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Post archive for ‘Soul’

Soul & Venga

Kia Soul and Venga nominated for design award in Germany
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By Silke Rosskothen Corporate Communications Kia Motors Deutschland Great news! We learned that vehicles from our great new line-up have been nominated for another design award: Kia Soul and Kia Venga. The Designpreis der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Designprice of Germany) award is provided by the German Design Council and is considered the ‘Prize of Prizes’ for [...]

Fantastic apps, fantastic times!
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By Hank Lee Manager, Overseas Communication Team Kia Motors Corporation It seems that everywhere I look, another person has a smart phone. Being a bit of a late adaptor of these types of technology, I’m still waiting for the next generation of smart phones that will be able to do a little extra for… kind [...]

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Soul Special (Internet Promotional Video)
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By Myung, SeHwan Domestic Marketing Team Mia (Han, Hyo-joo) has just come back from studying overseas and heads toward the airport parking lot. There, she discovers Yoo-gil (Kim, Dong-wook), a doctor, passed out from drinking too much. Mia helps him into her car and drives him home. Romance blossoms between the two. Mia’s best friend [...]

Kia Soul’s movie debut!
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By Pamela A. Munoz Overseas Communication Team First it was the British invasion, now it’s the French invasion?! French filmmakers Jonas & Francois, known for directing such videos as Kanye West’s ‘Good Life,’ and Madonna and Justin Timberlake’s ‘4 Minutes,’ recently lent their talents to debuting our very own Kia Soul in its first-ever short [...]

Go Hamster, Go!
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By Pamela A. Munoz Overseas Communication Team We thought you’d like to know that Kia Motors America (KMA) has let the hamsters out! The groovy paw-tapping, music-loving hamsters, seen in KMA’s recent advertising campaign, have now found themselves in the “Go Hamster Go!” Facebook® application. This is the first time Kia has embarked upon a [...]

Kia Soul Rock!
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By Jay Jungyub Yoo, Manager Overseas Communication Team The new online video for the Soul that has been circulating on the web was filmed in late April at Mokpo Port in the southern part of Korea near the Gwangju plant where the Soul is being manufactured. Our intention was to capture the actual atmosphere of the [...]

KIA UNVEIL DRAMATIC WIND-ASSISTED AERO-SOUL
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By Woo Yung Jang Kia BUZZ Editor   ※ Editor’s note: This is an April fool’s day release from Kia Motors UK. We hope you Enjoy! In a dramatic move aimed at delivering environmental benefits without expensive technology Kia has revealed its new Aero-Soul concept that reduces fuel consumption and exhaust emissions with a simple [...]

Soul Graffiti
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By Sue Mulcaster Senior press Officier KMUK   So, we’ve made our first truly urban car that is set to appeal to the young and the young-at-heart. But what does that mean, what can we do to get Soul out there in a way that’s interesting? Soul isn’t just another Kia. Soul is a car [...]

The Soul’s rear display / ECM room mirror
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By Seung Hwan Lee Kia BUZZ Editor Hello everyone.  Remember when we showed you before how the Soul’s sound speaker lamps work?  This time we would like to present to you a film that I took on how the Soul’s acclaimed rear display / ECM room mirror works.  This safety function was introduced to worldwide [...]

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The Exclusive Design Story of The Kia Soul’ster
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By Mike Torpey & Brian White Senior Designer Kia Design Center America Hello and Happy New Year, Kia-Buzz’ers! Mike Torpey and Brian White from Kia Design Center America here with you, giving you an exclusive “inside scoop” on the design process behind the exciting Kia Soul’ster concept revealed at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show in [...]

I’m Your Soul
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By Seung Hwan Lee Kia BUZZ Editor As written in my last post, here’s the full version of the online film featuring the Kia Soul, entitled “I’m Your Soul.”  It features five “mini-me” Souls that dash around and play tricks on people on the street.  Shooting took place in a city in Europe.  Has anyone [...]

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Designer essay.. “Magical transition of the Soul”
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By Mike Torpey Senior Designer, Kia Design Center America     Hello Kia BUZZ Fans! I am excited to be sharing with you the story of the original design process that created the Kia SOUL Concept Car. My name is Mike Torpey, and I’m a member of the Kia America Design Center in Irvine, California. [...]