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Kia Motors and DC Entertainment Band Together to Create a Fleet of Justice League-Inspired Vehicles for Hunger-Relief Effort

Kia Motors and DC Entertainment Band Together to Create a Fleet of Justice League-Inspired Vehicles for Hunger-Relief Effort

Kia Motors America (KMA), one of the fastest-growing car companies in the U.S.[1] over the last five years, has joined forces with renowned comic book publisher DC Entertainment, to bring the World's Greatest Superheroes to life by combining automotive styling with comic book art. The partnership, which will yield eigh ... Continue reading

Kia Motors Enters The Ranks Of The 'top 100 Best Global Brands'

Kia Motors Enters The Ranks Of The 'top 100 Best Global Brands'

Kia Motors Corporation has entered the exclusive list of the 'Top 100 Best Global Brands,' according to the 2012 study released by Interbrand, the world's largest brand consultancy agency. ... Continue reading

Kia Motors America Records Best Third Quarter And 25th Consecutive Monthly Sales Record In September

Kia Motors America Records Best Third Quarter And 25th Consecutive Monthly Sales Record In September

Kia Motors America (KMA) is the fastest growing car company in the United States and the brand's unprecedented momentum reached new highs in September, achieving a record third quarter and the 25th consecutive month of record sales, reaching 48,105 units, a 35.1-percent increase over the same period in 2011. September ... Continue reading

Kia Motors America Records Best Third Quarter And 25th Consecutive Monthly Sales Record In September

Kia Motors America Records Best Third Quarter And 25th Consecutive Monthly Sales Record In September

Kia Motors America (KMA) is the fastest growing car company in the United States and the brand's unprecedented momentum reached new highs in September, achieving a record third quarter and the 25th consecutive month of record sales, reaching 48,105 units, a 35.1-percent increase over the same period in 2011. September ... Continue reading

New Picanto 'City' Goes On Sale 1 October

New Picanto 'City' Goes On Sale 1 October

Kia's new three-door Picanto 'City' will be the latest model to grace the 'Originals' collection when it goes on sale in the UK on 1 October this year at the desirable price of £10,245. ... Continue reading

2012 Mondial de l'Automobile in Paris Report Two: Ford - Mazda

2012 Mondial de l'Automobile in Paris Report Two: Ford - Mazda

2012 Paris Auto Show Report – Part Two By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel AMSTERDAM, September 24, 2012; The Auto Channel is on its way to Paris, but before the doors of the 2012 Mondial de l’Automobile opens its doors on Thursday, we bring you the news that can be expected there. Ford â ... Continue reading

Kia says Jobe well done to Brownlow Medallist

Kia says Jobe well done to Brownlow Medallist

Essendon Football Club's co-major partner, Kia Motors Australia has congratulated star midfielder and captain, Jobe Watson after winning the Brownlow Medal in record style. ... Continue reading

Matthew Bendall Promoted To Senior Press Officer

Matthew Bendall Promoted To Senior Press Officer

Matthew Bendall has been promoted to the position of Senior Press Officer in the Kia Press Office with effect from today. ... Continue reading

Heels on Wheels - 2012 Kia Rio 5-door Review

Heels on Wheels - 2012 Kia Rio 5-door Review

HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE RIO VEHICLE The Kia Rio, available as a sedan or five-door hatchback (Rio5), makes a mark in every desirable compact car category with the 2012 models that offer all-new fuel-saving technologies, class-leading horsepower, sporty design ... Continue reading

Paris Motor Show World Premiere For All-New Kia Carens

Paris Motor Show World Premiere For All-New Kia Carens

Matching dynamic style with multi-functionality, Kia will reveal its all-new Carens compact MPV for the first time at the Paris Motor Show on 27 September before going on sale in the UK in Spring 2013. ... Continue reading

Kia Motors America Partners With HerHighway In A Nationwide Drive To Raise Awareness Of Breast Cancer

Kia Motors America Partners With HerHighway In A Nationwide Drive To Raise Awareness Of Breast Cancer

10 city, across-the-nation drive event will conclude in New York City to kick off National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October Kia's vehicle fleet plays host to breast cancer survivors, influential women journalists/bloggers and female motorsports drivers ... Continue reading

World Premiere For New Kia Pro_Cee'd At Paris Motor Show

World Premiere For New Kia Pro_Cee'd At Paris Motor Show

Kia will reveal the third instalment of its second-generation cee'd family, the all-new pro_cee'd three-door hatchback, at the Paris Motor Show on 27 September. The car is expected to go on-sale in the UK in spring 2013. ... Continue reading

Special-Edition 2013 Kia Rio 5-Door SX M/T Arrives In Limited Quantity

Special-Edition 2013 Kia Rio 5-Door SX M/T Arrives In Limited Quantity

Until now, driving enthusiasts couldn't get their hands on the Rio they were most eager to own--that's about to change. The 2013 Rio 5-door SX is now offered with a 6-speed manual transmission (M/T). Arriving in dealerships in limited quantity with a MSRP of just $17,900[4], the Rio SX M/T is a fun-to-drive subcompact ... Continue reading

Kia Presentation At The APA in Detroit Had Soul (and Other Models)

Kia Presentation At The APA in Detroit Had Soul (and Other Models)

Detroit MI, September 5, 2012; The AIADA newsletter reported that the Detroit News said that South Korean automaker Kia is targeted to finish 2012 with a 4 percent U.S. market share, its highest ever, during a pess presentation to the APA in a meeting held at the DAC. Kia Executives used a slick, well-produced presenta ... Continue reading

Full Steam Ahead for Kia Growth Plan

Full Steam Ahead for Kia Growth Plan

Kia has continued its focussed new car market progress in 2012 with yet another month of solid double-digit growth in August, according to figures released by industry monitor VFACTS. ... Continue reading

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