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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 [...]

Introducing the Kia N°3
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By Seung Hwan Lee Kia BUZZ Editor Hello everyone.  Today I would like to share with you some of our new videos of Kia’s all new concept car unveiled today at the Geneva Motor Show – the Kia N°3.  Play the clips below for driving scenes and exterior and interior details of the Kia N°3.  [...]

New images of the Kia N° 3 Concept Car
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By Seung Hwan Lee Kia BUZZ Editor The 79th Salon International de l’Auto which opens in Geneva is just a week away! It’s about time we released new images of the all-new MPV concept, the Kia N° 3 Concept Car, in train of the first release. Check out the new images below and make sure [...]

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 [...]

Soul debut at LA International Auto Show
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By Alex Fedorak Director, Public Relations, Kia Motors America More than 450 media and guests attended the North American debut of the Soul this past Thursday, November 20th at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show.  Thursday was the second day of the media preview and a pall was cast over the show with all the [...]

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Racing Kia cee’d – another quality performance
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KMS Public Relations Team   Greetings from Slovakia. We are Jozef, Alex, Martina, Katarina and Dusan from the Public Relations team of Kia Motors Slovakia, based at Kia’s European factory in Zilina, northern Slovakia. We’d like to share with you the news of our latest success – but this time it is not about the [...]

Colors of Soul
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By Kia Design Center   While work progressed on developing the interior color scheme, consumer opinions were collected via Kia websites and focus groups in Korea and abroad. The purpose was to identify consumers’ color preferences using the Soul concept car. During a one-month period, 23,000 people took part in the survey. The responses varied [...]

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Interior innovation
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By Kia Design Center   Innovation is one of the key qualities that designers at the Kia Design Center constantly seek.  Their focus on innovative design has been reflected on some of the interior features of the Soul.   Sound volume reflecting speaker lamp A standout feature in Soul’s interior is sound-sensitive mood lighting. Mood [...]

Highlights of Soul exterior design
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By Kia Design Center   Just like a backpack Soul’s rear hatch is designed and shaped like a backpack to appeal to the young. This idea first appeared in the early sketches of the concept car. But in the course of making the production version, there were issues related to the trunk layout and noise, [...]

How it all started…
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By Kia Design Center From concept sketch to Soul…… Soul originates from the concept car KND-3 (SOUL) which premiered at the 2006 Detroit Motor Show. The open feel exuding from Soul’s A-pillar can be traced back to KCD-2 (Mesa) which showcased at the same trade fair in the previous year. Themes around ‘utility’ and ‘music’, [...]

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Fun lighting technology of Soul
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By John Shim Research & Development Planning Team         Hello everyone. I’m John Shim of the R&D Planning Team. This is my first posting on Kia Buzz. Kia unveiled the production version of Soul at the Paris Motor Show last week. I’m sure many of you have already read about Soul on [...]

Search rate for Rondo skyrocketed 3600%?
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By Jay Ryu Assistant Manager, Overseas Product Marketing Team   Rondo (also known as Carens) is more than a traditional MPV. It is a CUV that can seat up to seven passengers developed to answer the needs of a family-friendly recreation vehicle in the sporty style of a SUV. Interest in the multifunctional Rondo has [...]