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2012 Kia Soul and Forte Koup Named to MSN Autos "10 Great Cars for Less Than $20,000" List

2012 Kia Soul and Forte Koup Named to MSN Autos "10 Great Cars for Less Than $20,000" List

The 2012 Soul and Forte Koup recently were named to MSN Autos "10 Great Cars for Less Than $20,000" list, with Kia being the only brand to have two vehicles selected. Soul, Kia's iconic hatchback refreshed for the 2012 model year, delivers a series of refinements, including more power, improved fuel economy and new tec ... Continue reading

Kia Bucks Market Trend

Kia Bucks Market Trend

Kia has continued to defy a contracting new car market with another Top Ten performance in November, according to the latest industry figures released by VFACTS. ... Continue reading

Heels On Wheels: 2011 KIA Optima Hybrid Review +VIDEO

Heels On Wheels: 2011 KIA Optima Hybrid Review +VIDEO

SEE ALSO: Hyundai Buyers Guide SEE ALSO: Perfect New Car Match HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE HYUNDAI OPTIMA HYBRID VEHICLE A truly attractive and sporty redesign puts the 2011 Kia Optima as one sough-after mid-size sedan choice. It has a 2.4-liter hybrid engine und ... Continue reading

Kia Doubles Up in NCAP Safety Tests

Kia Doubles Up in NCAP Safety Tests

Kia's uncompromising commitment to 5-star safety for all new models rolled on unabated with the announcement that both the Optima family sedan and the stylish 5-door Rio hatch have gained the maximum safety rating. ... Continue reading

Kia Optima's Winning Ways Continue

Kia Optima's Winning Ways Continue

Kia's multi-award winning Optima has added another trophy to the cabinet with the announcement that the stunning mid-size sedan has been selected as Behind The Wheel's 2011 Car Of The Year. ... Continue reading

Kia Motors America Announces Record November Sales

Kia Motors America Announces Record November Sales

Kia Motors America (KMA) today announced best-ever November sales of 37,007 units, a 39.1-percent increase over the same period last year and the company's 15th straight monthly sales record. Kia is one of the fastest growing car brands in the U.S., having eclipsed 400,000 vehicles sold for the first time in company hi ... Continue reading

Kia Raises the Bar Again with Australia's Best Cars Double

Kia Raises the Bar Again with Australia's Best Cars Double

Kia's award-winning model line-up received an emphatic stamp of approval from Australia's leading motoring clubs with a double dip of wins in the annual Australia's Best Cars awards. ... Continue reading

Soul gets a Whole New Spirit

Soul gets a Whole New Spirit

Kia's breakthrough Soul has lifted the bar yet again with the arrival of a refreshed and re-energised range for 2012. ... Continue reading

Kia's Green Factories And Greener Life Cycles

Kia's Green Factories And Greener Life Cycles

There is a groundswell of opinion which says that fuel consumption and emissions should not be the only factors taken into account when deciding if a car is 'green'. The energy needed to make it, and the number of parts which can be recycled at the end of its life, should also be considered. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Once Again Captures Top Marks; Jeep and Kia Join Hyundai as Top Brands in TrueCar.com's Grades for Manufacturers and Brands

Hyundai Once Again Captures Top Marks; Jeep and Kia Join Hyundai as Top Brands in TrueCar.com's Grades for Manufacturers and Brands

TrueCar.com, the authority on new car pricing, trends and forecasting, released its Performance Scorecards for automotive manufacturers and brands. The Performance Scorecards grade each manufacturer and brand on eight different measurements including pricing, sales, incentives, customer loyalty, market share and days i ... Continue reading

Kia Rio Is The Top Of The Pumps

Kia Rio Is The Top Of The Pumps

Motoring costs are never far from the front page - as Tuesday's Commons debate on 2012's fuel duty increases highlighted. ... Continue reading

Kia Motors' GT Concept Vehicle Signals a New Design Direction for the Brand at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show

Kia Motors' GT Concept Vehicle Signals a New Design Direction for the Brand at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show

Kia Motors America (KMA) is the fastest growing car company in the U.S.(1), and the brand, which has recently undergone a design-led transformation, continued to turn heads today at the Los Angeles Auto Show with the North American introduction of the striking Kia GT concept vehicle during the show. The forward-looking ... Continue reading

Kia Showcases GT Concept and Optima Hybrid at 2011 LA Auto Show +VIDEO

Kia Showcases GT Concept and Optima Hybrid at 2011 LA Auto Show +VIDEO

GT CONCEPT VEHICLE SIGNALS A NEW DESIGN DIRECTION FOR THE BRAND LOS ANGELES - November 16, 2011: Kia continued to turn heads today at the Los Angeles Auto Show with the North American introduction of the striking Kia GT concept vehicle during the show. The forward-looking Kia GT concept – originally shown at the F ... Continue reading

New President For Kia Motors Europe

New President For Kia Motors Europe

Kia has announced the appointment of Mr Byung-Tae (Brandon) Yea to the position of President of Kia Motors Europe with immediate effect. ... Continue reading

Kia Picanto Three-Door Wins Prestigious Design Award

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. ... Continue reading

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