[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 86 (Monday, June 1, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E801]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF HYUNDAI MOTOR MANUFACTURING ALABAMA

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                          HON. TERRI A. SEWELL

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, June 1, 2015

  Ms. SEWELL of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to represent the 
vibrant community of Montgomery, Alabama--which includes constituents 
from Alabama's second, third, and seventh congressional districts--
alongside with my colleagues Representatives Martha Roby and Mike 
Rogers.
  Montgomery is the proud home of Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama 
(HMMA), and today we would like to congratulate Hyundai on celebrating 
an incredible milestone--its tenth anniversary of manufacturing 
vehicles in the United States--on Wednesday, May 20, 2015.
  HMMA is responsible for more than 35,000 direct and indirect jobs 
throughout Alabama and has had an economic impact of nearly $4 billion 
in the state. Additionally, approximately 75 suppliers throughout North 
America support the Hyundai plant and provide jobs for over 6,000 
people.
  Since breaking ground in 2002, Hyundai has invested over $1.8 billion 
in the Montgomery facility, which is now recognized as being one of the 
most advanced and efficient manufacturing and assembly plants in the 
world.
  Over 3,700 Hyundai Team Members at the Montgomery plant are building 
Hyundai's Sonata and Elantra sedans. In previous years, Team Members 
have also built the Hyundai Santa Fe sport utility vehicle.
  With annual production capacity now approaching 400,000 vehicles, 
Hyundai Team Members will soon reach another milestone as they build 
the plant's 3 millionth vehicle in the coming weeks.
  We are also proud to recognize Hyundai for its efforts to recruit 
students from the surrounding area for internships. Internships are 
often valuable stepping stones for future careers. Each year, Hyundai 
selects students from Alabama State University, the University of 
Alabama and Auburn University to participate in summer internships. 
College students are given the opportunity to work 10 weeks during the 
summer in a variety of roles supporting the finance, accounting, human 
resources, legal, public relations, part logistics, engineering and 
maintenance departments. Hyundai also selects students from Trenholm 
Technical College to participate in an intern maintenance program.
  On a personal note, Hyundai has worked closely with my office to 
promote Project READY, an initiative I launched in 2013 to promote 
workforce development and job creation throughout the 7th Congressional 
District. Representatives from Hyundai's human resources department 
have served as presenters during our Project READY workforce 
development seminars in Montgomery, and have recruited talented 
employees at each of the 7th Congressional Job Fairs since 2012.
  Hyundai is truly committed to the people of Alabama's River Region as 
well as its U.S. consumers, and we are proud to have Hyundai as a 
leading corporate citizen in our community.

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