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Shown in over 40 countries worldwide, Auto Mundial has spent the last year testing and reporting on a wide range of machinery from across the globe.* Despite the gargantuan range of new cars on offer, from sports cars to 4×4s and city cars to people movers, the Auto Mundial team put the pro_cee’d up against [...] More...

2010 Kia Sorento XMCamo-covered 2010 Kia Sorento has been spotted again and fellows at BilNorge have just published some new spy photos of it at their BilNorge website.The multitude of spy shots indicate that Kia is in the full process of testing the next generation Sorento and the number of Sorento spy photos that have [...] More...

Kia Motors America announced it will unveil a new take on the Soul at the 2009 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit in January next year.The all-new concept based on the recently revealed and eagerly anticipated Soul urban crossover passenger car is more than just a re-packaging treatment, as it [...] More...

Hola!Just wanted to say hello to everyone, and report*we have safetly arrived to Spain yesterday late at night! I have only slept for like four hours, woke up at eight in the morning*and*went downstairs for*the breakfast. The weather here is so nice, it’s sunny with*15 degrees C, so quite a change of climate for us. [...] More...

If I haven’t mentioned yet, I have been invited to the official European launching event for the Soul crossover, which will be held in Valencia, Spain. Kia Motors has given me an opportunity to take part at the event and I’m glad to announce that I will be attending it.This is the event for the [...] More...

For the 2009, Kia Sportage received a mid-cycle exterior update resulting in a fresh, new exterior look. Improved exterior design, contemporary technological features on the interior and improved fuel economy have helped Sportage increasing it’s sales worldwide last month. Kia’s global sales report for the month of November 2008 reveals it’s compact SUV Sportage has [...] More...

Kia has announced that it’s cumulative global vehicle sales -export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas plants- through November 2008 recorded 1,272,689 units, representing a 10.1% year-on-year increase.*In November, Kia sold 99,731 vehicles globally, which represents a decrease of 13.9% compared to November of 2007.So far this year, Kia’s best selling model in overseas [...] More...

Next Kia model to benefit from new design philosophy, outlined by Peter Schreyer and his team of designers, will be the near luxury VG sedan. Expected to sit on the same architecture as next generation Hyundai Azera, the VG will be making it’s official Korean debut in September next year.Kia has been testing pre-production VG [...] More...

Thanks to many of you who have subscribed to Kia news by E-MAIL, it took us only five days to reach the number of 500 blog subscribers!Less than a week ago, I published a small Santa Claus RSS icon above the first blog post asking you to help this blog reaching 500 e-mail subscribers by [...] More...

Kia Motors Corp. is the country’s second largest carmaker and forms the smaller part of the world’s fifth largest automaker, Hyundai Kia Automotive Group. Although the company has enjoyed stable growth in the local market, its international reputation has been less than desirable until recently.In order to address the problem and increase its presence in [...] More...

Meet Jackzz from Singapore, the owner of great looking Kia Rio. He has answered a few questions about modifiying his ride. Also check those awesome images and share with us your thoughts on his beautiful car.How long have you owned your Rio?3yrsHonestly, what was your intention when you bought your Rio?For transportation, travel to and [...] More...

I’m pleased to announce the launch of the new website dedicated to Kia Soul owners and enthusiasts. The Kia Soul Forums is the ultimate meeting point for the present and future Soul owners, where they can discuss on their Soul ownership experience, share their thoughts with other people, get all the latest Kia news and [...] More...

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By Hyun Jin Cho Sustainability Management Team Kia Motors Corporation * The whole world is reeling from the effects of the global recession. For the global economy, it

By Mike Torpey Senior Designer, Kia Design Center America * * Hello Kia BUZZ Fans! I am excited to be sharing with you the story of the original design process that created the Kia SOUL Concept Car. My name is Mike Torpey, and I’m a member of the Kia America Design Center in Irvine, California. * Within the automotive world, Concept Cars are essentially the “supermodels” of the automotive design

By Kyehwan Roh Assistant Manager Sustainability Management Team * The term Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) will most likely make you think of a company

By Alex Fedorak Director, Public Relations, Kia Motors America * More than 450 media and guests attended the North American debut of the Soul this past Thursday, November 20th at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show.* Thursday was the second day of the media preview and a pall was cast over the show with all the activities in Washington D.C. and the Big 3.* Next to the Kia booth was the abandoned Chrysler display, which featured vehicles but no auxiliary lighting or even staff; it was a very gloomy scene overall.* * In this setting, KMA embarked on their own press conference and dazzled all those in attendance with its fun, clever and interesting Soul debut.* Since the Sou…

By Manuel Agurcia Regional Manager, Corporaci

KMS Public Relations Team * Greetings from Slovakia. We are Jozef, Alex, Martina, Katarina and Dusan from the Public Relations team of Kia Motors Slovakia, based at Kia

By Amy Corsinita Kia Motors America * Amid a flurry of activity at the annual Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) in Las Vegas, Kia Motors went extreme in Sin City with its in-booth activities and tricked-out concept vehicles.* Appealing to aftermarket fanatics and concept car enthusiasts alike with accessorized Soul Burner, Rio5 and KOUP concept vehicles to illustrate possibilities for enthusiasts, KMA dialed-in the DJ-spun tunes for a sweet showing of the following concepts:

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By Dong Il Kim Sports Marketing Assistant Manager Kia Motors Corporation * * Sponsoring an online football event is just as exciting as the non-cyber ones! To enhance its brand appeal among the younger generation, Kia Motors sponsored FIFA Interactive World Cup (FIWC) 2008 and will serve as an official partner until 2011. The FIFA Interactive World Cup is the world’s largest football gaming tournament along with presenting partners Electronic Arts (EA) and PlayStation

By Seon Ho Youn Executive Vice President Kia Design CenterWork begins on creating the first design concept. Sketches reveal a somewhat familiar design. Something new