Stories about: Kia

2011 SEMA: Retro Surf Kia Rio 5-Door

2 Nov 2011, 12:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Kia Motors has arrived at this year’s SEMA Show with a full barrel of shots in the form of some sports-themed vehicles. These vehicles were inspired by the carmaker’s growing sports mark...

2011 SEMA: Hat Trick Kia Forte 5-Door

2 Nov 2011, 12:06 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A total of six sports-themed Kias made their way down to the 2011 SEMA Show in Las Vegas this year, and if you though that the “Hat Trick” name referred to something hockey-related, you&...

2011 SEMA: Hole-In-One Michelle Wie Kia Soul

2 Nov 2011, 12:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The second Kia concept built at West Coast Customs for the 2011 SEMA Show is the golf-themed “Hole in One” Soul, This was inspired by Michelle Wie, Kia’s ambassador in the game of ...

2011 SEMA: 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid Pacecar

1 Nov 2011, 22:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We have to admit that we’ve never actually heard of such a cool combination being brought to the SEMA Show ever before. The South Korean automaker has taken to motorsport with an Optima Hybrid...

Slam Dunk Black Griffin Kia Optima Debut at 2011 SEMA

1 Nov 2011, 20:37 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Kia has chosen to bring six sports-themed vehicles to the 2011 SEMA Show, and this Basketball-themed Optima is probably the boldest of them all. It’s called the “Slam Dunk” Blake G...

Hyundai-Kia Expect to Sell 7 Million Vehicles in 2012

28 Oct 2011, 11:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The new design language of both Kia and Hyundai has left its mark on the global automotive market, and together with their more affordable vehicles is securing them a more and more sales every month...

Kia Rio Surf Concept Coming to 2011 SEMA

27 Oct 2011, 12:12 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Feeling in the mood for surfing? We can tell you that Kia certainly does, as the automotive producers has joined forces with Antenna magazine to give us a surf-themed concept based on the Rio at the...

2012 Kia Rio Sedan US Pricing Announced

25 Oct 2011, 16:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A month has passed since Kia announced US pricing for their five-door Kia Rio hatchback, and now the South Korean automaker has come up with a sticker for the sedan version. The new Rio four-door...

Kia Venga Production Moved to Slovakia

20 Oct 2011, 14:23 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Kia has shifted production of their Venga compact MPV from the factory in the Czech Republic to another European factory in Zilina, Slovakia. This is also where the cee’d family of vehicles an...

Kia Rio B-Spec Racer Coming to SEMA 2011

13 Oct 2011, 14:41 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The upcoming SEMA event will bring an external combustion of custom vehicles, but the event will also greet us with other goodies, such as motorsport-destined vehicles, with the latest example of su...

Kia Posts Substantial September Global Sales Increase

10 Oct 2011, 13:30 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Kia is topping expectations in just about every market right now, and the automaker has reported global deliveries totaled 217,736 vehicles sold globally in September, representing a 16.3 percent sa...

Kia Optima Hybrid Sweepstakes [Giveaway]

9 Oct 2011, 21:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Kia has grown in leaps and bounds, and wants you to know just how good their new Optima Hybrid can be, and how many features this fuel-saver comes with. This is the automaker’s first ever hybr...

Kia GT Could See Other Powerplants, Including Hybrid

7 Oct 2011, 12:23 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Kia thoroughly impressed us with the lines of their GT Concept that made its debut in Frankfurt. Automakers have a strange habit of making us dream something, only to build something entirely differ...

2012 Kia Soul Gets Revised in the UK, Pricing Announced

3 Oct 2011, 12:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Kia has given the Soul urban crossover a thorough makeover for the 2012 mode year, both inside and out. As has been the case with the rest of the range, a six-speed manual gearbox has been made avai...

Kia EV to Be Launched this Year

3 Oct 2011, 07:27 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Nowadays if you want to be important in the automotive world, you must have a plan that includes some sort of market bomination by the year 20-something. One of the companies that doesn’t nec...

Hyundai 10-Speed Transmission Coming in 2014

29 Sep 2011, 15:00 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The push for reducing emission is seeing automotive engineers developing more and more solutions that help cars keep their fuel in the tank for longer. The latest development of this kind comes fro...

Hyundai, Kia to Introduce New Compact EVs by 2015

29 Sep 2011, 14:59 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / At the ‘Green Car Symposium’ hosted by the Korea Automobile Journalist Association (KAJA), Hyundai Motor Group presented ‘Hyundai’s Green Car Global Leading Strategy,” ...

2013 Kia Cee'd Alleged Sketch Leaked

27 Sep 2011, 20:39 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We're always happy to find out about new cars being developed before automotive producers are willing to share the info and here we are, looking at what is claimed to be a design sketch of the ...

2012 Kia Rio 5-Door US Pricing Announced

26 Sep 2011, 15:30 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Unveiled at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, and 2011 New York International Auto Show, respectively, the all-new 2012 Rio 5-door hatchback now comes to the US market sporting a base price of $13,600 for...

Kia GT Concept Is a Jet-Setter Car

25 Sep 2011, 18:36 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Kia has introduced this very interesting promotional video for their GT Concept car that was unveiled in Frankfurt a couple of weeks back. Why make a promotional video for a concept? The answer c...