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Kia Super Bowl Ad Campaign Proves a Hit
Kia Super Bowl Ad Campaign Proves a Hit

8 Feb 2011, 09:12 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The North American division of Kia (KMA) has apparently enjoyed a great deal of success with its new interactive Super Bowl advertising campaign, attracting more than 106 million people with TV, dig...

 
Kia Launches One Epic Ride Super Bowl Ad
Kia Launches One Epic Ride Super Bowl Ad

4 Feb 2011, 14:01 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The new 60-second Super Bowl commercial has been launched online today by Kia, ahead of the spot's television debut in the first quarter of Sunday's big game. Dubbed “One Epic Ride&r...

 
Nikita Drives a Kia
Nikita Drives a Kia

24 Jan 2011, 11:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / How do you go about increasing the exposure of your brand so that the success you have experienced in the past two years is not lost to the history books? Tie your name to one beautiful girl and a s...

 
2011 Kia Optima Receives IIHS Top Safety Pick
2011 Kia Optima Receives IIHS Top Safety Pick

22 Dec 2010, 13:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After General Motors, Ford and Chrysler, Kia is just another carmaker that applauds the results of the latest IIHS crashtests, emphasizing the safety features of its models. The 2011 Optima has thus...

 
Kia Optima 2.0l GDI Launched in the US
Kia Optima 2.0l GDI Launched in the US

10 Dec 2010, 07:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The success story of South Korean manufacturer Kia in the US has determined the car maker to push for the introduction of more and more models on the local market. That push materialized this week w...

 
2011 Kia Optima to Attend the Guangzhou Auto Show
2011 Kia Optima to Attend the Guangzhou Auto Show

9 Dec 2010, 11:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / South Korean manufacturer Kia Motors will use the upcoming Guangzhou Auto Show to introduce the new Optima on the Chinese market, voices familiar with the matter are suggesting. Kia hasn't rele...

 
Kia Is Committed to Vehicle Safety, Uses High-Stiffness Body Parts
Kia Is Committed to Vehicle Safety, Uses High-Stiffness Body Parts

26 Nov 2010, 15:45 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Kia has employed a more modern method for stamping its body parts for the new Optima, resulting in greater safety in the event of collisions, and reducing the vehicle's carbon footprint with lo...

 
Kia Takes Over the NBA
Kia Takes Over the NBA

19 Oct 2010, 07:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / South Korean manufacturer Kia likes basketball. So much so, that it managed to snatch a signature from the National Basketball Association (NBA) which will see the carmaker assume roles like Officia...

 
2010 Paris Auto Show: 2011 Kia Optima
2010 Paris Auto Show: 2011 Kia Optima

1 Oct 2010, 06:50 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Visitors to the Paris Auto Show these days will be given the chance to take a closer look to the 2011 Kia Optima, which is making its first European appearance next to the Kia POP concept. The Europ...

 
2011 Kia Optima Launched in the US
2011 Kia Optima Launched in the US

22 Sep 2010, 06:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following some good months of waiting, speculation and bits and pieces of information, South Korean manufacturer Kia announced today the release of the Optima on the US market. The sedan will be ava...

 
Amerigon Seats for the 2011 Kia Optima
Amerigon Seats for the 2011 Kia Optima

11 Aug 2010, 10:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The slow unveiling of the 2011 Kia Optima/Magentis continues, with the latest news from the Kia front being the availability of Amerigon heated and ventilated seat system for the model. Available on...

 
2011 Kia Optima Configurator Up and Running
2011 Kia Optima Configurator Up and Running

29 Jul 2010, 06:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With a few months left before the official release of the 2011 Kia Optima on the US market, the South Korean manufacturer thought to taunt its future customers with an online configurator, one which...

 
2011 Kia Optima/Magentis Makes Official Debut at NYIAS 2010
2011 Kia Optima/Magentis Makes Official Debut at NYIAS 2010

1 Apr 2010, 16:38 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The much anticipated saloon from Kia has been globally unveiled today at the 2010 New York International Auto Show. The future generation 2011 Kia Optima/Magentis is also introducing three new power...

 
2011 Kia Optima/Magentis First Interior Photos
2011 Kia Optima/Magentis First Interior Photos

25 Mar 2010, 09:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In what turns out to be one of the most tormenting launches of a car in 2010, the South Koreans from Kia released today yet another photo of the new generation Kia Optima/Magentis, this time one sho...

 
2011 Kia Optima/Magentis Breaks Cover
2011 Kia Optima/Magentis Breaks Cover

15 Mar 2010, 08:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With some two weeks still remaining until the official unveiling of the new future generation Kia Optima/Magentis at the New York International Auto Show, the South Korean manufacturer released over...

 
2011 Kia Optima/Magentis to Debut in New York
2011 Kia Optima/Magentis to Debut in New York

22 Feb 2010, 09:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 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...

 
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 Recalls 2001-2004 Optima in the US
Kia Recalls 2001-2004 Optima in the US

5 Jun 2009, 13:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Kia recently announced that it is recalling 36,538 model year 2001-2004 Optimas in the United States due to a front suspension glitch that could eventually lead to a crash. According to a notificati...