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Kia Launches New Top-Of-The-Range Sportage 'KX-4'

Kia Launches New Top-Of-The-Range Sportage 'KX-4'

Kia is launching a new top-of-the-range 'KX-4' version of the Sportage that features a higher output turbodiesel engine alongside the most luxurious level of specification yet seen in the company's popular crossover model. ... Continue reading

Paul Philpott Takes Up The Reins As President And Ceo Of Kia Motors UK And Ireland

Paul Philpott Takes Up The Reins As President And Ceo Of Kia Motors UK And Ireland

Paul Philpott, former Chief Operating Officer at Kia Motors Europe has taken up his new role as the first non-Korean President and CEO at any Kia subsidiary in Europe. ... Continue reading

Kia Supports Red Nose Day with Soul

Kia Supports Red Nose Day with Soul

Kia Motors Australia has expanded its support of SIDS for Kids by encouraging its dealer network to get behind the charity's national fundraising event, Red Nose Day ... Continue reading

2012 Kia Sorento EX AWD Ride and Review By Dan Poler

2012 Kia Sorento EX AWD Ride and Review By Dan Poler

2012 Kia Sorento EX AWD Introduction / History In recent years, Kia has done a great job in finding a way to include high-end features in a reasonably priced package. The 2012 Sorento EX AWD is no exception. With a facelift back in 2011, the 2012 model sees only minor upgrades and enhancements to the midsize crossover, ... Continue reading

2012 Kia Soul Ranked Highest in Initial Quality Study By J.D. Power and Associates

2012 Kia Soul Ranked Highest in Initial Quality Study By J.D. Power and Associates

From breakthrough advertising to runaway sales success, the Kia Soul has made quite a splash since entering the marketplace in 2009, and today the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 Initial Quality Study (IQS) ranked the popular urban passenger vehicle highest in initial quality in the compact multi-purpose vehicle segment ... Continue reading

2012 JD Power Initial Quality Study Close-up Look

2012 JD Power Initial Quality Study Close-up Look

</p><p>By Steve Purdy <br>TheAutoChannel.com <br>Michigan Bureau </p><P>Detroit MI June 19, 2012; The U.S. auto industry posted the best improvement in performance since 2009 in this year’s important Initial Quality Survey conducted by J.D. Power and Associates. In the IQS’ 26 year history the average new car ... Continue reading

Kia Turns Orangutans Tour into a Carnival

Kia Turns Orangutans Tour into a Carnival

Two Sydney-based brothers are turning heads in the environmental community after self publishing a book "Tears in the Jungle" and announcing a NSW / ACT tour to talk about the issues facing the critically endangered Orangutans of Borneo. ... Continue reading

2012 Kia Soul Ranked Highest in Initial Quality Study by J.D. Power and Associates

2012 Kia Soul Ranked Highest in Initial Quality Study by J.D. Power and Associates

From breakthrough advertising to runaway sales success, the Kia Soul has made quite a splash since entering the marketplace in 2009, and today the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 Initial Quality Study (IQS) ranked the popular urban passenger vehicle highest in initial quality in the compact multi-purpose vehicle segment ... Continue reading

AAA Names 2012 Kia Sportage To "Top Cars For Teens" List

AAA Names 2012 Kia Sportage To "Top Cars For Teens" List

The 2012 Kia Sportage compact CUV has been named one of the "Top Cars for Teens" by well-known and highly respected travel and transportation organization Automobile Association of America (AAA). The Sportage was lauded for its dynamics, dependability, overall value, long list of standard safety features and impressive ... Continue reading

Kia Motors Gets Ready To Rock This Summer With 2012 Vans Warped Tour

Kia Motors Gets Ready To Rock This Summer With 2012 Vans Warped Tour

Kia Motors America (KMA) is hitting the road as the "Official Vehicle of the 2012 Vans Warped Tour" and for a fifth straight year will entertain concertgoers in nearly 40 U.S. cities with live music performances from today's biggest rock and indie bands and a variety of interactive activities and events at the Kia Soul ... Continue reading

Kia Motors Posts 15.5% Global Sales Growth in May

Kia Motors Posts 15.5% Global Sales Growth in May

Kia Motors Corporation has announced its global sales figures (export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas plants) for passenger cars, recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles for May 2012, recording a total of 240,000 units sold. This figure represents a year-on-year increase of 15.5%. ... Continue reading

Kia Named To "Top 10 Best Car Brands for 2012" List By Total Car Score

Kia Named To "Top 10 Best Car Brands for 2012" List By Total Car Score

Total Car Score, one of the most comprehensive automotive ranking and comparison websites, has named Kia Motors America (KMA) as one of its "Top 10 Best Car Brands for 2012." One of only two non-luxury brands listed, the fastest-growing automotive brand in the U.S. also posted the biggest improvement over 2011 with a g ... Continue reading

NADA Guides Names the 2013 Kia Sorento Featured Vehicle of the Month for June

NADA Guides Names the 2013 Kia Sorento Featured Vehicle of the Month for June

News Highlights NADAguides.com, the leading online provider of vehicle pricing and information, announces the 2013 Kia Sorento as the Featured Vehicle of the Month for June. ‚ The Sorento is Kia's best-selling model, accounting for more than 25 percent of the brand's sales last year.‚ A strong entry in the highly com ... Continue reading

Kia Hits New May Sales Record

Kia Hits New May Sales Record

Kia keeps on hitting new records as its stylish, quality range of vehicles keeps on attracting new customers to the brand. In May Kia Motors (UK) Limited hit a new record of 5,176 sales in the month - a market share of 3.19 per cent - taking sales for the year to date to 27,507 and a market share of 3.17 per cent. ... Continue reading

UK Show Debut For All-New Kia Cee'd At Motorexpo

UK Show Debut For All-New Kia Cee'd At Motorexpo

The all-new Kia cee'd will be one of the Kia's latest models available for visitors of the 2012 Motorexpo to test drive during the week-long event, that gets underway on 11 June. ... Continue reading

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