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Kia Motors Europe Selects TomTom LIVE Services

Kia Motors Europe Selects TomTom LIVE Services

AMSTERDAM--TomTom (TOM2) today announces a new deal with Kia Motors Europe to integrate its state-of-the-art connected services in new Kia cars. Through the partnership beginning in summer 2015 with the Kia cee’d and Kia Optima, Kia customers will benefit from the delivery of TomTom’s connected services at no ... Continue reading

OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALLS MARCH 2 2015: Toyota; Mercedes-Benz; Chevrolet; Kia; Chrysler; Jaguar; Hyundai; Cadillac

OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALLS MARCH 2 2015: Toyota; Mercedes-Benz; Chevrolet; Kia; Chrysler; Jaguar; Hyundai; Cadillac

OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALLS MARCH 2 2015: Toyota; Mercedes-Benz; Chevrolet; Kia; Chrysler; Jaguar; Hyundai; Cadillac ... Continue reading

2015 KIA K900 Review By Steve Purdy

2015 KIA K900 Review By Steve Purdy

2015 KIA K900 Review By Steve Purdy ... Continue reading

Kia Sportage Ranks Highest Among Small SUVs In 2015 J.D. Power Vehicle Dependability Study

Kia Sportage Ranks Highest Among Small SUVs In 2015 J.D. Power Vehicle Dependability Study

Top Honor Reinforces Brand's Continued Commitment to Craftsmanship - Dynamic and capable crossover earns Kia's first-ever Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) award - Sportage's VDS award follows two consecutive Initial Quality Study (IQS) awards for the model in 2013 and 2014 IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 26, 2015 -- J.D. Power 2 ... Continue reading

The Kia SPORTSPACE Concept

The Kia SPORTSPACE Concept

Seoul February 27, 2015; The working week is over. The late afternoon sun is glinting on the ice crystals in the road-side snowbanks and turning the snow-capped peaks ahead pink. The road snakes ahead towards a weekend of fun and action. The journey demands a swift, efficient and refined machine to allow the maximum pl ... Continue reading

Kia Introduces its New Seven-Speed Dual Clutch

Kia Introduces its New Seven-Speed Dual Clutch

Kia launches its first seven–speed DCT in new cee’d GT Line models Developed in-house at Kia’s Namyang R&D Innovative hollow double-gear input shaft minimises loss of torque Improved fuel economy and more decisive acceleration New DCT will appear on other Kia models in the future Kia has announced applic ... Continue reading

World Premiere for Kia's New 1.0-litre Turbocharged Engine

World Premiere for Kia's New 1.0-litre Turbocharged Engine

World premiere for Kia’s new downsized 1.0-litre T-GDi engine Developed in-house at Kia’s Namyang R&D centre Newly-developed laser-drilled injectors enable more efficient combustion Single-scroll turbocharger with electric scavenging system Innovation dual-thermostat cooling for cylinder heads and engine bloc ... Continue reading

Sporty Kia cee'd GT Line To Be Launched At 2015 Geneva Auto Show

Sporty Kia cee'd GT Line To Be Launched At 2015 Geneva Auto Show

Kia Motors Europe will unveil a new Kia cee'd 'GT Line' specification at the 85th Salon International de l'Automobile in Geneva on 3 March 2015. In addition to a range of visual upgrades, the new cee'd GT Line signifies the arrival of Kia's all-new downsized 1.0-litre T-GDI (turbo gasoline direct injection) engine and ... Continue reading

World production premiere for Kia's new 1.0-litre turbocharged three-cylinder 'Kappa' engine

World production premiere for Kia's new 1.0-litre turbocharged three-cylinder 'Kappa' engine

Kia's all-new 1.0-litre T-GDI (turbo gasoline direct injection) 'Kappa' engine will make its world production debut at the 85th Salon International de l'Automobile in Geneva on 3 March 2015. Previewed by Kia in a special powertrain technology exhibition at Geneva in 2013, the new downsized engine is now fitted in a pro ... Continue reading

2015 Chicago Auto Show Highlights By Steve Purdy and Thom Cannell

2015 Chicago Auto Show Highlights By Steve Purdy and Thom Cannell

By Steve Purdy and Thom Cannell The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau Steve: The Chicago Auto Show bills itself as the biggest in the country and based on two criteria they’re right. The show covers more square footage than any other show with well over a million square feet, and it draws more visitors than any other s ... Continue reading

2015 Chicago Auto Show - 2016 Rio Sedan Debuts

2015 Chicago Auto Show - 2016 Rio Sedan Debuts

The new year brings refreshing enhancements to Kia's entry-level sedan and hatch at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show - New front and rear valances add visual width and sporty attitude; two new exterior colors added - Interior enhancements include upgraded UVO eServices[1] technology and a more premium look and feel CHICAGO, ... Continue reading

Kia Geneva 2015 Concept to be Revealed in Geneva

Kia Geneva 2015 Concept to be Revealed in Geneva

Concept to be unveiled at the 85th Salon International de l’Automobile in Geneva on 3 March 2015 D-segment model is the 11th concept car created by Kia’s European design studio The concept has been created as a spacious and versatile accessory to an active lifestyle WALTON-ON-THAMES, UK -- February 10, 2015: ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2015 KIA SOUL EV REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2015 KIA SOUL EV REVIEW

2015 KIA SOUL EV REVIEW ... Continue reading

Hyundai-Kia Taps BMW Exec to Push Performance

Hyundai-Kia Taps BMW Exec to Push Performance

Washington DC February 4, 2015; The AIADA newsletter reported that Hyundai has hired the chief engineer from of BMW's legendary M Sport performance cars to make its vehicles more sporty and responsive. According to Mark Phelan at The Detroit Free Press, if Hyundai and Kia get as serious about performance as they were a ... Continue reading

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