Bohdan announced that it was starting full-scale production of KIA automobiles at the Lutsk Automobile factory (LuAZ). According to Bohdan?s management the company plans to assemble 1,524 cars by the end of the year. Korea?s KIA Motors will provide LuAZ with kits for six different car models, the Picanto, Rio, Cerato, Mentis, Opirus and Sorento. According to Bohdan, assembling the cars in Ukraine will lower their cost by up to 10%. The LuAZ factory currently makes Bohdan buses and Hyundai cars. LuAZ is part of the Bohdan automobile group, the Bohdan Corporation and Ukrprominvest Group.