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Kia is holding imported cars on locked compounds, rather than sell or deliver them. (www.cbc.ca)
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"New Kia cars are not being released to Ontario dealerships — and reportedly many more across the country — to sell. Instead, they’re being stored on this compound, 30 kilometres south of Kitchener, Ont. and allegedly on other similar compounds across Canada."

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[-] reddig33@lemmy.world 30 points 9 months ago

“The reason for this, he explained in the call, is to avoid appearing too successful in the eyes of headquarters in Korea.”

This sounds made up.

[-] aDuckk@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

Head office would expect even greater growth next year based on the inflated 2023 number, context be damned.

[-] shifty51@sh.itjust.works 6 points 9 months ago

That's the next guys problem. Make the numbers, hit the bonus, bail. Capitalist, baby!

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