Kia begin to produce the Kia Venga in Slovakia.

by Jose Antonio Lopez | Oct 20, 2011 | All News, Kia, Technical

Kia Motors Slovakia has started to build the Kia Venga alongside the cee’d family and the popular Sportage at its European factory in Zilina, Slovakia. The B-segment MPV model was previously built at its sister company plant in the Czech Republic before...

Kia Rio design story: Exterior.

by Jose Antonio Lopez | Oct 18, 2011 | All News, Kia, Technical

How do you define a design? Is it a shape? A color? Or a form? Team Kia believes design is more than just visible elements. It is a subtle language which is spoken through a car, which you perceive not only with your eyes, but also with your other senses. It is a...

Hyundai planning i30 plug-in hybrid release date set for 2013.

by Jose Antonio Lopez | Oct 17, 2011 | All News, Eco Cars, Hyundai

According to a report published by German publication Auto Motor und Sport Magazine, Hyundai is preparing to compete against Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid by unveiling a hybridized i30 hatchback next year. The revolutionary i30 plug-in hybrid car, which will allow...

Exclusive: 2013 Kia cee'd caught in Barcelona.

by Jose Antonio Lopez | Oct 4, 2011 | All News, Kia, Spy Shots

Kia continues the development of the 2013 cee’d II. In that case, the man behind the camera is David PL, The KCB reader from Spain, caught two units of the new C-segment hatch from the korean automaker at Vilafranca del Penedès (Barcelona) probably in their way...

The refreshed 2012 Kia Soul lands in UK.

by Jose Antonio Lopez | Oct 4, 2011 | All News, Kia

The most important change for the 2012 Soul is the presentation of a new 1.6-liter petrol gasoline direct injection (GDi) engine and a revised version of the 1.6-liter CRDi, both hooked up to a six-speed manual gearbox that replaces the previous five-speed unit. Apart...