Kia UK Focusing on Customer Reviews in 2013
9 Jan 2013, 16:28 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Never being ones to rest on their laurels, Kia Motors UK Limited have announced a new marketing campaign for 2013 that will focus on the customer reviews their cars have been getting. They say that ...
2014 Kia Sorento Parking Commercial: Like a Glove
9 Jan 2013, 15:18 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Kia graduated from being just another A to B car making company into one that can play at a completely different game. Well designed cars with plenty of features, good standard trim and the promise ...
Kia Optima / K3 Facelift Spied in Korea
8 Jan 2013, 12:28 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / As far as car design goes, Kia’s Optima sedan is somewhere in the middle between the newer generation and the old one. Its Tiger Nose grille and body contours are all angular looking, contrast...
Hyundai Kia Getting Google Maps Systems at 2013 CES
3 Jan 2013, 16:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Korean Automakers Hyundai and Kia have announced partnerships with Google which will enable their in-car systems to offer Google Maps Application Program Interfaces (APIs) such as Send to Car, Point...
Kia Names Peter Schreyer as President
28 Dec 2012, 10:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / With the exception of a few interesting new engines, Kia’s revival has been built on the success of their designs. From the cute and non-retro Picanto city car to the upcoming K9 luxury saloon...
Kia Launching Rio in Malaysia: January 2013
27 Dec 2012, 16:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The revival of the Kia brand has been largely design based. The company has stopped making cars that are just means of transportation and is offering more emotional machines, like the Sportage SUV o...
204 HP Kia Pro_Cee'd GT First Drive
27 Dec 2012, 10:16 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We were a bit skeptical when we first heard that Kia would be attempting to enter the hot hatch market, with a spiced up version of the all-new Pro_Cee’d, called the GT. Our enthusiasm w...
Hyundai Mobis Begins European Parts Production
19 Dec 2012, 15:22 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Hyundai used to import pretty much all the parts it needs to build its cars in Europe, from South Korea, where their parts manufacturer Hyundai Mobis manufactured everything. That will not change co...
Kia Has Big Plans for GT-Badged Models
10 Dec 2012, 11:50 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Kia wants to be taken more seriously as a performance brand, and now, with the Cee’d and Procee’d GT warm hatches, they are beginning to make their intentions clear. However, their plans...
New Kia pro_cee’d Wins iF Design Award
7 Dec 2012, 16:06 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We can’t say that the old pro_cee’d was a pig of a car, but it can’t hold a candle to this new one in terms of looks. Unveiled only recently, the three-door hatchback shares some o...
Spyshots: Kia pro_cee’d GT with 1.6 T-GDI Engine
6 Dec 2012, 14:13 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Good new Kia fans from across Euro, the brand is finally going sporty at a time we least expected it to. The new pro_cee’d is finally getting that hot version we’ve always wanted. The pr...
Kia cee'd and pro_cee’d GT Specs Released, to Have 204 HP
4 Dec 2012, 07:57 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Last week Kia released a teaser that previews the carmaker’s first step into the world of hot hatches, showing us a sketch of the upcoming pro_cee’d GT. The company is now givins more on...
Kia Launches New Version of UVO Infotainment System on 2014 Sorento
2 Dec 2012, 09:50 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / All of the major automakers are currently trying to outdo one another when it comes to infotainment systems. Chevrolet has already announced that it will be integrating Apple’s Siri adv...
Kia Sued by Chinese Qoros Brand for Aiming to use Quoris Name
27 Nov 2012, 13:59 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We never though the day when a Chinese car brand would sue an automaker from another country over trademark-related business would come, but it seems that this is exactly the case with Qoros, which ...
MG Wants to Be the Next Kia
27 Nov 2012, 10:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Kia (and Hyundai’s) ascent into the ‘good’ mainstream brands has been very swift and very efficient. You would be hard-pressed to find something really wrong with any of their cars...
Kia to Launch pro_cee’d GT Hot Hatch in 2013
27 Nov 2012, 09:00 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Kia used this year’s edition of the Paris Motor Show to introduce the new pro_cee’d, but the car we wanted to see was its rumored muscular version. Well, the carmaker is now offering us ...
Kia Announces 2014 Forte Debut at LA Auto Show
26 Nov 2012, 08:43 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Kia’s new 2014 model-year Forte is set to be unveiled at the LA Auto Show, which begins next week. The car is basically the American version of the K3 sedan, which made its South Korean debut,...
Kia Soulster Second Teaser Unveiled
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The South Korean automaker Kia has just released the second teaser of its upcoming model Soulster, a new car set to be showcased at the upcoming Detroit Auto Show. Even though the photo does not say...
Kia Soul Prices Start at $13,300
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Kia Motors American today unveiled prices of the new Kia Soul, with the cheapest variant of the car available for a MSRP of $13,300 (without freight, taxes, title, license, options and dealer charge...
Kia Soul'ster Sees Daylight at NAIAS
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Everybody knows that the Detroit Auto Show usually brings an avalanche of new cars and concept models, with automakers aiming to promote their vehicles as much as possible. Kia makes no exception to...