As if automakers and suppliers didn't already have enough to worry about, now there's an entirely artificial gas 'shortage' in eastern Europe.
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Kia is tipping its Detroit auto show hand a little more by releasing another teaser shot of the concept vehicle it plans to debut.
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CADCA, Slovakia, is located in the middle of a new Korean automotive cluster. The arrival of Hyundai, Kia and many of their suppliers has given the town's 27,000 inhabitants something they badly needed: jobs.
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Hyundai and affiliate Kia set their 2009 sales target at a combined 4.35 million vehicles, up 4 percent from their estimated 2008 sales, news service eDaily reported on Tuesday.
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Hyundai and affiliate Kia set their 2009 sales target at a combined 4.35 million vehicles, up 4 percent from their estimated 2008 sales, news service eDaily reported on Tuesday.
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Clutch producer ZF SachsSlovakia, in Trnava, plans to lay off 70 of its 1,350 employees,mainly production workers, from February, according to a local job centre spokeswoman.
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The Slovak government has confirmed that it will give Volkswagen a tax break to expand production at its Bratislava plant.
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The auto show teases continue, and today Kia is playfully showing the front end of a Soul-based concept that will bow in Detroit.
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Kia Motors Corp. released this teaser photo of a concept vehicle to be unveiled at the Detroit auto show next month. The concept could be a future addition to Kia's Soul lineup. The boxy, five-seat Soul goes on sale this spring as a 2010 model.
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Both Volkswagen and Kia are planning to expand their operations in Slovakia, according to the Slovakian economy minister, Lubomire Jahnatek.
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Kia has said it is further cutting back work hours at its main domestic plant because of falling sales amid the global recession, the Yonhap news agency has reported.
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Kia's new Soul supermini, on sale from February, will boost the company's 2009 UK sales to around 33,000, a respectable increase from the 31,500 it will sell this year, managing director Paul Philpott said.
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This week, Auto123.com features the following road tests:We have a slew of reviews for you this week. Discover the 2009 Nissan 370Z, which replaces the 350Z and is more compact, more sophisticated and, above all, more powerful. The 2009 Cadillac CTS-V, the most potent luxury sedan ever produced by the American automaker. The Kia Borrego, a full-size,7-passenger SUV that stands out thanks to its careful construction. Don't miss our video on the 2009 Volkswagen City Golf road test, a versatile compact car that's fun to drive and sold for the price of a subcompact!
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A fuel cell version of Kia Motors Mohave SUV has travelled 633km (400 miles) without refuelling.
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The second largest South Korean auto manufacturer has denied local reports it is reducing its unit sale targets in 2009.
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The global economic slowdown's latest victim appears to be Slovakian car manufacturing, according to data out today.
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The 2009 Kia Borrego could certainly be described as an automotive anachronism. While it just arrived on the market, this vehicle belongs in a previous era. What I mean is that Kia could not have picked a worse time to introduce a full-size SUV.
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Kia Motors' labour union has agreed to production cuts to match falling demand world-wide.
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