Kia bringing EV to market this year.

by Jose Antonio Lopez | Oct 3, 2011 | All News, Eco Cars, Kia

Hyundai Motor Group, the umbrella company that includes Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp., plans to launch a Kia-badged small electric vehicle by year end and follow with more EVs starting in 2014, the company said this week. The announcement did not say whether...

2011 Frankfurt Motor Show: 2012 Kia Rio 3-door [w/video].

by Jose Antonio Lopez | Oct 2, 2011 | All News, Kia

Update with new information, images and video. Well, what can I say? The title says it all. Ladies and gentlemen, we have met the new 3-door Kia Rio. These are the first official images of the new 3-door version of the fresh Kia Rio. For those who expected a different...

US: 2012 Kia Rio priced under $14,000.

by Jose Antonio Lopez | Sep 26, 2011 | All News, Kia

Kia Motors America, Inc. (KMA) announces today prices for the all-new and completely redesigned 2012 Rio 5-door subcompact hatchback beginning at an impressive $13,600 MSRP, while the Rio 5-door A/T starts at $14,700 – both lower than the previous generation. The...

Kia to introduce third shift at Zilina factory.

by Jose Antonio Lopez | Sep 23, 2011 | All News, Kia, Technical

Kia is to introduce a third production shift at its European production facility in Slovakia and recruit 1,000 new employees to keep up with rising demand. Recruitment will be completed by December to allow three-shift operations at Zilina in the first quarter of...

Scooped: Kia TAM Electric caught in South Korea.

by Jose Antonio Lopez | Sep 20, 2011 | All News, Eco Cars, Kia, Spy Shots

We could consider Kia and Hyundai as latecomers to the hybrid scene, but lately they both have made great strides introducing their first-ever hybrid sedans, the Optima Hybrid and Sonata Hybrid, which are both already on sale in the US and as far as we know, they sell...

Another recall, in this time for the 2007-2008 Kia Sorento and potential airbag fault.

by Jose Antonio Lopez | Sep 19, 2011 | All News, Kia, Technical

Yesterday, we publish the recall affecting over 200,000 Hyundai Santa Fe and Veracruz. Today, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announces a new recall for the 2007-2008 Kia Sorento. The NHTSA has announced the recall of 10,631 Kia Sorento models built...