planning on robbing one of a train or something..lol?

I don't think there is any logic to how the shipping times work. If they give you a delivery date to the dealer it usually shows up around that time. Shortly before or after.

 

[Tellmeride]

I would say all by land? That would be the most efficient and the quickest.

 

[justgroovin]

This happened in 2020. Tellurides were headed to Baltimore from West Point Georgia.

Cargo Ship Traded Subcompacts for Kia Tellurides before Capsizing

The addition of the taller, heavier vehicles to the Golden Ray cargo ship was a likely factor in causing it to capsize, investigators have found.

www.caranddriver.com

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[jjwest]

Even though the next stop was Baltimore, those Tellurides were headed for the Middle East if I'm not mistaken. That story got posted quite a bit in the forum when it happened and again during the recovery process.