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Beautiful black Kia Soul with yellow decals

himi — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:06:51 +0000

The winner of November Soul of the month competition is a proud owner of black Kia Soul with really attractive black-yellow alloy-wheels and striking yellow decals. We asked the owner a few questions about his ride and here are some thoughts from him. Enjoy your read! 1. How long have you owned your Soul and what [...]

Kia starts new Sorento production in the USA

himi — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:34:04 +0000

Officially official: Production of the all-new Kia Sorento begins today… The first U.S.-built Kia vehicle, a white all-new Sorento, rolled off the production line today at Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG), officially opening the first U.S. Kia Motors plant. KMMG is expected to produce 300,000 vehicles at full capacity and employ 2,500 people, with on-site [...]

Kia Soul Special Edition Package 2

himi — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:59:02 +0000

Visit your local Kia dealer to see the 2010 Kia Soul Special Edition Package 2. When Kia first unveiled the Soul crossover to the US consumers earlier this year, the company also hinted it will release more “special edition” models over the vehicle’s lifespan. Kia unveiled the very first of several limited editions of the compact [...]

Kia reports October global sales

himi — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:42:22 +0000

Kia Motors Corporation announced today its global sales figures for passenger cars (export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas plants), recreational vehicles (RVs), and commercial vehicles for October 2009, recording a total of 148,583 units sold. This figure represents a year-on-year increase of 34.6%. By region, Kia posted year-on-year sales increases in China (24,896 units [...]

Kia targets 17 percent sales increase in the US market next year

himi — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:56:58 +0000

Kia sets ambitious goal to increase its sales in the US market by 17 percent in 2010! According to Thomas Oh ( Executive Vice President), Kia Motors America is targeting 350.000 sales of new cars in the U.S. on a preliminary basis, compared with a projection of about 300.000 for 2009. Kia’s mmbitious sales target for [...]

Kia Forte Koup to race in the GRAND-AM KONI Sports Car Challenge Series

himi — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:05:47 +0000

The motto of the all-new 2010 Kia Forte Koup – “One Hot Ride” – took on a new meaning today as Kia Motors America (KMA) unveiled its U.S. motorsports program at the 2009 SEMA Show. KMA has teamed with the Kinetic Group to build and campaign two Forte Koups in the 2010 GRAND-AM KONI Sports [...]

Kia’s US sales soar 45 percent in October

himi — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:10:04 +0000

Kia sales in the US market soar 45 percent compared to the same month last year… October 2009 car sales statistics revealed that Korean car brands, including Kia and Hyundai, increased their new sales by nearly 50 percent compared to the same month last year. Hyundai announced its sales jumped 49 percent, while Kia reported [...]

Spy shots: 2011 Kia K5 spied again

himi — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:10:12 +0000

Kia introduces Soul Tempest limited edition in the UK

himi — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:48:05 +0000

Kia introduces Soul Tempest limited edition in the UK… Kia launched the funky new Soul earlier this year to include a range of ‘Originals’ - limited edition versions of the car - and with the change in season comes a change to the Originals collection. These ‘character’ models are designed to showcase [...]

Red Venga mini-MPV caught in the wild

himi — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:41:07 +0000

We are bringing you a few close-up shots of the all-new Kia Venga mini-MPV… Our friends at ceedclub.hu informed us about the images that they posted at their website a few days ago. They have taken some great close-up shots of the upcoming Kia Venga, which is expected to go on sale shortly. Here are some [...]

New Kia plant in Georgia starts production of 2011 Sorento

himi — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:38:25 +0000

Kia’s state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in West Point, Georgia is open for business and starts production of the 2011 Sorento. It’s no longer months or weeks until Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia starts production of the 2011 Sorento. It’s now days. Cars have been rolling off the assembly lines for weeks now, but the official start of production [...]

Kia Soul by Jeff Banks

himi — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:20:31 +0000

Local dealership Loughborough Kia recently hosted a visit from a very rare guest - a unique Kia Soul designed exclusively by Jeff Banks for fashion retailer Matalan. The one-of-a-kind car was styled by the celebrated designer for an in-store competition that Matalan will be launching to its customers in the winter. The [...]

Third generation Kia Sportage spy shots

himi — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:57:42 +0000

New spy shots of the 2011 Kia Sportage surface to the web… Spy photographers have caught another prototype of the third generation Kia Sportage crossover. This time, the new-look Sportage has not been spotted in Korea, but near Kia’s R&D centre in Germany, which is responsible to take on Sportage’s design, powertrain and handling development. Even [...]

Kia’s profit soars on higher global sales

himi — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:13:44 +0000

While major global automakers struggle, Korean automakers are on a roll! Kia posts record-high Q3 earnings.! Both South Korean carmakers, Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. continue to outperform its main international rivals by posting stronger sales results and higher earnings! Recently, Kia reported that its net profit swelled to a record $339 million in the [...]

Kia Cadenza / K7: first interior image surface to the web!

himi — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:34:45 +0000

We have yet another exclusive report on the all-new Kia K7! This time we are binging you the very first set of K7’s interior shots. Once again, pics have been sent to us by members of Korean Kia K7 clubs. Thanks for the pics! [Source: club-vg.net & vgclub.net] [...]