Kia Motors And Total Lubrifiants Join Forces

SYDNEY – March 25, 2011: Kia Motors Corporation and Total Lubrifiants, a France-based leading multinational specialty products company, entered into a five-year international cooperation* agreement at a signing ceremony held at Kia Motors Corporation global headquarters in Seoul.

Under the terms of the agreement, Total Lubrifiants becomes Kia Motors Corporation’s recommended partner for the sale of lubricants across all Kia’s after sales service networks in participating countries.

The networks will receive access to high performance Total Quartz automotive lubricants as well as all marketing expertise of Total Lubrifiants through which Kia will be able to further improve its customer loyalty.

Kia Motors Corporation and Total Lubrifiants attach the same levels of importance to performance, innovation and reliability. Through this partnership Kia and Total Lubrifiants confirm their shared aim of strengthening their growing presence in the global marketplace and working together on developing high-quality products and services that meet their customers' requirements.