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Hyundai-Kia Reports All-Time Sales Record in August
Hyundai-Kia Reports All-Time Sales Record in August

2 Sep 2009, 12:40 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group have reported all-time record monthly sales in August 2009, with Hyundai’s Elantra and Sonata and Kia’s Sportage and Optima being the best-selling models...

 
2010 Kia Sorento Gets 5-Star Euro NCAP Rating
2010 Kia Sorento Gets 5-Star Euro NCAP Rating

26 Aug 2009, 09:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The 2010 Kia Sorento Highline Cruiser received a 5 star rating after undergoing Euro NCAP testing procedures. The SUV managed to achieve a 87 percent score for adult protection, 84 percent for child...

 
Facelifted 2010 Kia Optima Revealed
Facelifted 2010 Kia Optima Revealed

24 Aug 2009, 13:26 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Kia recently debuted model year 2010 Optima in South Korea, a slightly facelifted model that comes with a bunch of minor improvements over the current model. The news might surprise some of you, esp...

 
Kia Motors Co. Appoints New President
Kia Motors Co. Appoints New President

24 Aug 2009, 08:09 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / South-Korean manufacturer Kia Motors Corporation has just announced its new changes in the managamenet board, as Hyoung-Keun (Hank) Lee has been appointed the new President. Lee took over the positi...

 
Kia Reveals 17.5 Percent Global Sales Increase in July
Kia Reveals 17.5 Percent Global Sales Increase in July

19 Aug 2009, 10:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Kia is one of the companies that benefit the most from government scrapping schemes around the world and this thing can be easily seen in the official sales figures rolled out by the carmaker a few ...

 
2011 Kia Sorento CUV to Be Produced at US Plant
2011 Kia Sorento CUV to Be Produced at US Plant

18 Aug 2009, 12:08 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / South-Korean automaker KIA has just announced the name of the first vehicle that will be produced at the KMMG plant in West Point, Georgia. As Kia Motors America (KMA) continues to make dramatic mar...

 
Kia Released Limited Edition Cerato in Australia
Kia Released Limited Edition Cerato in Australia

17 Aug 2009, 14:04 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / South-Korean carmaker KIA has recently announced that Australians will get a small run of its Limited Edition Cerato, with features valued at $1,200 offered at no extra cost for a limited time only....

 
Kia Venga First Photos
Kia Venga First Photos

17 Aug 2009, 10:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With the Frankfurt Auto Show less than a month away, manufacturers who will attend have already begun releasing teaser images and first pics on the new models they will unveil at the event. This tim...

 
KIA Launches ‘The Soul Collective’ Campaign
KIA Launches ‘The Soul Collective’ Campaign

14 Aug 2009, 13:03 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / South-Korean automaker KIA announced the start of ‘The Soul Collective’, a nationwide program for the U.S. market as part of its marketing campaign aimed to promote the 2010 Kia Soul ur...

 
2010 Kia Soul Awarded IIHS Top Safety Pick
2010 Kia Soul Awarded IIHS Top Safety Pick

14 Aug 2009, 07:26 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Things seem to work great for Kia in the United States where the South Korean brand posted very high sales following the incentives offered by the government through CARS. More recently, the company...

 
Hyundai Beats Ford, Becomes World's 4th Automaker
Hyundai Beats Ford, Becomes World's 4th Automaker

12 Aug 2009, 12:47 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Hyundai Kia Automotive Group finally managed to surpass Ford by just 8,000 units over the first half of 2009 and become the world's fourth automaker. Ford registered a sorrowful result as its s...

 
2010 Kia Sorento Released
2010 Kia Sorento Released

10 Aug 2009, 13:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After announcing the facelifted version of the cee'd, Kia makes the headlines one more time, this time with the help of the Sorento SUV which will be also showcased at the Frankfurt Auto Show i...

 
Kia cee'd Facelift Revealed, First Pictures Inside
Kia cee'd Facelift Revealed, First Pictures Inside

10 Aug 2009, 13:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Kia has just announced that the first facelift of its popular cee'd will be on display at the Frankfurt Auto Show next month. Additionally, the company also announced that the redesigned model ...

 
KIA Launched ‘Go Hamster Go!’ App on Facebook
KIA Launched ‘Go Hamster Go!’ App on Facebook

5 Aug 2009, 07:57 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Kia’s recent advertising campaigns have focused mostly on the Soul, with the Hamster commercial becoming very popular in just a short period of time. Therefore, a “Go Hamster Go!” ...

 
Kia Rio, Picanto Get New Look for 2010
Kia Rio, Picanto Get New Look for 2010

5 Aug 2009, 07:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Fans of Kia Rio and Picanto might find this title quite exciting as the South Korean manufacturer has finally decided to bring an improved look to the two models. Only a few images are available at ...

 
Kia and Hyundai Offer Incentives to Fired Employees
Kia and Hyundai Offer Incentives to Fired Employees

3 Aug 2009, 11:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Kia and Hyundai are trying a different approach in South Korea, a country which now faces gloomy predictions when it comes to new car sales in the upcoming months. The government recently shut down ...

 
Kia VG Renderings Leaked
Kia VG Renderings Leaked

29 Jul 2009, 14:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Korean manufacturer Kia keeps on teasing the upcoming street version of the VG concept car, unveiled earlier this year at the Seoul Motor Show as the Kia KND-5. Although they don't bring anythi...

 
Kia Motors to Invest 2.3 Billion Euros in European Green Plan
Kia Motors to Invest 2.3 Billion Euros in European Green Plan

27 Jul 2009, 12:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Kia Motors will invest approximately 2 billion pounds (2.3 billion euros) to make its European business a bit greener and launch a couple of models that would reduce the overall fuel consumption fig...

 
2010 Kia Rio First Photos
2010 Kia Rio First Photos

20 Jul 2009, 07:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just as expected, Kia is currently working on a refreshed version of the Rio which will receive a bunch of new features for the 2010 model year. A report published by kia-world.net brought us the v...

 
Kia Forte Awarded to Kia Motors Performance Challenge Winner
Kia Forte Awarded to Kia Motors Performance Challenge Winner

16 Jul 2009, 12:51 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / For those of you who don’t know it by now, Kia Motors America is the official automotive partner of the NBA. Last weekend, at the final NBA Nation, the company announced the winner of the 2009...