US: Kia thinking about a diesel engine for the Optima?

by loubeat | May 24, 2012 | All News, Kia

Rumors about global-market diesel engines hopping over one pond or another to the United States are a dime a dozen, but a recent question posed by Kia Motors America’s public relations department on Facebook has us wondering if an oil-burning Optima is in the cards...

Streetkiaz and Southwest Kia Mesquite Meet

by Erick Uceda | Apr 19, 2012 | All News, Kia

Well this time the meet was a little different than the other ones. Not only because we did it again at the Southwest Kia Mesquite (SWKM) dealer but also because we got rain out thanks to the crazy Texas weather. We officially had the meet planned for March, but as I...

Kia Motors Posts 13.4% Global Sales Growth in March, Optima Hits US-market.

by loubeat | Apr 12, 2012 | All News, Kia

Kia Motors Corporation announced today its global sales figures (export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas plants) for passenger cars, recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles for March 2012, recording a total of 245,238 units sold. This figure...

Kia Motors posts 21.3% global sales growth in February.

by loubeat | Mar 9, 2012 | All News, Kia

Kia Motors Corporation announced today its global sales figures (export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas plants) for passenger cars, recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles for February 2012, recording a total of 205,876 units sold. This...

Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia Produces 500,000th Vehicle.

by loubeat | Mar 1, 2012 | All News, Kia

Today, Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG) celebrated production of the 500,000th vehicle at the West Point, Ga. automobile manufacturing facility. KMMG began mass production of the Kia Sorento CUV on Nov. 16, 2009, a vehicle that quickly became the...