By Michael Choo Deputy General Manager, Overseas Communication Team Kia Motors today released the very first official images of the all-new Venga B-segment MPV for Europe, which will make its world premiere next month at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Please click on the thumbnails below to download high resolution images. [...]
By Brandon Lee, Innocean World Wide (Sports Marketing Team) Kia Motors has been one of the six EUROTOP Partners that support UEFA for the successful staging of European football tournaments and other European National Tournaments. After UEFA EURO 2008 and Futsal Championship in 2007, Kia, once again, participated in the UEFA Under-21 Championship Sweden 2009 [...]
By Park, Byeong-jun Kia Design Center The first two-door coupe from Kia Motors, Forte (Cerato) Koup is distinct from the Forte (Cerato) sedan in many aspects, from design to color. The main concept behind color development was to come up with a “powerful, eye-catching color.” The idea was to maximize the young and dynamic image [...]
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 [...]
By Michael Choo Deputy General Manager, Overseas Communication Team The design revolution at Kia Motors continues. On the heels of the successful introduction of all-new vehicles such as the Soul, Cerato (Forte) and Cerato (Forte) Koup, images of the 2010 model year Rio and Picanto – Kia’s two popular subcompact offerings – have been circulating [...]
By Kim Young-il, Senior researcher Package Technology Team 1 & Sohn Kyung-hoon Researcher, Body Design Team 1 This is already the third posting on the new technologies featured in Forte (Cerato) Koup. Today, we’ll be covering the most important new technologies, which of course, are related to the safety of drivers and passengers. We’ll explain [...]
By Kurt Kahl Senior Designer Kia America Design Center Hi everyone! My name is Kurt Kahl and I am a Senior Designer at the Kia America Design Center in Irvine, California. I was the Lead Exterior Designer of the Forte (known as ‘All-new Cerato’ in some markets) project. Back in early 2005 we were handed [...]
By John Shim, Assistant Manager Research & Development Planning Team In my last post, I introduced the walk-in memory system that makes for easier entry and egress of rear seat passengers; along with the sport bucket seat contoured to the body for added comfort and support. Well, the Forte Koup comes with some additional features [...]
By Kia Design Center Kia has unveiled the new Forte Koup (also known as ‘Cerato Koup’ in some markets) which embodies Kia’s “sporty and dynamic” design identity. First introduced at the 2008 New York Motor Show as the KOUP concept car, the Koup is a derivative model of the Forte (Cerato) sedan. It is the [...]
By John Shim, Assistant Manager Research & Development Planning Team Walk-in memory system & Bucket seats G’day, mate! It’s been a while since my last post. Did you like my Australian greeting? In today’s globalized society, it’s important we familiarize ourselves with greetings and basic expressions in different languages. This philosophy has been incorporated by [...]
By John Shim, Assistant Manager Research & Development Planning Team Encounter with Lampre-NGC Cycling Club in Korea Summer’s finally here! ‘Tis the season to enjoy a wide range of sports and leisure activities. (Although I do realize it’s winter or fall in the southern hemisphere.) Today, I’d like to share an interesting story with you [...]
By Myung, SeHwan Domestics Marketing Team How can we make the Forte (Cerato) KOUP introduction a memorable one? That was the question that kept going through my head while planning the domestic Korean launch of the Forte (Cerato) Koup. It was the first big task given to me as a new employee. On June 11, [...]
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