K-Velo looks to the past to show us the future

by Jose Antonio Lopez | Nov 16, 2012 | All News, Kia

Before becoming a major player in the worldwide motor car industry, KIA Motors traces its roots to Kyungsung Precision Industries, a humble steel tubing and bicycle parts manufacturer. Today, in tune with modern days and looking for cleaner, sustainable ways of...

VW boss regrets Schreyer departure

by Jose Antonio Lopez | Nov 14, 2012 | All News, Kia

As you know, the new and exciting image turnaround that KIA has been experiencing since 2007 is the result of their Head of Desing, Peter Schreyer. And, as you also know, he was the design leader for Audi before he signed with the Korean automaker. Now Ferdinand...

KIA Ray GTO delivers power, not just funky style

by Jose Antonio Lopez | Nov 12, 2012 | All News, Kia

Remember the Ray, right? The much loved, boxy-shaped city car developed by KIA for the Korean Domestic Market has just received a new version to join the lineup in early 2013. The new Ray GTO is fitted to a new 1-liter, turbocharged Kappa engine that produces 106 hp...

Kia Motors’ K3 Tops 20,000 Mark in Pre-order Sales

by Jose Antonio Lopez | Nov 10, 2012 | All News, Kia

Despite the economic slump, Kia Motors’ brand-new mid-sized sedan K3 passed the 20,000 mark in pre-orders. Kia Motors announced on November 10 that the cumulative pre-order sales of its brand-new K3 sedan reached 20,034 units on November 5. It took just 34 days for K3...

Gallery: 2013 KIA K3 (Korean spec)

by Jose Antonio Lopez | Nov 7, 2012 | All News, Kia

Today we bring you a full set of photos from Global Autonews, featuring the new KIA K3 for the Korean domestic market. As you know from previous articles, the new K3 is a compact sedan that rides on the Cee’d platform and is intended to be sold in the US (under...