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Kia Track’ster unveiled at Chicago
New Track’ster concept car created in the California Design Studio Envisaged with a 250PS Petrol engine More than 102,000 Souls delivered to US customers last year Kia today (Tuesday 2 February), unveiled its latest concept based on the Soul city car at the Chicago auto show. Powerful, dynamic and aggressive, Kia’s new concept car displays [...]
One million cars from Kia’s Zilina factory
In just over five years since production started Kia Motors Manufacturing Slovakia has built its 1,000,000th car – a white, diesel-engined cee’d SW. Immediately handed over to a Slovakian children’s charity – the Red Nose Clowndoctors – the cee’d is also the 600,000th version of the Zilina factory’s first car. The factory now also produces Sportage and [...]
First UK Red Cube Kia showroom opens at Arnold Clark Northwich
The first of Kia’s new global standard Red Cube showrooms has opened at Arnold Clark Northwich in Cheshire – bringing a strong new design-led image to the brand’s growing network. The Red Cube concept has been created to deliver the most complete visual representation of Kia’s design-focused brand strategy and whilst the new showrooms [...]
Record production for Kia cars and engines in Europe
Car manufacturing at Kia Motors Slovakia grows by 10 per cent in 2011 Petrol and diesel engine production rises by 12 per cent Third working shift introduced to meet rising demand for Kia products Kia Motors produced a record 252,000 cars at its Zilina, Slovakia factory last year – a 10 per cent increase over [...]
Kia Optima goes on UK sale from 1 February
The Kia Optima, the all-new flagship saloon that is the latest model to be launched in Kia’s design-led product offensive, goes on sale in the UK from 1 February bringing fantastic design, high levels of standard specification and low running costs to the D-segment, from just £19,595 on-the-road. Unveiled back in 2010 at the New [...]
Kia unveils sophisticated new cee’d
Kia unveils the first image of all-new cee’d today ahead of the car’s world debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show in March. New Kia cee’d combines styling typically found on a sporty coupé with the space and functionality of a five-door hatch. Upmarket exterior design immediately gets your attention, with details like chrome framed [...]
What Car? Ultra Low Carbon award for Kia
Kia has scooped the What Car? Ultra Low Carbon Award for the environmental contribution made by all its latest new car introductions. Praised for its “dramatic progress” in launching cars with the “lowest average CO2 emissions” over the last 12 months, Editor in Chief, Chas Hallett said Kia was making “leaps that catch us out!” What [...]
Sorento wins Total 4X4 accolade for second year in a row
The Kia Sorento has been named as Total 4×4′s Best SUV for the second year in a row – beating off keen competition in a well-established segment. Editor Alan Kidd said: ‘The Sorento was our reigning champion in the full-size SUV class, and it impressed us every bit as much this year as last. Its [...]
Kia Picanto to sponsor Take Me Out
Kia has signed a seven-figure deal for its Kia Picanto range to become the multimedia sponsor of the Paddy McGuiness-fronted ITV1 Saturday night dating show, ‘Take Me Out’. Each week in the show, four men have to impress 30 women in the hope of getting a date, but if the women do not like what [...]
KIA FEATURES IN YOUTUBE TOP 10 VIDEO ADS
The New Kia Picanto advert has been named by YouTube as one of its 2011 UK top 10 most popular video ads. The New Kia Picanto advert featuring a tree swinging, dog scaring cat is listed as 6th against the likes of T-Mobile, ASOS and Google Chrome. The top 10 videos ads were uploaded to [...]
Kia Picanto proves to be a Bargain
The new Kia Picanto has been named ‘Bargain of the Year’ at the BBC Top Gear Magazine annual awards. The Kia Picanto has been awarded numerous titles since its launch in June and BBC Top Gear said of the car “finally, here’s a Korean supermini that you might choose over, say, a Fiat 500. You [...]
Picanto and Schreyer – a prize pair for Kia in the Top Gear awards!
The Kia Picanto and the brand’s Chief Design Officer, Peter Schreyer have picked up a brace of honours in the BBC Top Gear Magazine annual awards. The Picanto has been named Bargain of the Year and Schreyer was selected as one of the Men of the Year in the awards issue, out today – 30 [...]
Kia Picanto three-door wins prestigious design award
Just months after its launch, the sporty Kia Picanto three-door, available exclusively in Europe, has been honoured with the coveted iF product design award 2012. This award recognises design quality alongside a number of other criteria, including workmanship, innovation and eco-friendliness. Picanto’s commendation is Kia’s fourth iF product design award in three years, following prizes [...]
First pictures of new Kia Ray
Kia Ray compact (A-segment) vehicle to offer practicality, individuality and innovative design Korean market-exclusive vehicle combines fuel economy with spacious and highly versatile interior Kia Motors has released the first official images of its all-new Ray compact vehicle, which will be sold exclusively in the Korean home market. The Ray city car will provide consumers [...]
Kia Motors signs deal to build third plant in China
Kia Motors Corporation has announced that it plans to build a third manufacturing plant in China in order to meet dramatically increasing local demand and to maintain its positive sales momentum in the Chinese market. The signing ceremony for the investment MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) to build the new Dongfeng Yueda Kia Plant 3 in [...]
Kia’s green technology advancements
In 2009 a new word entered the Kia lexicon: EcoDynamics. In just 11 characters it sums up Kia’s intention to continue to make cars which are fun to drive, practical, appealing and good value while reducing their impact on the environment. And with the all-new Rio it will reach a remarkable high. EcoDynamics is a [...]
Picanto completes the hat-trick with Scottish Car of the Year award
Kia’s all-new Picanto has done the hat-trick, being named Best Small Car by the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers at their Car of the Year Awards in Glasgow. Following on from the What Car? Green Awards win in the supermini segment and the Northern Group of Motoring Writer’s Car of the Year accolade, the Picanto [...]
Kia grows global sales growth again in September
217,736 Kia vehicles sold globally in September for 16.3 per cent year-on-year growth September sales in China, North America, Europe, Korea and general markets post year-on-year sales growth of 45.9%, 20.6%, 20.6%, 4.4% and -2.6%, respectively Kia Motors continues its remarkable global growth with September figures showing a total of 217,736 units sold. This performance [...]
Kia sales up as September market stalls
Strong business demand helped Kia record increased sales compared to 2010 in the September market despite the month showing a very slight fall overall. Kia sold 9,729 vehicles in September, up almost 18 per cent over September 2010′s total of 8,257 whilst the total industry figure revealed a 0.83 per cent fall compared to last [...]
Kia adds top-of-the-range ’4′ trim level to the cee’d and cee’d SW ranges
New top-of-the-range version of cee’d and cee’d SW 1.6 CRDi power output increased to 126bhp High specification including full leather interior, integrated satellite-navigation, cruise control and colour reversing camera Economy and emissions from 62.8mpg and 119 g/km Priced from £19,195 On sale from 3rd October Kia Motors (UK) Limited is to add a new [...]
New 2012 Kia Soul Prices
Kia’s innovative and hugely successful urban crossover, the Soul, has been refreshed from top to bottom for the 2012 model year. New or revised 1.6-litre engines and the introduction of a six-speed gearbox on all models improve performance while lowering fuel consumption, emissions and running costs. The distinctive and highly original exterior styling is now [...]
Extensive Kia range offers for Q4
Zero per cent VAT across the cee’d range (excluding VR-7) 7 Year Switch programme available on all cee’d models – saving up to £3,300 £500 Loyalty offers for existing Picanto owners £500 – £2,000 off Soul, Sorento, Sedona and Carens ranges Kia Motors UK Limited has announced a whole range of customer-friendly offers that will [...]
Frankfurt premieres for new Kia Rio three-door and refreshed Kia Soul
While the all-new Kia Rio five-door hatchback is generating positive media coverage around the world and arriving in dealer showrooms across Europe this month, Kia is celebrating the world premiere of its new Rio three-door model at the Frankfurt Motorshow. Designed primarily for the European market, the new Rio three-door will expand the appeal of [...]
Kia GT – the new rear-wheel drive concept car
Powerful, dynamic and forward-looking, Kia’s new concept car signals the company’s distinctive new design direction. This four-door sports sedan with a rear-wheel drive layout – a Kia first – marries sleek and muscular proportions with a sophisticated and elegant four-seater cockpit. Although work on the Kia GT concept first started in November 2010, the idea [...]
Kia wins Used Car Scheme of the Year in the Auto Express Used Car Awards 2011
Kia’s Approved Used Car Scheme has been recognised as the best in the industry having been crowned Used Car Scheme of the Year in the Auto Express Used Car Awards 2011 which were announced today. Auto Express praised Kia for going above and beyond normal approved used programmes with a number of customer benefits including [...]
Kia Picanto captures What Car? Green Supermini title
The all-new Kia Picanto – launched in June – has captured the Best Supermini title in What Car? Magazine’s Green Awards 2011. Described by Editor-in-Chief, Chas Hallett as “remarkably grown up”, the three-cylinder petrol engine equipped Picanto impressed because its NOx emissions are 25 times less than its nearest diesel-engined rival in the category – [...]
Insuring your Kia
Insuring your Kia has never been easier – with the click of a button, your precious asset will be comprehensively insured. But ironically, it has never been more confusing either. There are so many different car insurance options available, that it will not be a good idea to accept the first quote you are given. [...]
Kia steps in to support Walliams Thames swim for Sport Relief
Kia is supporting comedian David Walliams as he takes on The BT Sport Relief Challenge: Walliams vs The Thames by providing a Sedona crew vehicle. Asked to help out on this eight-day challenge that will see Walliams swimming around 140 miles between Lechlade in Gloucestershire and Big Ben in London, Kia – a supporting partner [...]
Picanto wins Northern Car of the Year
Just three months after going on sale, the Kia Picanto has picked up its first major accolade – being named Northern Car of the Year by the Northern Group of Motoring Writers. Presenting the award, Derrick Grocock, Vice-Chairman said: “Kia’s consistent quality and style have seen them become the only company to have two vehicles [...]
Kia Rio to have its UK public debut at EcoVelocity
Kia will be showcasing a selection of its environmentally conscious EcoDynamics models, including the UK public debut of the all-new Rio hatchback, at this month’s EcoVelocity Low Carbon Motor Festival in London. Visitors to the show, held from the 8th – 11th September in the grounds of Battersea Power Station, will have the opportunity to [...]