June.14.2025
June.14.2025
Author: Eileen Falkenberg-Hull
Date of Publication June 12, 2025 at 6 a.m. EDT
Publication: Newsweek
A groundbreaking collaboration between Vehicle Protection Structures and Kia has led to the installation of a solar-powered protective canopy across Kia’s West Point, Georgia facility. The installation is engineered to safeguard millions in vehicle inventory from increasingly severe storms.
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SUMMARY
• Vehicle Protection Structures (VPS) designed and installed the solar canopy specifically at Kia’s West Point, Georgia plant as part of a broader deployment across its facilities.
• The structure is engineered to withstand extreme weather events like hail and heavy storms while offsetting energy usage by feeding solar-generated power back into Kia’s grid, helping the automaker move closer to its environmental goals.
