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New Design and Advanced Technologies for Fourth-Generation Compact Kia Sportage

New Design and Advanced Technologies for Fourth-Generation Compact Kia Sportage

The all-new Kia Sportage – the fourth-generation of Kia’s globally-popular compact SUV – features an attractive, all-new interior and exterior design, a host of advanced new technology features and greater quality. Having made its global debut at the 2015 Frankfurt International Motor Show, the all-new Sportage will ... Continue reading

2016 Detroit Auto Show - TACH WRAP - North American International Auto Show 2016

2016 Detroit Auto Show - TACH WRAP - North American International Auto Show 2016

By Steve Purdy and Thom Cannell The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau STEVE: The 2016 North American International Auto Show in Detroit got underway on a bitter cold but clear winter morning in the Motor City. We are sitting in the Michelin Media Center beginning these notes looking south across the Detroit River with the s ... Continue reading

Record European Full-Year Sales for Kia Motors

Record European Full-Year Sales for Kia Motors

384,790 cars sold, representing year-on-year growth of 8.8% Continuous yearly sales growth for Kia in Europe since 2008 Rise in sales for best-selling Sportage and new Sorento SUV WALTON-ON-THAMES, UK -- January 15, 2016: Kia Motors Europe recorded its best-ever full year sales in 2015, according to the latest data fro ... Continue reading

First Drive Review - 2016 Kia Sorento SXL V6 AWD by Henny Hemmes +VIDEO

First Drive Review - 2016 Kia Sorento SXL V6 AWD by Henny Hemmes +VIDEO

By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor A lot has changed for corporate brothers Hyundai and Kia since the introduction in 2010 of the new designs that were initiated by Peter Schreyer (who had joined Kia in 2006 as Chief Design Officer). From then on he coordinated design at Kia’s styling studios in Korea, Frankfu ... Continue reading

New Cars and Trucks Reimagined and Redefined at 2016 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit

New Cars and Trucks Reimagined and Redefined at 2016 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit

Volvo Cars has chosen the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit to launch its new signature premium sedan, the S90, underscoring its long term commitment to the U.S. market and providing a clear sign of its confidence in continued sales growth in the coming year. Experience the interactive Multimedi ... Continue reading

10 Best New-Car Deals For January 2016 By KBB.com

10 Best New-Car Deals For January 2016 By KBB.com

IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 14, 2016 -- For shoppers with the attitude 'new year, new car,' the experts from Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com, the only vehicle valuation and information source trusted and relied upon by both consumers and the automotive industry, have assembled their list of the 10 best lease, financing and cash ... Continue reading

Kia Motors America And B.R.A.K.E.S. Host Defensive Driving Education

Kia Motors America And B.R.A.K.E.S. Host Defensive Driving Education

IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 13, 2016 -- Per mile driven, teen drivers ages 16 to 19 are nearly three times more likely than drivers aged 20 and older to be in a fatal crash[1]. B.R.A.K.E.S. (Be Responsible and Keep Everyone Safe) and Kia Motors America (KMA) have joined together to make the highways and byways across the U.S. ... Continue reading

Kia Telluride Concept Makes World Debut At North American International Auto Show In Detroit +VIDEO

Kia Telluride Concept Makes World Debut At North American International Auto Show In Detroit +VIDEO

DETROIT, Jan. 11, 2016 -- Glimpsing a future that is grounded in reality but not bound by the present, Kia Motors America (KMA) today unveiled a cutting-edge vision for a full-size SUV at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). The Telluride, a striking three-row, seven-passenger, luxury SUV concept feature ... Continue reading

First Images Revealed of the New Kia Niro Hybrid Utility Vehicle

First Images Revealed of the New Kia Niro Hybrid Utility Vehicle

Exclusive first images of Niro HUV illustrates sporty and versatile design Niro HUV world premiere set for Chicago Auto Show in February 2016 Dedicated hybrid powertrain specifically developed for all-new model WALTON-ON-THAMES, UK -- January 11, 2016: Kia has today unveiled the first official images of the sporty and ... Continue reading

2016 Detroit Auto Show - Kia To Reveal SUV Concept

2016 Detroit Auto Show - Kia To Reveal SUV Concept

(SEOUL) January 6, 2016: Kia Motors will reveal a new concept car January 11 at the 2016 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). Conceived at the automaker's California design studio, the concept offers an abundance of advanced technology – including state-of-the-art health-and-wellness technology – a ... Continue reading

2016 CES - Kia Motors Introduces New 'DRIVE WISE' Sub-Brand +VIDEO

2016 CES - Kia Motors Introduces New 'DRIVE WISE' Sub-Brand +VIDEO

Kia Motors has today introduced the launch of a new sub-brand, ‘DRIVE WISE’, to encompass its future Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). DRIVE WISE embodies Kia’s philosophy to realise intelligently safe vehicles featuring Kia’s latest and forthcoming ADAS technologies. Kia recently announced ... Continue reading

Record December Powers Kia Motors America To Best-Ever Annual Sales Total

Record December Powers Kia Motors America To Best-Ever Annual Sales Total

On the strength of eight consecutive monthly sales records – including December – Kia Motors America (KMA) today announced all-time best annual sales of 625,818 vehicles in 2015, up 7.9 percent year-over-year. The record-setting December total of 54,241 vehicles increased 19 percent over the same period last ... Continue reading

Happy Holidays From KIA

Happy Holidays From KIA

Visit http://www.kiamedia.com/happyholidays to view a special holiday greeting. ... Continue reading

GE to Sell Shares in Hyundai Capital Services to Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors

GE to Sell Shares in Hyundai Capital Services to Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors

GE (NYSE: GE) announced today that it has signed an agreement to sell a 23.3% stake of Hyundai Capital Services (HCS) to Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors as part of a broader deal to exit its entire 43.3% ownership in HCS over the following months. Hyundai Capital is an 11 year old joint venture between Hyundai Mot ... Continue reading

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