Small multipurpose vehicles are big business in Europe. With a hoard of MPV options available on the market, Kia is injecting some style into its latest MPV creation to stand out from the crowd.
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Small multi-purpose vehicles are big business in Europe. With a hoard of MPV options available on the market, Kia is injecting some style into its latest MPV creation to stand out from the crowd.
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Small multi-purpose vehicles are big business in Europe. With a hoard of MPV options available on the market, Kia is injecting some style into its latest MPV creation to stand out from the crowd.
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Small multi-purpose vehicles are big business in Europe. With a hoard of MPV options available on the market, Kia is injecting some style into its latest MPV creation to stand out from the crowd.
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Stunning concept shows off new family face for Kia.
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Stunning concept shows off new family face for Kia.
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Small multipurpose vehicles are big business in Europe. With a hoard of MPV options available on the market, Kia is injecting some style into its latest MPV creation to stand out from the crowd.
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Kia is a brand with a growth strategy. Last year it managed to grow its global sales as sales in emerging markets helped to offset declines in North America and Europe. It is now making more cars where it sells and changing perceptions of the brand. The 'impact' styling of the new Soul model is the latest development in its growth strategy. Dave Leggett reports.
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The production version of a Kia Geneva show concept, more of which was revealed today, will make a little history for the Hyundai-Kia group here in Europe: it will be the first Kia to be built in the new Hyundai plant in Nosovice in the Czech Republic.
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This week, Auto123.com features the following road tests: The Kia Soul, the new all-purpose vehicle designed for the young and the young at heart. The Saab 9-3 Aero Sport Cross Wheel-Drive, the Swedish all-wheel-drive sedan that we've been breathlessly waiting for. And lastly, the Porsche Cayenne Turbo S, the supreme SUV. Also, check out our video on the Suzuki SX4 DDiS, a foretaste of a diesel version - thus more fuel efficient - that will soon be available in Canada.
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Kia's introduction of the Soul signals a significant change in the way Kia intends to do business. The Soul is an in-house effort with its own platform and an edgy design that really catches your eye. The other thing that is going to catch a lot of eyes in our current economy is the base price of $15,495 with a 1.6-litre four and a five-speed manual gearbox. At the top end, the price goes to $21,995 if you get the Soul "Burner" with a four-speed automatic and the DOHC 2.0-litre four.
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The chairman of Hyundai Motor, Chung Mong-koo, is set to withdraw from the board of its Kia subsidiary next month.
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The Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group is preparing to restructure its overseas sales network.
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The global auto industry slowdown slowed Hyundai Kia Automotive Group's exports to emerging markets last month.
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Kia Motors is cutting Ceed production at its Slovak plant from two shifts to one to offset falling demand amid the global economic downturn.
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Kia Motors will temporarily cut production at it Slovak assembly plant due to weak demand on European markets. "We will limit production to only one (working) shift during the next two weeks," said Kia Motors Slovakia spokesman Dusan Dvorak.
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With the Spectra riding off into the sunset after 2009, Kia introduced its replacement, the 2010 Forte, at the Chicago auto show.
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Kia will replace its best-selling Spectra this summer with the Forte, a slightly bigger and more powerful sedan. A coupe version of the Forte -- Kia's first coupe -- will follow in the fall.
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The Spectra sedan is dated, and the timing couldn't be better for Kia to launch its new Forte compact. The Forte will be powered by a choice of two engines; base models will get a 1.6-litre engine that will produce about 122 horsepower, while uplevel models will receive a 142-horsepower, 2.0-litre inline-4.
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