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What are the average prices of oil change services for Kia cars and SUVs? The main reason for fluctuations in pricing for oil changes have to do with the quality of oil you use in your vehicle. All of the major … Continue reading → Lees het hele artikel

Today we’re going to highlight some Kia news from all over the world to let you in on what’s happening on different corners of the planet. Kia builds millionth car at West Point, GA. Last week was another milestone in Kia history, when a snow white 2014 Sorento SXL rolled off our assembly line as the one millionth vehicle made at Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG). The facility began rolling out completed vehicles since 2010 and it’s been amazing to see how far it’s come in such a short time. Read more here (USA Today). World tennis sensation Rafael Nadal gets a special gift for his birthday. Kia Motors’ brand ambassador and tennis superstar Rafael Nadal received a brand-new limited edition pro_cee’d GT courtesy of Kia Motors Europe for his 28th birthday. Rafa, we hope you enjoy your present! And we wish you the best of luck at the upcoming US Open. Read more from this article The final edition of Kia’s tricked out Justice League car debuts at Comic Con in San Diego. Some of you may have heard about the Kia Motors America and DC Entertainment’s collaboration to fight hunger via a charity campaign called, “We can be Heroes.” Eight customized cars featuring the Justice League were developed to draw awareness towards the campaign, and the vehicles will be auctioned at a special fundraising event to be announced later. You might have seen the Kia Superman Optima, Aquaman Rio, Green Lantern Soul, but here is the final vehicle. The Kia Sorento featuring all the Justice League members. For more photos, check out our Flickr gallery. The Kia Rio is the official patrol car of Ulaanbaatar City in Mongolia! Pictured is the presentation ceremony of 75 specially outfitted law enforcement Kia Rio sedans. These vehicles will be patrol cars for the Metropolitan Police Department of Ulaanbaatar City in Mongolia. These men and women in blue know how to roll in performance and style. For more photos, check out our Flickr gallery. Lees hele artikel

There are plenty of choices out there for those looking to get into a compact sedan, which means that any new models are going to have to face some stiff competition. That is the case for the 2014 Kia Forte … Continue reading → Lees het hele artikel

The Kia Sportage for the Korean market comes with something of a facelift, with minor changes both inside and out. Exterior changes include an updated front grille, a new fog lamp design, revised rear brake lamps which incorporate LED lighting … Continue reading → Lees het hele artikel

It was a major milestone for Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia last week as they celebrated the production of their 1 millionth vehicle. It was a snow white 2014 Sorento SXL that hot the magic number at the West Point plant. … Continue reading → Lees het hele artikel

The 2014 Kia Optima got a minor refresh with the addition of new LEDs and standard technology, but the Korean automaker is working on a facelift for its sedan model that will make its debut in the near future. The prototype of the facelifted Kia Optima was spied by AutoGuide’s photographers as it got ready for some serious testing at the Nürburgring. In the spy photos, the prototype sports a full roll cage and Recaro seats on the inside, undoubtedly making it safe for track testing. SEE ALSO: 2014 Kia Optima Refreshed With LEDs, New Standard Tech Based on what we can see in the spy photos, the Optima will have its LED daytime running lights moved to the top of the headlights, rather than in the bumper in the current model. A new front bumper and grille is also expected with the facelift along with minor changes to the rear end. GALLERY: Kia Optima Spy Photos Discuss this story at OptimaForums.com Lees het hele artikel

The Kia Sedona minivan was taken off the market for a year, but now it’s back. A few minor design tweaks are the only real changes. Kia Sedona MPV Introduction When Kia Motors America took the Sedona minivan out of … Continue reading → Lees het hele artikel

Apple’s famous “there’s an app for that” tagline has not only become a catchy clichéd phrase, but an expectation amongst consumers in today’s connected era. Last Wednesday marked the five year anniversary of the Apple App Store, and it’s amazing to see how much the role of apps has changed, especially for brands. When brands first began inhabiting the mobile app space roughly four years ago, simply having a branded app was considered an innovative concept. It didn’t have to do anything special or be particularly good, but merely be an app. Now that’s changed, especially with over 30 billion apps downloaded last year alone. In other words, if brands want to communicate on mobile devices, just having something in the App Store with a logo on it is no longer going to cut it. Mobile users have an average of 41 apps on their devices, but only use a select few on a daily basis. Brands have learned that getting as many downloads as possible by fans and enthusiasts for an app can be a fairly fruitless endeavor, especially if users will never actually use them. But getting an app acknowledged by world renowned design organizations can be a more prized validation, which not only gives users a reason to check out the app, but creates an invitation to not take the expert’s word for it, and check it out for themselves. Below are five of Kia’s seven branded apps that have been recognized by red dot and iF, two of the largest and most-acclaimed international design competitions. Among them, the all-new Sportage and all-new Carens iPad apps received awards in the communication design category from the red dot design awards, which was officially announced today. All of these apps are distinct in their own special way, and manage to offer value in today’s cluttered branded apps space. They can be useful, entertaining and certainly take consumers beyond the proverbial ‘tire kick.’ But most importantly, each one of them stands a good chance of helping car buyer’s and being on their shortlist of useful apps. Kia Sportage iPad app Navigate and discover the urban SUV with a new kind of beauty, refinement and power. The Sportage boasts a bold and dynamic design, stylish interior, innovative convenience features and powerful powertrains with eco-friendly technology. - Exterior / Interior 360°view of the Sportage - Customization tool allowing you to see Sportage in available colors and wheels - Interactive virtual reality movies to experience Sportage’s innovative features - Photo & video gallery showing details of the Sportage Kia Carens iPad App This app unfolds through four unique CGI videos that lead into a single story line, and expresses the Kia Carens MPV’s concept of “Stylish Family Car for Modern Life.” - Interactive 720 degree exterior / interior view of the Kia Carens - Customization tool allowing you to see Kia Carens in available colors and wheel - Interactive virtual reality movies to experience Kia Carens’ innovative features - Photo & video gallery showing details of Kia Carens Kia Optima iPad App Explore this app to see Kia’s stunningly stylish midsize sedan that offers high levels of technology, impressive power and fuel efficiency. The Kia Optima boasts a sporty and dynamic design, smartly styled and impressive interior, innovative convenience features and eco-friendly powertrains. - Interactive 360 degree exterior / interior view of the Optima - Customization tool allowing you to see Optima in available colors and wheels - Interactive virtual reality movies to experience Optima’s innovative features - Photo & video gallery showing details of the Optima Kia Rio iPad App Discover this brilliant compact car’s broad range of features and options at the touch of your fingertips. - Exterior / Interior 360°view of the all-newRio - Customization tool allowing you to see all-newRioin available colors and wheels - Interactive virtual reality movies to experience all-newRio’s innovative features - Photo & video gallery showing details of the all-newRio Kia Picanto iPad App This was Kia’s debut app and set the design and innovation bar for all of the above. The Picanto app shows the compact’s distinctive exterior, sophisticated interior, numerous ‘large car’ advanced comfort and safety features including premium lamps, button-start with smart key, grip-type outside door handles and six or seven airbags. - Interactive 360°-view of the all-new Picanto - A customization tool allowing you to see all-new Picanto in available colors and wheels - A photo & video gallery showing details of the all-new Picanto - Interactive contents that let you discover all-new Picanto’s exceptional safety, performance, convenience and design Kia recognizes that the proliferation of mobile devices is not a passing phenomenon, but an opportunity to digitally take the car buying experience into a more informative and entertaining realm. Aside from winning awards, another key factor for measuring success of a branded app, especially for Kia, is having customer facing team members across the globe use the apps to enhance their daily face-to-face communications, particularly when explaining a vehicle’s features. Seeing is believing Through apps, both Kia sales team members and customers alike can go beyond the typical car brochure, and take the experience further by virtually expanding upon the pre, actual and post test drive experience via an iPad. The ‘all-new Carens’ and ‘all-new Sportage’ apps for instance are fully interactive e-publications that allow users to view models in 720°rotations, flip through available colors and wheel options, explore interiors through gyroscope assisted virtual reality, and browse through a plethora of multimedia content and information in a matter of seconds. Visual Language Several Kia dealerships have already been using these apps to enhance communication with customers through a more visual and tangible language in their showrooms. This approach to presenting a vehicle creates an interactive and engaging car buying experience that customers can appreciate. A customer might wonder how different exterior colors and wheel options may look on the showroom model, or how the car looks from a high viewing angle. In addition, Kia vehicles are constantly adding new technology features, and concepts like how lane departure warning systems work may be difficult to grasp with a static verbal explanation. That’s where animations, 3D models and simulations via Kia’s iPad apps can help customers better understand and visualize these features and options. It’s no secret that this new format has triggered a profound change in business, and Kia Motors has been no exception. Lees hele artikel

Niks aan doen,gewoon doorrijden.De distributie riem is een zwakker punt van deze motor,gaan vaker voortijdig. Lees het hele artikel

Er zijn motorfabrikanten die goede materialen voor de zittingen en kleppen gebruiken !!Eerste indicatie is slechte compressie bij koude motor en/of op 3 cilinders starten .Zo lang dat niet het geval is, gewoon door blijven rijden. Nog veel km gewenst. Lees het hele artikel

Bij deze km stand nu tijd om de kleppen te vervangen of hoe weet ik wanneer dat wel nodig is of is er een extra smeringsmiddel welke periodiek in de motor toegevoegd moet worden vvor de kleppen?Motor loopt verder goed en dat wil ik ook zo houden dus hoe onderhoud het ik deze verstandig?vrgrTheo Lees het hele artikel

Leading European car magazines, such as Autobild, Autoexpress and Autocar were in contact with a representative from Kia and found out that the automaker’s interested in making more hot hatches after the cee’d GT and pro_cee’d GT (review), but only … Continue reading → Lees het hele artikel

nee probleem is nooit opgelost maar de auto is doorverkocht zonder werkende airco, nieuwe eigenaar vond het geen probleem.....gelukkig. Lees het hele artikel

Kia seems to have been running slightly behind their competitors in the quest to bring an all-electric car to market. There have been rumors of one for a while now, but those can now be laid to rest thanks to … Continue reading → Lees het hele artikel

It was more good news for Kia Motors Corporation as they announced their global sales numbers for the first 6 months of 2013. Included in the 1,383,759 units sold are sales figures (export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas … Continue reading → Lees het hele artikel

Is dit probleem uiteindelijk opgelost?Wij hebben nu ook een Kia Joice hier staan waarbij de pomp niet wordt bekrachtigd.Alles werkt goed, alleen wordt de pomp niet aangestuurd.Het betreft een automatische airco, iemand een idee welek signalen/sensoren er voor zorgen dat de pomp ingeschakeld wordt?Met vriendelijke groet, Sander Lees het hele artikel

Kia Canada’s sales figures for June were virtually identical to the numbers they posted last year. They sold 7,775 vehicles this year, compared to 7,782 in 2012. Four different vehicles performed extremely well in June, including an all-time sales record … Continue reading → Lees het hele artikel

There can be no denying that the Kia Soul has done a lot to raise brand awareness for the Korean automakers, and with that comes demand for more. While current owners love all that the Soul crossover vehicle delivers, they, and … Continue reading → Lees het hele artikel

Did you know there’s an actual museum in South Korea that shows Kia Motors’ vehicle history? The Kia R&D Museum located in Hyundai Kia R&D Center in South Korea opened in 2007, displaying 20 cars on display and 190 cars in storage. All the significant models from Kia Motors starting with T-600 truck from back in 1969 are exhibited. Let’s take a look. This right here is Kia Motors evolution – From right to left it’s T-600 Truck from 1969, Brisa from 1974, K-111 military vehicle (which later came out as “Rocsta” for civilians in 1990), Bongo from 1980 and so on. Here’s a red hot Elan, which production started with Kia Motors in 1996 ending back in 2000. It’s too bad we don’t get to take this out anymore to hit the road with the tops down. We’d like to call this a classic beaute. 1st generation Rio from 1987, previously known as Pride. …The Original Kia logo from 1986. Not the usual Kia logo you’re used to, is it? Since the museum is located at the R&D center, access or photography is limited here. If you want to visit the museum, you either need an invitation from Kia Motors or be a Kia employee – We’ll keep sharing more photos of the museum here on Kia BUZZ, whenever becomes available so stay tuned. Learn More For more Kia history, check out our previous BUZZ postings: From the Past to Future – A Look at Kia Box Shaped Cars The Kia Rio Then and Now – A Design Evolution Designing the Future: History of Kia Motors Lees hele artikel

Kia is celebrating a major milestone at its West Point, Georgia factory, having built its one-millionth vehicle on U.S. soil. The Korean automaker’s plant in Georgia has been operating since 2009 and was originally tasked with building the Sorento SUV. Last year, Kia spent an $100 million in order to add the Optima sedan production. The factory currently has an annual production capacity of 360,000 units. The milestone vehicle was a 2014 Sorento SXL and will be heading to a U.S. dealership to be sold. “Building one million vehicles in less than four years is a tremendous achievement and one that each one of our more than 3,000 team members can take great pride in,” said Byung Mo Ahn, Group President and CEO for Kia Motors America and Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia. “People are the heart and soul of this company, and our team members’ commitment to world class quality is one of the major driving forces behind Kia’s unprecedented sales and market share growth in the U.S. over the last few years.” Discuss this story at Kia-Forums.com Lees het hele artikel

You can make your Kia car go faster by following the list of 5 steps posted below. 1. Increase Exhaust Flow You can increase the exhause flow by removing the mufflers, emissions (track only), and installing larger pipes that allow … Continue reading → Lees het hele artikel

Kia has been receiving some real high praise for their cee’d 5-door and pro_cee’d 3-door models as of late. The plaudits are all the more satisfying when you consider that there has only been one prior model of each vehicle. Compare … Continue reading → Lees het hele artikel

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Every automaker wants a flagship model; they crave a range-topping sedan the way husky children lust after Little Debbie Swiss Rolls. It’s debatable whether either party actually needs what they desire, but for better or worse it seems they typically get what they want. South Korean car company Hyundai has been on an unstoppable product push for the last decade while simultaneously improving their vehicles at a breakneck pace. It’s amazing how far they’ve come, especially when one looks at the Genesis and Equus sedans: credible luxury cars that sell for less than lavish prices. But Hyundai’s corporate sibling, Kia, has largely been left out to dry, especially since the anodyne Amanti was discontinued in North America a number of years ago. But Kia just launched a new range-topping model called the Cadenza, a fraternal twin of the Hyundai Azera. This large front-wheel-drive sedan sits atop the brand’s ever-growing – and improving – lineup. On paper it delivers a convincing luxury argument but does it really have what it takes to compete in the premium segment? You’re about to find out because the 2013 Kia Cadenza is the subject of this week’s AutoGuide Five-Point Inspection. Lees het hele artikel

Kia is expected to enter the electric vehicle market in North America with an electric version of the Soul crossover, and AutoGuide‘s spy photographers have caught a prototype testing in Europe. Earlier reports say the Kia Soul EV will be sold in Europe, China, and the U.S. and will have a battery good for about 124 miles on a single charge. Top speed of the Soul EV will be limited to 87 mph while the sprint to 62 mph will take around 12 seconds. SEE ALSO: Kia Soul EV to Launch in 2014 Kia declined to confirm that the Soul EV will be heading to the U.S., but it is expected to go on sale during the first half of 2014. Given how it looks in the spy photos, it looks like the Soul EV is close to being production-ready. GALLERY: Kia Soul EV Spy Photos Discuss this story at KiaSoulForums.com Lees het hele artikel