Kia Will Launch Refreshed Rio at 2014 Paris Motor Show

by Jose Antonio Lopez | Sep 18, 2014 | All News, Kia, Paris 2014

The 2015 Kia Rio receives a slight visual makeover, with a fresh exterior and interior look, while retaining the core attributes that have proved so popular with owners. (Unfortunately we don’t have pictures at the moment). [ads id=”4″...

2014 The Korean Car Blog KDM International Meet

by Erick Uceda | Sep 10, 2014 | All News, Hyundai, Kia, Motorsports

The Korean Car Blog is starting new projects and one of them is making international events in different parts of the world. Our mission is to show the different type of customization each country has, depending on their location on the globe (and warranty restrain),...

Scooped: Kia Rio Facelift Caught for the First Time

by Jose Antonio Lopez | Jul 28, 2014 | All News, Kia, Spy Shots

According to these pictures that we received from South Korea, Kia is already working on a light facelift for the Rio to help keep it in a very competitive European B-segment. [ads id=”0″ style=”float:left;padding:5px;”] These are the first...

Kia Motors America Announces Best First-Half Sales Performance In Company History

by Jose Antonio Lopez | Jul 2, 2014 | All News, Kia

On the heels of its highest-ever J.D. Power Initial Quality Study (IQS) ranking – sixth among all automakers – Kia Motors America (KMA) today announced June sales of 50,644 units, contributing to the company’s best-ever first-half performance with 297,413 vehicles...

Kia To Launch Small Turbocharged Engines To B & C Segments Cars From 2015

by Jose Antonio Lopez | May 9, 2014 | All News, Kia, Technical

Long ago Kia Motors announced a new family of small 1.0 & 1.2-liter Turbo GDi engines (from Kappa engine family), ready to be fitted into the new Rio and cee’d, but those models were launched in 2011 and 2012 with normally aspirated Kappa and Gamma engines. What...