Kia’s Zilina plant in Slovakia began the production of the new cee’d Sportswagon (SW) on Wednesday, becoming the second new model to be built at the facility this year.
The world’s most famous movie franchise – 007, James Bond – will feature the Kia Optima and Sportage on the side of the good-guys when the next installment, Skyfall, opens this autumn.
It’s been a great year for us and we’ve had many special moments and milestones that took place during the spring and summer of 2012.As fall approaches, we wanted to share a quick recap of some of the most read and popular Kia-Buzz posts during the first half of the year.
Kia achieved an important environmental milestone this month by having three of its newest models earn renowned certifications for their minimal impact on the environment.
Alvaro Brandes is a Kia sponsored Peruvian rally driver and he has been pushing both the Kia Cerato (Forte) and Rio through championship victories on some of the toughest rally terrain on earth.
When the new upgraded Kia Sorento CUV goes on sale later this year in most markets, it will incorporate significant changes which include a completely new platform, enhanced powertrains for better fuel economy with lower emissions, improved ride, handling and refinement, additional convenience and safety features, plus a fresh, new look for the exterior.
This summer has been a scorcher in certain regions of the globe, and many of you know tough weather conditions can be harsh on automobiles, so Kia-Buzz wants to give its readers 7 tips on how to maintain your cars during the grueling summer season.
We’re going to highlight how box shaped cars have appeared in incredibly stylish, strangely questionable and forms that are everything in between throughout Kia’s design timeline.
If you’re a past, current or potential Kia Sportage owner who enjoys exploring car info interactively then you’ll love our new Kia Sportage iPad app.
Kia has won three design awards in the Automotive Brand Contest 2012, the latest of a series of honours for our design team headed by Chief Design Officer, Peter Schreyer.
Kia made auto-racing history over this past weekend when its pair of Infinity Audio-backed Forte Koups became the first Korean cars ever to race at the famous Indianapolis Speedway in its 103-year history.
Featuring futuristic and dynamic styling, the all-new Cerato features a sleeker profile, LED front and rear lamps and a chrome-finished beltline.
With a completely fresh, sleek, cab-forward design, lower roofline, longer wheelbase, larger wheels (up to 18-inch) and chrome beltline accent, the new Carens has been conceived around the theme ‘responsive space’.
This past April we commissioned Young Geun to paint and exhibit some Kia inspired pieces at a Seoul subway station to brighten its hectic and dreary atmosphere while inspiring others to find beauty in the road often traveled.
Kia will introduce the next generation Cerato compact sedan later this year in its home market of Korea under a new name – ‘K3’ (domestic market only).
Back in May we launched our rear-wheel drive, all-new flagship sedan the K9 in South Korea, and we’re pleased to announce its export market name will be ‘Quoris’ when it goes on sale overseas from the fourth quarter of 2012.
We’re going to introduce some of our most notable ‘proving grounds, ’ where Kia tests its cars against extreme and unpredictable driving and road conditions.
Kia has recently received the highly sought-after “best of the best” award in the communication design category from the Red Dot Design Awards, one of the largest and most-acclaimed international design competitions.
Kia Motors has invited six ‘wish’ children to serve as official match ball carriers during the matches in Poland and Ukraine where they will have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to deliver the official match ball onto the pitch during Europe’s largest football competition.
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