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Ji'nan 2016-04-07 --FILE--People visit the stand of Kia Motors during an automobile exhibition in Ji'nan city, east China's Shandong province, 7 April 2016. South Korean conglomerates' recent failed investments in China showed their ignorance of the changing business environment in the Chinese market, with its fast growth and heated competition, a Chinese analyst said on Monday. South Korean carmaker Kia Motors may halt operations at its No.1 plant in China, Reuters reported on Sunday, citing a source familiar with the matter. Hyundai Motor, parent company of Kia Motor, may suspend production at its oldest plant in China as sales tumble and it struggles with overcapacity in its bigger market, Reuters said. South Korean retail giant Lotte confirmed to the Global Times that its supermarket business Lotte Mart will soon exit North China's Tianjin Municipality, leaving only three stores in the Chinese mainland. (Imaginechina via AP Images) Photo: Da qing / ASSOCIATED PRESS / TT / kod 437 ***BETALBILD***