SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — Kia Venga has won the coveted red dot design award, marking the second prize the car maker’s newest B-segment MPV has won since its launch, earlier this year.
A top-class jury picked Venga as the winner in the “product design” category for the compact MPV’s departure from the conventional mini-van profile. The red dot award is acknowledged worldwide as a seal of quality for outstanding design and complements the prestigious iF product design award already received by Venga.
As a red dot award-winner, Venga follows in the tire marks of Kia Soul, which received honourable mention in 2009.
Product design is one of the world’s major design contests and has been held by the Design Centre of North Rhine-Westphalia s…
NEW YORK, USA (AVING) — The next generation Kia Optima(currently, also known as ‘Magentis’ in some markets) is set to make its world premiere next month at the 2010 New York International Auto Show.
The Optima exudes an athletic confidence from every angle and shutline – its raked roofline, the high and pronounced shoulder line of its sculpted flanks and its extended wheelbase are complemented by boldly flared wheelarches and a shallow glasshouse that create a saloon with a muscular and self-assured stance.
The striking visage of the Optima features a new interpretation of Kia’s bold ‘tiger’ family face that’s edged by piercing projector headlamps.
Longer, wider and lower than before, the Kia’s coupe-like profile is enhanced by th…
SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — Kia Motors Corporation announced its global sales figures for passenger cars (export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas plants), recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles for February 2010, recording a total of 143,267 units sold. This figure represents a year-on-year increase of 39.5%.
In February, Kia posted double digit year-on-year sales increases all sales regions: 128.6% in China (25,435 units sold), 52.7% in general markets (32,578 units sold), 34.4% in Europe* (24,992 units sold), 21.6% in Korea (33,209 units sold) and 11.4% in North America (27,053 units sold).
Cumulatively, through the first two months of 2010, Kia’s global sales increased by 50.6% year-on-year and reached 293,659 units. …
SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — To celebrate the world premiere of the all-new Kia Sportage at the 80th Salon International de l’Auto in Geneva, Kia Motors displayed three examples of its latest crossover vehicle in Switzerland.
(Picture: All-new Kia Sportage_Europe Spec)
The all-new Sportage heads an impressive Kia line-up at the auto show, where Kia is also placing major focus on its environmentally-friendly ‘EcoDynamics’ sub-brand with the world premiere of the electric-powered Venga EV concept and the European debut of the Kia Ray ‘plug-in’ hybrid sedan concept car.
(Picture: All-new Sportage_non-US, Korea, Europe Spec)
With a new bodyshell, new engines and fresh, bold styling that introduces a new kind of…
SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — Kia Motors will serve as the official sponsor of the UEFA EURO 2012 and UEFA EURO 2016.
A strategic sponsorship agreement with UEFA was signed today by Hyoung-Keun Lee, Kia Motors Corporation President, and Michel Platini, President of UEFA, Union of European Football Associations, at the company’s headquarters in Seoul, extending the company’s sponsorship to cover the 2012 and 2016 UEFA European Football Championship.
The UEFA European Football Championship final tournament, the most prestigious football competition in Europe, is held every four years, featuring 16 countries drawn into four groups of four teams. Poland and Ukraine were selected to co-host the UEFA Euro 2012 competition.
NEW YORK, USA (AVING) — The next generation Kia Optima (also known as ‘Magentis’ in some markets) will make its public world premiere at the New York International Auto Show, which opens on Friday 2 April 2010.
A fresh design from the ground up, Kia’s latest generation of its popular mid-size sedan is completely transformed and embodies a bold, athletic and sporty visual energy.
Longer, lower and wider than the previous generation model, the new Optima features a significantly longer wheelbase and will offer more space for people and cargo.
The next generation Optima will go on sale at Kia dealerships in the USA and in non-European markets from Fall 2010, while sales in Europe will begin in Spring 2011.
SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — The popular Kia Soul urban crossover vehicle has been named by the World Car Awards as a finalist for its prestigious ‘World Car of the Year’ and ‘World Car Design of the Year’ awards. Winners will be announced at the 2010 World Car Awards press conference on Thursday, April 1 at the New York International Auto Show.
A jury of 59 distinguished international automotive journalists from 25 countries across the globe selected the top ten finalists for ‘World Car of the Year’ by secret ballot, based on their experience with each candidate as part of their professional work. The jury members constitute a balance of representation from Asia, Europe, North America, South America, as well as other parts of the world.
All hold signifi…
LOS ANGELES, USA (AVING) — Kia Motors America announced its popular subcompact and midsize CUVs, Kia Rio and Rondo (known as ‘Carens’ in some markets), have been selected as 2010 Consumer Guide Automotive Recommended Vehicles for the vehicle’s offerings of quality, comfort, function and value. The announcement comes on the heels of Kia Rondo being named to the ‘Best Family Cars Under $20,000′ list with About.com, a respected online resource for US consumers.
“Receiving the 2010 Consumer Guide Automotive Recommended Vehicle designation is a tribute to the ongoing evolution and continued improvement of the Kia brand,” said Michael Sprague, Vice President, Marketing, KMA. “This distinction from such a trusted automotive resource reinforces to consumers o…
SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — Kia Motors announced its global sales figures for passenger cars (export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas plants), recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles for 2009 which reached an all-time high of 1,651,920 units sold, cementing Kia’s position as one of the world’s fasting growing automakers. This figure represents a year-on-year increase of 20.1%.
By region, Kia posted year-on-year sales increases in China (256,732 units sold, a 69.9% year-on-year increase), Korea (412,752 units sold, a 30.4% year-on-year increase), general markets (304,522 units, a 16.2% year-on-year increase), North America (346,181 units, a 11.3% year-on-year increase) and Western Europe (242,288 units, a 7.7% year-on-year increase)…
SEOUL, Korea (AVING) — Kia Motors Corporation announced its global sales figures for passenger cars (export sales, domestic sales, and sales from overseas plants), recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles for November 2009, recording a total of 152,826 units sold. This figure represents a year-on-year increase of 53.2%.
By region, Kia posted year-on-year sales increases in China (29,957 units sold, a 190.2% year-on-year increase), Korea (38,687 units sold, a 48.0% year-on-year increase), Europe (31,188 units sold, a 42.7% year-on-year increase), general markets (31,575 units, a 34.3% year-on-year increase) and North America (21,419 units, a 19.8% year-on-year increase).
Cumulatively, through the first eleven months of 2009, Kia’s global …
