DETROIT, USA (AVING) — Kia Motors’ design-led transformation has delivered eye-catching vehicles such as the Soul, Forte Koup, Sorento and Sportage that bear strong resemblances to the concept cars that preceded them, at the 2011 North American International Auto Show the brand’s U.S. design studio unveiled its latest design statement — the “KV7″ concept. Conceived as a modern-day “activity van,” the KV7 concept challenges the notion that vans are strictly for family transportation and reveals a vision for a vehicle with the functionality to transport a large number of people and their belongings while also serving as a connected social hub for groups of friends and adventure-seekers.

The KV7 concept’s design stands in sharp contrast to the dramaticall…

SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — KIA MOTORS announced that it will launch ’2011 Carnival’ expanding engine line-up with gasoline lambda 3.5 engine and loading customer favored system such as active echo system and cruise control and safety system such as vehicle dynamic control.

KIA MOTORS added Carnival gasoline model loading lambda 3.5 engine to Carnival limousine body with launching of ’2011 Carnival’.

By adding Carnival gasoline model, KIA MOTORS expands the wide of selection for customers through consisting various engine line-up following R 2.2 engine diesel model and ? 2.7 engine LPI model. It also satisfied customers who want comfortable ride, quietness and top-class spec.

Lambda 3.5 engine is the top class engine and has an economic fe…

NEW YORK, USA (AVING) — Kia Motors announced today that it has surpassed the one million unit accumulated export mark to Latin America with its latest shipment of ethanol-gasoline powered Soul Flex vehicles to Brazil.

The feat comes 33 years after Kia made its very first shipment to the continent of 353 Brisa passenger sedans to Costa Rica in 1977.

In the first year of shipments to Latin America, Kia posted exports of 1,050 units. In 1994, the number of accumulated vehicles shipped to the region surpassed 100,000 units while the 500,000 unit mark was reached in 2003, 26 years after its first shipment. The company then managed to double that figure to one million in just seven years. Exports to the region have grown by more than 123 times ove…

SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — Kia Motors revealed photographs of the exterior of ‘POP’ on the 18th, a concept car that it will present for the first time at the 2010 Pari Motor Show at the end of the coming September.

The concept car POP where the Kia Motor’s environmental friendly vision was reflected is an electronic concept car, and it is a Zero Emission automobile which doesn’t produce any gas.

POP means the mass popularity used in ‘Pop Art,’ “Pop music,” etc, and visualized the unique charm of pop by writing the car name in a slanted alphabetical form.

POP, a small sized car for 3 people, is designed in an environmental friendly, sensational, and future oriented manner, showing all revolutions of Kia’s designs an…

SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — Kia Motors Corporation announced that its global sales figures for passenger cars (export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas plants), recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles for May 2010, recording a total of 175,098 units sold. This figure represents a year-on-year increase of 23.4%.

In May, Kia posted healthy year-on-year sales increases in all sales regions: 59.3% in general markets (37,318 units sold), 28.9% in China (26,101 units sold), 19.5% in North America (37,162 units sold), 18.7% in Europe* (34,503 units sold) and 5.0% in Korea (40,014 units sold).

Cumulatively, through the first five months of 2010, Kia’s global sales increased by 38.9% year-on-year and reached 820,613 units. China ex…

SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — Kia Motors announced its global sales figures for passenger cars, recreational vehicles and commercial vehicles for March 2010, recording a total of 177,351 units sold. This figure represents a year-on-year increase of 41.0%.

In March, Kia posted impressive double digit year-on-year sales increases in all sales regions: 98.0% in China (28,792 units sold), 55.7% in general markets (35,114 units sold), 33.4% in Europe (40,471 units sold), 26.5% in Korea (38,015 units sold) and 23.6% in North America (34,959 units sold).

Cumulatively, through the first three months of 2010, Kia’s global sales increased by 46.9% year-on-year and reached 471,010 units. China experienced the highest gain of 147.8% based on sales of 90,131 uni…

SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — Kia Motors Corporation held the world premiere of its all-new Optima midsize sedan at the New York International Auto Show.

Arriving in showrooms in North America and non-European markets in the final quarter of this year and Europe next Spring, the next generation Optima continues Kia’s design-led transformation, while revealing a completely new and stunning design language for Kia, highlighted by a dynamic and streamlined profile that conveys elegance and athletic confidence from every angle.

Optima’s groundbreaking spirit continues under the hood and inside the cabin with the introduction of five new powertrains, which deliver class-leading power (in North America) with highly competitive fuel economy – and the br…

NEW YORK, USA (AVING) — Kia Motors America unveiled four all-new vehicles during a press conference at the New York International Auto Show: the 2011 Optima midsize sedan, Forte five-door compact, and the Sportage and Sorento SX compact CUVs.

Arriving in showrooms in early fall, the next-generation Optima advances Kia Motor’s design-led transformation with completely new and stunning design characteristics, highlighted by a dynamic and streamlined profile that conveys elegance and athletic confidence from every angle. The all-new Optima’s three new powertrains deliver class-leading power and fuel economy while the sedan’s spacious cabin is outfitted with the latest technology features and luxury amenities.

Forte five-door builds …

SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — Kia today launched its Real CUV ‘Sportage R’ in Korea market.

SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — Kia today launched its Real CUV ‘Sportage R’ in Korea market.