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Jeep Australia has Twenty20 Vision for Melbourne Stars Cricket Team

Jeep Australia has Twenty20 Vision for Melbourne Stars Cricket Team

Jeep Australia has announced sponsorship of the Melbourne Stars in the Twenty20 Big Bash Cricket Series. ... Continue reading

Hyundai-Kia Public Relations Showcase

Hyundai-Kia Public Relations Showcase

By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel LOS ANGELES, November 29, 2012. Early this month, Hyundai-Kia made an announcement about misstating fuel economy ratings. The Korean car manufacturer had been prompted by the US Environmental Protection Agency to lower the fuel economy estimated on a slew of 2011- ... Continue reading

Sorento Proves it's got Drive

Sorento Proves it's got Drive

Kia's facelifted Sorento has swept aside a stellar field to take top honours in Drive's annual Car Of The Year awards. ... Continue reading

Kia Motors America Unveils New 2014 Sorento CUV at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show +VIDEO

Kia Motors America Unveils New 2014 Sorento CUV at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show +VIDEO

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 28, 2012 LOS ANGELES, Nov. 28, 2012 -- Kia Motors America (KMA) today unveiled a significantly redesigned version of its popular Sorento CUV at the Los Angeles International Auto Show.‚ Just three years after U.S. production of the CUV began in West Point, Georgia, the 2014 Sorento comes to market as ... Continue reading

Kia Motors America Launches UVO eServices in New 2014 Sorento at Los Angeles International Auto Show

Kia Motors America Launches UVO eServices in New 2014 Sorento at Los Angeles International Auto Show

Kia Motors America (KMA) today announced the UVO eServices Infotainment System with Voice Command Navigation, the next iteration of the company's innovative voice-activated infotainment system, would be introduced first in the stunning new 2014 Sorento CUV. UVO eServices represents an evolution from the original UVO sy ... Continue reading

Kia Motors America To Display Two Popular Justice League-Inspired Vehicles At Los Angeles International Auto Show

Kia Motors America To Display Two Popular Justice League-Inspired Vehicles At Los Angeles International Auto Show

Kia Motors America (KMA) and DC Entertainment will show off two of their popular Justice League-inspired machines this week at the Los Angeles International Auto Show. On display will be the Batman-inspired Optima, previously unveiled in October at the Time Warner Center in New York City, and the Aquaman-inspired Rio 5 ... Continue reading

High Performance Kia pro_cee';d GT Set For 2013 Launch

High Performance Kia pro_cee';d GT Set For 2013 Launch

The first glimpse of the Kia pro_cee'd GT reveals a hot hatch perfectly aligned with Kia's sportiness and 'fun to drive' positioning. ... Continue reading

Kia Doubles Up in ABC Awards

Kia Doubles Up in ABC Awards

Kia's baby Rio and the stylish Sportage compact SUV have scored an impressive duo of wins in the Australian Automobile Association's prestigious Australia's Best Cars awards. ... Continue reading

The People have Spoken _ Let's Go to Rio

The People have Spoken _ Let's Go to Rio

Kia's multi-award winning Rio has added another feather to its cap with the announcement that the carsales online community has voted Rio a dual winner in the leading website's People's Choice Awards. ... Continue reading

Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia Pledges $900,000 to Fund SAE Foundation's STEM Education Programming

Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia Pledges $900,000 to Fund SAE Foundation's STEM Education Programming

SAE Foundation announced today a $900,000 pledge from Kia Motors' U.S. assembly plant-- Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG) -- impacting science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education in Georgia between 2012 and 2014. KMMG's commitment to STEM and the community is strengthened by this partn ... Continue reading

Michael Cole Appointed As Chief Operating Officer At Kia Motors Europe

Michael Cole Appointed As Chief Operating Officer At Kia Motors Europe

Michael Cole, Managing Director of Kia Motors (UK) Limited has been appointed to the role of Chief Operating Officer at Kia Motors Europe, based in Frankfurt, Germany, with effect from Monday 19 November. ... Continue reading

Hagens Berman: New Lawsuit Filed against Hyundai and Kia over Mileage Issue Approximates Basic Economic Damage at $775 Million

Hagens Berman: New Lawsuit Filed against Hyundai and Kia over Mileage Issue Approximates Basic Economic Damage at $775 Million

Hagens Berman, a consumer-protection law firm with extensive experience litigating automotive defect and liability cases yesterday filed a second proposed class-action lawsuit against Hyundai Motor America, owned by Hyundai Motor Company of Korea (KSE: 005380.KS), and Kia Motors America, owned jointly by Hyundai Motor ... Continue reading

Kia Sets Record Year - Two Months Early

Kia Sets Record Year - Two Months Early

Kia has beaten its best ever UK annual sales performance with over two months of the year to go. Sales of 4,837 vehicles in October have pushed the year-to-date sales to 57,736 units - 1,622 units above the record 2010 full year figure when 56,114 vehicles were sold. ... Continue reading

Kia Congratulates Environmental Crusaders

Kia Congratulates Environmental Crusaders

Kia Motors Australia congratulates environmental crusaders Daniel and William Clarke for winning a 'double whammy' at the recent Pride of Australia Medal Ceremony. ... Continue reading

Hyundai/Kia to Correct Overstated MPG Claims as Result of EPA Investigation

Hyundai/Kia to Correct Overstated MPG Claims as Result of EPA Investigation

Hyundai/Kia to Correct Overstated MPG Claims as Result of EPA Investigation -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that Hyundai Motor America and Kia Motors America will lower their fuel economy (mpg) estimates for the majority of their model year 2012 and 2013 models after EPA testing found ... Continue reading

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