Kia News
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Kia is planning to unveil a new sports car concept at September’s Frankfurt Motor Show, and if successful could even start production of the new car by 2009. Kia’s chief designer, Peter Schreyer, is the man responsible for the original Audi TT and he’s reported to be employing the same techniques that he used at Audi to develop Kia’s latest designs. According to the UK’s AutoExpress, the new project has been codenamed Project Snowflake, the TT project was known internally as Raindrop. An inside source has revealed that the similar naming practice is an indication...
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Kia’s new ex_cee’d cabrio conceptKia will debut the all-new ex_cee’d cabrio concept at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show, where it'll join the cee’d wagon and hybrid Rio production models on the Korean automaker’s stand. Penned by Kia’s new Chief Design Officer, Peter Schreyer, the ex_cee’d hints at a...
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German cars beaten by Kia in reliability
A recent study run by independent automotive warranty specialist, Warranty Direct, looked at more than 450,000 vehicles, across 33 manufacturers, from the UK and the USA for reported mechanical failures. It found Mazda to be the most reliable car brand with almost 92% of its cars aged between 3 and...
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Kia Kues its new concept
Kia has given the regular crossover a sporty theme with its Kue concept, which was designed first and foremost as a driver's vehicle. While possessing SUV characteristics and capabilities, the Kia Kue focuses more on giving the driver an exhilarating driving experience, instead of being solely a...
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Kia to produce Soul crossover
South Korean car manufacturer Kia will be launching a new crossover vehicle based on a concept car that it displayed at the 2006 North American International Auto Show. Reuters reports that the new vehicle will be called the Soul and it will enter production in 2008 as a 2009 model with the US...
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Kia launches factory backed aftermarket parts
We’ve all seen them before, budget econo cars tricked out in flashy aftermarket accessories that are often worth more than the car itself. The worst offenders are the odd bunch who like to equip their small underpowered hatches with huge exhausts and ridiculous bodykits with go-fast stickers...
Kenneth Hall
