Car Industry's 2010 Face Off... ... If 2009 was the year of thundering bankruptcies and an almost total collapse of the American car industry - while the Japanese more or less flourished - 2010 seems to be the exact opposite. General Motors, Ford and even Chrysler – who were technically dead as ... Continue reading >
100+ years since the invention of the self-propelled car, three new engines battle for a place in the automotive future. Which one do you see in your car 10 years from now?
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The Koreans are doing quite well, as Kia has just reported its global sales figures for passenger cars recreational vehicles and commercial vehicles for February 2010. The automaker managed to sell a total of 143,267 units, including export sales, domestic sales ...
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Following a top-20 finish in Kia Motors’ first-ever auto race in the US at Daytona, the carmaker and Kinetic Motorsports continue to hope the inaugural season will prove to be as exciting as expected and are getting ready for the start of the second race, at ...
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The European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) released today a new set of crash test results, concerning five models: Citroen Nemo, Kia Venga, Nissan Cube, Seat Exeo and Toyota Verso. Following the tests, Euro NCAP found the Verso to be the only one worthy of a ...
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It would seem there's no stopping the growth of South Korean manufacturer Kia in the US, after the sales figures posted by the carmaker for February in the US show the in managed to have its best second month of the year ever.
Specifically, Kia sold 24,052 ...
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2010 Geneva Auto Show: Kia Venga ElectricCAR PROFILEAlthough the 2010 Geneva Auto Show is dominated by world premieres of Audi, Volkswagen, Porsche or Lexus, there are several other vehicles that deserve a closer look into its offering. Such an example is the electric Kia Venga, an all-electric plug-in concept car based on the newly-released Venga. Just as its name suggests, the electric concept is identical to the regular Venga but, instead of a combustion engine, it employs an electric motor that develops 80 kW (107 horsepower) and a maximum torque of 280 Nm. Translate this into performance figures and you get a 0 - 100 acceleration in 11.8 seconds and a maximum speed of 87 mph (140 km/h). Power comes from a 24 kWh lithium-ion battery that provides a maximum range of 112 miles (180 km) per charge. The quick recharging mode ... >> Read more |
Kia has brought a “green” version of the Cee’d hatchback to the Geneva Auto Show, meant to be an ambassador for the brand’s “EcoDynamics” fuel-efficient line-up.
The car is based on the five-door version of the Cee’d and ...
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South Korean manufacturer Kia unveiled at the 2010 Geneva Auto Show the new generation Sportage SUV, bringing new dimensions, a design cue inspired by the 2007 Kia Kue concept and refreshened engine range.
The new Sportage boasts more European-like lines, as it has ...
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The very first US-based plant belonging to the Kia-Hyundai Group opened its doors on Friday in West Point, Georgia, marking the start of what is hoped to be a very productive facility. The group hopes to build here 300,000 cars annually for the North American and ...
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Kia’s North American division today announced its 2011 Kia Sorento CUV advertising campaign will also include the company's first digital magazine advertisement that spans 15 publishing groups through a collaboration with Zinio's Publisher Advertising Network ...
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Together with a very, very short press statement, South Korean manufacturer Kia released over the weekend on the company's blog the first renderings of the future generation Kia Optima/Magentis.
The renderings of the new model come after during the past two ...
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