200,000th Cee’d rolled off production line
By Yoann Besnard on 30 May 2008 | 
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Kia has announced the 200,000th Cee’d compact model had rolled off the production line, just 18 months after its launch. It’s far from the Golf or 308 sales results, but for a Korean car it’s good news.
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Kia to bring a new model to the British Motor Show
By Yoann Besnard on 20 May 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Kia has announced it will unveil a new model at the next British motor show.
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Kia Soul in the US and China next year
By Yoann Besnard on 13 May 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Kia has announced that the future Soul model will be launched in the US and in China next year. Europe wasn't mentioned.
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Kia Soul ahead of schedule
By Yoann Besnard on 17 March 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Kia has just unveiled its Kia Soul concept cars at Geneva that pictures of the production version are emerging on the Internet.
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Kia Soul ahead of schedule
By Yoann Besnard on 17 March 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Kia has just unveiled its Kia Soul concept cars at Geneva that pictures of the production version are emerging on the Internet.
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Kia Soul Burner leaked picture
By Yoann Besnard on 3 March 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Until now, Kia had only unveiled a picture of the rear end of one of the three versions of its Soul concept car. Thanks to our Dutch friends, here is a picture of the car that Kia will unveil at Geneva.
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Kia unveils a bit of its Scion-killer
By Yoann Besnard on 20 February 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Kia has unveiled a teaser of the Soul concept car which previews the future Soul model set to compete with the Scion brand on the American market and who knows who in Europe.
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Spyshot: Kia Soul
By Yoann Besnard on 12 February 2008 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Here is a new spyshot of the future Soul model which will be launched later this year. The car has been spotted during and confirm a radical design unusual for the Korean car maker.
Hyundai has strong ambitions for 2008
By Yoann Besnard on 7 January 2008 | (1) Comments | Permalink
Hyundai CEO, Chung Mong-koo has announced in a speech to mark the new year that the car maker wants to increase its global sales by 20% for this year. The Korean company expects to sell 4.8 million vehicles compared with 3.96 million over the same period last year.
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Kia has a second Chinese factory
By Yoann Besnard on 11 December 2007 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Kia has inaugurated its second Chinese factory built in collaboration with its Chinese partner, Dongfeng Yueda Kia Motor. The new factory will add a capacity of 300,000 vehicles to the 130,000 units already built by the Yangcheng's factory.
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First picture of the Kia Borrego
By Yoann Besnard on 8 November 2007 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Here is the first picture of the new Kia SUV, set to compete on the most competitive and declining segment in the US. Dubbed Borrego, the new SUV will be unveiled officially at the next 2008 Detroit Motor Show.
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Kia three-door Cee'd revealed
By Yoann Besnard on 26 July 2007 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Kia has released the first picture of its three-door Cee'd, due to be launched at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Compared to the five-door hatchback, the 3-door variant is longer, lower and lighter.
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Future Kia Mesa
By Yoann Besnard on 25 July 2007 | (0) Comments | Permalink
Do you remember the Kia Mesa concept car, unveiled at the 2005 Detroit Motor Show? You should. It was one of the surprise hits of the auto show. A four-door SUV that offered room for six people, it was a sign of the new direction being taken by Korean carmakers regarding concept cars: a coherent design strategy and a viable blueprint for production. Two years later, the SUV has reached production stage, according to two pictures that have recently appeared on a forum for enthusiasts.
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Kia sports coupé concept car at Frankfurt Motor Show
By Yoann Besnard on 20 July 2007 | (0) Comments | Permalink
After the positive reception of the Kia Cee'd by journalists, Kia is continuing to 'Europeanise' its range. At the next Frankfurt Motor Show, the Korean carmaker will unveil the car that is considered its “Audi TT” interpretation.
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Spyshots: Kia Soul is on its way
By Yoann Besnard on 17 July 2007 | (0) Comments | Permalink
The Scion Xb model's success on the American market has aroused other carmakers' ambitions. Kia will be the first to respond to Toyota's brand. Here are some spyshots of the car due to be launched at the next Detroit motor show. The Soul will have enough room for five people(?) and will be powered by a 2.0 litre four cylinder engine coupled with a five speed automatic gearbox.
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