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Kia Owners Talk: Rich’s Kia Spectra5 2008-04-19 07:26:49 I live in SouthCentral Pennsylvania not far from Harrisburg. I work as a cook at a local hospital. My 3 kids are all grown and out of the house. I like to Autocross (AutoX), I play a pretty good game of chess. As you can tell from the car I’m a Lord of the [...] Read more:Owners
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The future of Kia KOUP 2008-04-17 04:00:41 We are grateful for how much interest the Kia KOUP generated at the 2008 New York International Auto Show (NYIAS). There have been many inquiries as to the viability of KOUP finding its way into production. To be frank, it’s still too soon to confirm the KOUP for production but I can tell [...]
Latest updates on Kia Soul crossover 2008-04-15 04:48:11 Official debut: Paris Motor Show
When: September 2008
Production: Kia already runs trial production at it’s Gwangju plant in S. Korea
Size: about the same size as Kia Rio compact
Production ready exterior images: Kia Soul1
Interior image: Kia Soul2
Video: 2009 Kia Soul
Confirmed:
Engines: 1.6L diesel (90hp and 115hp) and 1.6L gasoline (122hp)
Wheels: 18-inch alloy wheels as an option, 15″ or [...] Read more:updates
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Cee’d SW scoops the 2008 What Diesel Car? Estate car of the year award 2008-04-15 02:33:14 The cee’d family’s accolades just keep on growing. This time the cee’d SW takes the spotlight, scooping the 2008 What Diesel Car? Estate
car of the year award.
A panel of 10 judges whittled down the 114 contenders to just 10 category winners. The cee’d SW beat off tough competition from 18 other [...]
Kia likely to turn profit this year 2008-04-14 03:24:31 The upbeat investment mood regarding Kia Motors Corp. is accelerating as the weak Korean won and sales recovery are quickly improving the company’s bottom line. Analysts say that the nation’s second-largest automaker will be in the black this year after suffering losses for two consecutive years.
“The worst appears to be behind [...] Read more:likely
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Kia Owners Talk: turboed 2004 Kia Rio 2008-04-12 07:28:04 Say a big hello to Dan, another passionate Kia owner! He’s coming from Canada and he’s the owner of this fast and furious 2004 Kia Rio sedan.
1. How long have you owned your Rio?
- Since August 2004
2. What cars did you own before?
- 1990 Chrysler Lebaron Turbo )heavily modified) 1990 Suzuki Sidekick [...] Read more:Owners
Kia posts record sales in March 2008 2008-04-11 04:21:12 Kia Motors Corporation announced today that its global sales (export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas plants) of passenger cars, recreation vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles in March
2008 recorded 124,767 units, representing a 11.5% year-on-year increase.
Cumulatively through the first quarter of 2008, Kia’s global sales increased by 12.3% year-on-year and reached 330,887 units. [...] Read more:posts
cee’d busts the residual value guides at auction and changes the rule books 2008-04-10 03:15:26 Kia cars are proving to be hot property at auction with buyers paying well above the guide prices for a wide variety of models. So much so that CAP, one of the leading industry guides for used car prices, has taken the rare step of adjusting their Kia guide prices upwards.
This year Kia and [...] Read more:changes
Hyundai-Kia ready to produce 1 million cars in China 2008-04-10 02:12:40 Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group has completed a system for producing 1 million
vehicles per year in China
. With its chairman Chung Mong-koo attending on Tuesday, the conglomerate dedicated a second Hyundai plant with an annual capacity of 300,000 vehicles in Beijing’s Shunyi District.
The US$790 million factory took 24 months to build. The state-of-the-art facility is equipped [...] Read more:Hyundai
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Kia developing Mohave SUV and Optima sedan hybrids 2008-04-08 04:27:57 Only a few days after Toyota announced it would bring Prius hybrid to Korean market, Hyundai-Kia’s Chairman, Mr. Chung Mong-koo, revealed some facts about the company’s current hybrid car development and future plans. The announcement was made during his visit of Kia Motor’s factory in Gwangju, a Hyundai spokesman said.
Although the auto giant’s plans to [...] Read more:developing
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Kia UK adds 2.0 CRDi engine across the cee’d range 2008-04-08 03:19:59 Kia has expanded the engine line up on cee’d and cee’d SW models with the addition of the powerful 2.0 CRDi unit recently introduced on the pro_cee’d Sport.
This range topping engine is introduced with a new Sport grade featuring 17-inch alloys, black bezel headlights and rear privacy glass. The Sport models’ interior has part [...]
Kia Owners Talk: Kia Optima owned by Carol 2008-04-05 08:01:00 Hi, I’m Carol
Dumas. I’m from Manistee, Michigan, USA. I am 41 yrs old. I work as a revenue auditor for the local casino. I love to do gardening and spend time with my children. I love to drive my car.
1. How long have you owned your Optima
?
7 months.
2. What cars did you own before?
A [...] Read more:Owners
Kia Koup among most significant debuts at the 2008 New York Auto Show 2008-04-04 02:22:37 Autoblog has put together an interesting video of most significant vehicles from New York
International Auto Show
. Many exciting concepts and production cars were served to us, but seems like this year auto show was dominated by Koreans. Two vehicles, Kia Koup concept and Hyundai Genesis Coupe made it to the Autoblog’s editors top 5 [...]
Kia UK: customers targeted in e-mail scam 2008-04-23 03:42:50 Kia Motors (UK) Ltd., has issued a warning to its customers
and to other motorists that unscrupulous individuals are perpetrating an e-mail scam hiding behind the brand.
E-mail recipients are being advised that they have won a major prize in an e-mail lottery and are invited to provide various personal details including [...]
Kia Soul concepts test drive 2008-04-23 03:04:43 Follow this link to find exclusive informations, spy shots and videos about Kia Soul crossover… Read more:drive
Kia debuts Barui SUV and KOUP concept at Beijing Auto Show 2008-04-22 05:17:39 The Beijing
International Automotive Exhibition 2008, which opened with a press preview two days ago, has drawn the largest number of companies ever, organizers said. Participating in this year’s event are more than 2,100 carmakers and auto parts manufacturers from 18 countries, compared to last year’s 1,600 companies. The record number of participants in the [...]
Autoexpress drives Kia Soul 2008-04-24 02:29:43 The Soul is the first big step in Kia’s plan to become a desirable brand. With distinctive looks, a versatile interior and decent driving dynamics, it’s heading in the right direction. By offering the sort of customisation that has so far been reserved for the MINI and Fiat 500, Kia intends the Soul to appeal [...]
UK becomes the leading market for Kia cars in Europe 2008-04-25 13:09:58 Business is looking rosy for Kia Motors in the UK. Sales are up, auction favourability is up and residual values are up as the UK leads sales across Europe
in the first quarter of 2008.
Sales are in rude health following the release of figures for the first quarter of 2008. Overall sales for March were [...]
Kia drives Citroen out of top ten in Poland 2008-04-25 01:48:49 In March, Kia managed to enter the top-ten best-selling car makes in Poland
. The Koreans are now in ninth place, while Citroen fell outside the top-ten ranking. According to the Polish Automotive Industry Association (PZPM), Citroen sold just 1,059 cars, while Kia sold 1,214.
For many years, Kia was perceived negatively, but the Koreans have worked [...]
Hyundai electric hybrids get ready to roll 2008-04-29 05:33:42 Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd.’s Elantra liquefied-petroleum-gas electric hybrid will roll off the production line next summer, several months ahead of the previously planned launch due to a top management directive, a company executive says.
“We’ve put about 100 LPG Hybrid Elantras through performance tests so far, after beginning the hybrid program in 2002,” Lee Ki-sang, director [...] Read more:Hyundai
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Kia cee’d awarded by International environment certificates 2008-04-28 12:18:29 Kia Motors has been presented with two international certificates which recognise the advanced environmental design and manufacturing processes behind the Kia cee’d.
Globally recognized, German-based, TÜV presented Kia with a DFE (Design for Environment) and a LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) environment certificate at a special ceremony in Seoul, Korea, on 25 April, [...] Read more:International
Kia Motors stepping up “Design Management” 2008-04-30 08:05:50 Kia Motors
will launch an internal campaign to promote the company’s emphasis on design, the automaker said Wednesday. It will launch new office stationary and documents introducing a new logo for the “design” slogan Monday, as part of a promotion to foster the maker’s brand value to its employees first, Kia said.
The logo depicts [...] Read more:Management
Kia Motors America posts record April 08 sales 2008-05-02 03:58:56 Kia MotorsAmerica
(KMA) today announced its best sales month ever with record April
sales of 30,066 units, a 15.6-percent increase over the same period last year, and year-to-date sales of 98,280 total units.
Kia’s April growth was led by Spectra and Optima, up 4.8 percent and 89.3 percent respectively over the previous month. Rondo [...] Read more:posts
Exclusive interview: Kia Soul concepts; unique showcars worth millions of Euros 2008-05-03 02:56:14 Kia-World talks with Kia Motors (UK) Ltd., Communications Director Stephen Kitson about the recent sneak-drive of the three stunning SOUL concepts for lucky journalists from Britain and Germany.
Steve, Concept cars are often just for show – why were Kia able to let journalists drive SOUL?
Kia have a history of not just building concepts as flights [...] Read more:Exclusive
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BIMOS 2008 - Busan International Motor Show 2008-05-05 04:51:57 Unlike other recent international motor shows, the exhibitors at the Busan show seem to be focusing on luxury vehicles more than the environment.
This trend could partly be explained by the fact that, with the exception of Hyundai Motor
Co., Korean carmakers have little to show for in the area. But foreign carmakers taking part in [...] Read more:International
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Canada: Kia reports April sales 2008-05-06 03:40:17 Kia Canada
has announced that its sales totalled 3719 new units for April
2008, representing a 12,1 percent rise compared to April 2007. Sales for Kia were lead by the Rio, which posted April sales of 1086 units. Second and third position went to Rondo and Sportage respectively.
Since its introduction into Canadain market, Rondo sales [...]
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