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The association of Kia’s image with the soccer world reached a peak last year in South Africa, where it sponsored the World Cup. That was only the beginning. Kia hopes to be one step closer to South American fans through football, one of the world’s most beloved sports. Last April, Kia became a Global Gold sponsor of Copa America 2011, the world’s oldest, and South America’s biggest, football championship. Copa America (http://www.ca2011.com/) is an international football competition contested by the men’s national teams of the members of CONMEBOL (the South American Football Confederation) and has the longest history in the world of football competitions. This …

Kia announces record June 2011 sales thanks to impressive sales performance of the Soul and Sorento crossover vehicles!New vehicle sales numbers are finally here and there’s nothing but good news for Kia, as well as its parent company Hyundai. Both South Korean carmakers posted double-digit sales growth for the month of June 2011 thanks to [...] Lees het hele artikel

With their combined sales figures, the South Korean carmakers Kia and Hyundai have topped the mid-size segment in the United States. This milestone was reached this May, when Hyundai and Kia sold 30.155 cars, among which were 22.754 Sonatas from Hyundai and 7.401 Optimas from Kia.The two companies had topped the sales figures for March [...] Lees het hele artikel

Here are the very-first interior spy shots of the forthcoming Kia TAM. Have a look! Although we have seen some Kia TAM spy shots before, this is the first time we get an up-close look at the interior of Kia’s first-ever “kei-style” car. These spy shots are not of the highest quality, but at [...] Lees het hele artikel

Kia Racing wins yet another motor competition as Michael Galati and Nic Jönsson drive their Kia Forte Koup first to the finish Line.With Kia Motors America still celebrating their historic first win in the GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge -CTSCC in April, the motoring team of the company has added another feather in its [...] Lees het hele artikel

Hello! Today, I’d like to talk to you about the Optima Hybrid. We couldn’t take our eyes off the Optima Hybrid when we saw its combination of futuristic details with the simplicity of its straight lines and environment-friendly features. Let’s take a closer look at the Optima Hybrid in its eco-friendly outfit. ❶ The Optima Hybrid’s Unique Design Features The Optima Hybrid implements dynamic attributes to differentiate its appearance from the current Optima by including the environment-friendly features that hybrid vehicles pursue. The Optima hybrid especially emphasizes an eco-friendly and modern image with its high-quality materials. As a foundation, the front feature…

Nic Jönsson and Michael Galati once again took their #10 Infinity Audio Kia Forte Koup to the top of the podium at Road America (http://www.roadamerica.com/). Photo Credit: Melissa K. Smith Photography Road America’s victory was the second win for Kinetic Motorsports and Kia Motors America in the 2011 season and the third time for the drivers of the #10 car to stand on the podium. A highlight video below details Kia’s remarkable entry and success into the racing world. After the race, Nic Jönsson (#10 Infinity Audio Forte Koup driver) said, “We were very concerned coming here because it’s one of those tracks with long straightaways. It is a track where turbo- …

With their latest victory at Road America in the GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, Kia moves to the top of the team and driver’s standings in the Street Tuner class. Not bad for a team that’s only two years old. Drivers Michael Galati and Nic Jonsson won in the number 10 Kia Forte Koup at the Road America 200 in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. During the two and a half hour race, the two fended off multiple challengers and stayed in the top five for more than half the time, before moving onto first place and holding onto the lead for the last 30 minutes. The Kia ended the race in a spectacular yellow-flagging accident, but by then its victory had already been seal…

From the Adventures in Advertising files come a series of ads for Kia that are evidently too racy for their cars (that themselves aren’t). The ads hail from Brazil, where you think they would have an eye for this sort of thing. But Kia, a family-friendly carmaker with a full line of family-friendly toddler schleppers, is distancing itself from these cartoons that depict two things: a safe, innocent fairy tale on the left, and a hotter version on the right that leads into the back page of Oui. The ads are supposed to tout Kia’s dual-zone climate controls, which may require a stretch of the imagination that advertising bloggers possess in spades. Kia Motors America has m…

Kelley’s Blue Book names 2011 Kia Forte Koup one of the “Top 10 Coolest Cars Under $18.000″!The Kia 2011 Forte Koup has been named one of the “Top 10 Coolest Cars Under $18,000″ by Kelley Blue Book’s popular site kbb.com. Kelley Blue Book is the leading and one of the most popular providers of information [...] Lees het hele artikel

Kia Motors is back again with an ad campaign that has the cast of popular children’s characters that were first seen during the 2010 Super Bowl.Titled Joyride 2, the campaign has different children’s characters, that include Muno (from the award winning series YO GABBA GABBA!, that was created by Christian Jacobs and Scott Schultz), Sock [...] Lees het hele artikel

Hello, Kia fans. Have you seen the “Picanto Nail Art Animation” preview? The full version of the Picanto nail art animation film has been released. Have a look at the video below. Hope you enjoy it! Array Array Array Array Array Array Array Array Array Lees hele artikel

The toys are back in town! From their 2010 debut during the Super Bowl, the toys for Kia’s ad are back and pumping up the 2012 Sorento. The Super Bowl Dream ad, which starred these wacky and wonderfully unique life-sized characters, is back. They take to the road in search of adventure, which includes skydiving, surfing and other great stunts. It’s great to see the automaker taking a different approach to the same old, same old car commercials that populate the airwaves these days. This ad uses another catchy tune (Those Darlins singing “Red Light Love”) and it’ll have you wondering what’s next for these loveable toys. Watch the commercial after the jump and let us kno…

Hello! Today, we’d like to introduce the new environmentally-friendly Optima Hybrid. With nature and the future in mind, Kia Motors has taken its first steps at becoming a major player in eco vehicle commercialization. We will now tell you more about the all-new Optima Hybrid and how it came to have a green heart. ① Hybrid-exclusive Theta II 2.4 Engine A new, specially-developed Theta II Hybrid engine replaces the gasoline Theta engine in the new Optima Hybrid. The Theta II hybrid class-leading engine performance offers a maximum output and torque of 168 horsepower and 21.4 kgfm. It also offers comparable performance and approximately 10 percent better fuel economy t…

Kia Motors launches new video commercial showcasing the 2012 Picanto city-car painted in Lemongrass exterior color!What we have here is a brand-new video commercial for the 2012 Kia Picanto, which will be used to promote the forth-coming city car across entire world. The commercial features funky music and showcases some of the convenience features available [...] Lees het hele artikel

Hello, Kia fans. A new animation film for the all-new Picanto will be released soon. Before its official release, let’s take a look at the trailer. “Could we paint a car and make it moving on the small surface of a fingernail?” How do you think this question will be shown in the video? We’ll get back to you with the full version of the video on Friday. Array Array Array Array Array Array Array Array Array Lees hele artikel

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Kia Motors announced its global sales figures for passenger cars and recreational vehicles for May 2011, with a record total of 207.839 units sold. This represents a year-on-year increase of 18.7 percent over the same month a year ago.The best selling Kia Motors’ car for the overseas market (which includes every market excluding the [...] Lees het hele artikel

The All-New Picanto, Decorating Roads Around the World “If we are not able to properly understand what appeals to our global consumers emotionally, we will not be able to satisfy them no matter how much effort we put into improving the vehicle’s performance.” By collaborating with the Kia design center in Europe, we extensively analyzed local consumers’ lifestyles and trends. We then proceeded to coordinate colors that appeal to their emotional senses. Exterior Color The concepts for the Picanto’s exterior color are “Vintage Paint Box,” “Play House,” “Blusher” and “Tinted Silver.” We suggested a solid color with a vintage feeling (Vintage Paint Box), a lively colo…

The popular hamster ad campaign from Kia Motors has just been awarded one of the most prestigious advertizing awards, the Gold Effie award by the 2011 North American Effie Awards.The hamster oriented advertizing campaign for the Kia Motors’ Soul urban crossover vehicle was awarded the Effie in the “David vs [...] Lees het hele artikel

Parents Magazine and Edmunds.com name 2012 Kia Sorento CUV one of the “Best Family Cars of 2011″!The Sorento CUV has been a favorite of consumers ever since its launch in early 2010, making it Kia Motors’ best-selling vehicle in the States. The reasons for its success were brought to the fore again when it was [...] Lees het hele artikel

New Kia TAM image hits the web; previews Kia’s new mini-MPV, which is scheduled to debut in Korea during the second half of 2011!South Korean automobile enthusiast portal Motorblog.kr today released the “rendering image” of the new Kia TAM in advance of the sub-compact MPV’s official debut. The image previews Kia’s forthcoming mini-MPV, which will [...] Lees het hele artikel

Kia Motors America reveals more details about expansion plans for its Georgia-based manufacturing plant…Kia Motors Manufacturing of Georgia recently announced plans for a $100 million expansion that will create 1000 new jobs at its manufacturing plant located in West Point, Georgia. With expansion works, Kia will lift the annual production of vehicles from 300.000 in [...] Lees het hele artikel