Korean giant Kia is expected to produce a turbocharged GDi Kia Rio hot hatch to combat the Volkswagen Polo GTI. Speaking with CarAdvice at the Geneva Motor Show, the company’s European head of powertrain development, Joachim Hahn, all but confirmed a turbocharged Rio...
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...
Making its global premiere at the 2012 Geneva International Motor Show is the all-new Kia cee’d. More sophisticated, more efficient, more refined and with a more engaging driving experience than its predecessor, new cee’d is expected to build on the...
As part of Kia’s push to attract more buyers, the South Korean brand wants to be known for motorsports success and for building credible performance vehicles. Kia’s big challenge: It has little experience in both areas. “Win on Sunday, sell on...
After reaching all-time sales and market share highs in 2011, Kia Motors America’s (KMA) steep upward trajectory continued in the first month of 2012 with record January sales of 35,517 units, a 27.8-percent increase over the same period in 2011, and the...