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Kia Rio Surf Concept Coming to 2011 SEMA

Post By Car Exist on Friday, October 28, 2011

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Feeling in the mood for surfing? We can tell you that Kia certainly does, as the automotive producers has joined forces with Antenna magazine to give us a surf-themed concept based on the Rio at the upcoming SEMA event.

The vehicle is dressed in a sunset-metallic coat, comes with two-tone lightweight alloy rims (gold is the main color here) and brings goodies such as a centrally-mounted dual exhaust system with generously-sized tips, as well as a wooden front splitter.

As for the interior, this is being gifted with wooden shelves that can hold you action gear, as well as a rear console that uses “80s’ style arcade games”.

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2012 The new Rio four-door sedan

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A month has passed since Kia announced US pricing for their five-door Kia Rio hatchback, and now the South Korean automaker has come up with a sticker for the sedan version.

The new Rio four-door sedan will start at $14,150 including the destination charge of $750. This means that the model equipped with the same 1.6-liter and the same manual gearbox will sell for $200 less tan its hatchback sibling. Meanwhile, the automatic version will start at $15,250.

We’ll remind you that the sedan packs a 1.6-liter GDI and is available in three trim levels, LX, EX and SX. The manual version will do 30 mpg in the city and 40 mpg on the highway.


Standard equipment features across the range include air conditioning, electric power steering, an MP3 audio system with USB and auxiliary ports, SiriusXM satellite radio with three months complimentary service, Electronic Stability Control (ESC), ABS, Hill-start Assist Control (HAC) and Vehicle Stability Management (VSM).

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Kia Venga Production Moved to Slovakia

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Kia has shifted production of their Venga compact MPV from the factory in the Czech Republic to another European factory in Zilina, Slovakia. This is also where the cee’d family of vehicles and the Sportage crossover are put together for the larger European market.

As for the Venga, this little people mover isn’t exactly the biggest star in the product offering, but it has managed to scoop red dot design award in 2010 in the "product design" category for the compact MPV's departure from the conventional mini-van profile.

It’s also got the 5-Start Euro NCAP safety rating, which it can boast with after Kia fixed an issue with the seat belts. The Venga was first tested by Euro NCAP in early 2010, and received just four stars. Kia’s engineers subsequently made a number of minor changes to the car and brought Venga back to Euro NCAP for retesting. The current, revised, model has entered production in September 2010.

All Vengas sold in Europe come with ABS with Brake Assist System (BAS), Electronic Stability Control (ESC) with Hill Assist Control (HAC), six airbags (dual front, side and full-length curtain), front passenger airbag cut-off switch, active front head rests, all-round three-point seatbelts with front-belt pre-tensioners and reminder warning, ISOFIX child seat top tethers and anchors and impact-sensing auto door unlocking.

The Zilina plant is expanding to include a third shift and a second engine shop and will employ and extra 1,000 staff bringing the total to 4,000 employees.

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Kia Rio B-Spec Racer Coming

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The upcoming SEMA event will bring an external combustion of custom vehicles, but the event will also greet us with other goodies, such as motorsport-destined vehicles, with the latest example of such a car being Kia’s B-Spec Rio.

The vehicle was developed by Kinetic Motorsports and comes with the usual racing safety equipment, such as a roll cage, a fire extinguisher and others.

The car is eligible for competitions like GRAND-AM, World Challenge, SportsCar Club of America (SCCA) or National Auto Sport Association (NASA). It will come with a racing suspension and modified brakes, while its 1.6-liter engine, which delivers 140 hp in the street-destined version, will also be modified.

We’ll be back with more detailed info once the vehicle makes its debut at SEMA.

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Kia Posts Substantial September Global Sales Increase

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Kia is topping expectations in just about every market right now, and the automaker has reported global deliveries totaled 217,736 vehicles sold globally in September, representing a 16.3 percent sales increase from the same month a year ago.

The automaker reported significant double-digit increases in many major markets: 45.9 per cent in China, 20.6 per cent in North America and 20.6 percent in Europe. September sales in Kia’s home market of Korea grew year-on-year by 4.4 percent, while sales in general markets declined by 2.6 percent.

"We should carry out aggressive marketing so that new strategic models for Europe will drive European sales," Chung Mong-koo, chairman of Hyundai Motor Group, said in a recent visit to the Old Continent.

For the first nine months of the year, Kia’s global sales have shown an increase of 18.2 percent compared to the first three quarters of last year. North America saw the biggest change with a 35 percent jump this year, followed by China with 27.1 percent.

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Kia Optima Hybrid Sweepstakes

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Kia has grown in leaps and bounds, and wants you to know just how good their new Optima Hybrid can be, and how many features this fuel-saver comes with. This is the automaker’s first ever hybrid model dedicated to the US market, and it combines the regular Optima sedan’s good looks with a hybrid drivetrain to offer you better mileage.

You can check out all the cool toys the Optima Hybrid brings in the video below, but you'll have to check out Kia’s website for more in-depth insight.

After you’ve viewed all three of the videos (Overview, Safety & Features and Innovation), tell us what you think: which one you liked best and why. Two winners (grand prize and runner up) will be randomly chosen from all entries. The grand prize winner will receive a Visa gift card worth $100, while the runner-up gets one worth $50.

The competition starts now and ends at 11:59 PM PDT on October 11, 2011, and only one comment per person will be taken into consideration for the entire duration of the sweepstakes. To be in with a shot of winning, make sure it’s clear which video from Kia's website you liked the most and why.

We’ll announced the winner in this very article on October 11, after which he or she will have three days to claim the prize by replying to an email sent to them. Make sure you follow the Official Rules for the sweepstakes, and good luck.

Back to the Optima Hybrid, it uses a 2.4-liter direct-injected inline-four, coupled to an electric motor for a combined output of 206 hp and 195 lb-ft (264 Nm) of maximum torque.

There’s more to the Optima than meets the eye, as standard features on the car include dual zone automatic temperature control, push-button start with smart key, Supervision meter cluster with LCD display, leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob, one-touch automatic front windows, chrome interior door handles and fixed rear seats with ski pass-through.

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Kia GT Could See Other Powerplants

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Kia thoroughly impressed us with the lines of their GT Concept that made its debut in Frankfurt. Automakers have a strange habit of making us dream something, only to build something entirely different when they want to actually sell it.

We think there’s a flood of cheap rear-wheel drive cars coming our way from manufacturers like Toyota, Subaru, Hyundai and Kia. While this offensive has not yet materialized, Kia is likely keeping one eye on what the competition is doing, and it might be changing things up under the bonnet of the GT.

We’re really short on actual information right now, but AutoExpress was told by Kia’s design director Peter Schreyer that the GT could eventually use smaller engines or hybrid technology. This could mean that they’ve underestimated demand for the car and are considering it to be more than just a halo project.

We’d really like to see a a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-pot with about 270 horsepower and rear-wheel drive. We’ll remind you that the GT Concept made its debut with a 3.3-liter turbocharged V6 with about 400 horsepower.


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2012 Kia Soul Gets Revised in the UK

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Kia has given the Soul urban crossover a thorough makeover for the 2012 mode year, both inside and out. As has been the case with the rest of the range, a six-speed manual gearbox has been made available as standard, resulting in fuel economy improvements.

The revised model has also brought a new look, significant upgrades in interior quality and is available in the UK starting today, October 3rd. There’s two regular trim levels to choose from, called Soul 1 and Soul 2, plus the two ‘Soul Originals’, the Hunter and Quantum.

The engine range comprises of 1.6-liter units, both petrol and diesel, with the former now being equipped with gasoline direct injection. While 138 horsepower out of an atmospheric 1.6 might sound good, the 57.6 mpg the diesel does on the combined UK cycle makes it the clear favorite.

Here is the full pricing information for the UK-market 2012 Kia Soul:

* 1.6 GDi 1 £12,495
* 1.6 GDi 2 £13,595
* 1.6 CRDi 2 £14,695
* 1.6 CRDi 2 auto £15,795
* 1.6 GDi Hunter £15,095
* 1.6 CRDi Hunter £16,195
* 1.6 CRDi Hunter auto £17,295
* 1.6 GDi Quantum £15,595
* 1.6 CRDi Quantum £16,695
* 1.6 CRDi Quantum auto £17,795

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In July 2011 Kia Motors global sales soar 15 percent

Post By Car Exist on Friday, August 12, 2011


As Japanese carmakers strive to bring their sales back to the same levels as they were before the tsunami disaster, Kia and its parent company Hyundai Motor Company continue to post record sales month after month.
Earlier this week, Kia Motors announced its global sales in July 2011 increased 15 percent to 208.074 units, while sales through the first seven months of the year have soared by 19.1 percent to reach record high 1.412.191 units!
Kia’s hottest selling car last month was the Forte compact car (also know as Cerato in some International markets) with 34.452 units sold. Taking second spot was the popular Sportage compact CUV with sales of 28.079 units. The third and fourth best-selling Kia cars were the Sorento mid-size CUV and 2012 Kia Rio with  21.408 and 19.403 units sold, respectively. Rounding out the top 5 best-selling Kia vehicles was the 2012 Soul crossover, which received a mid-cycle facelift for the 2012 model year.
In July, Kia posted year-on-year sales increases in all of its overseas regions. The largest gain in sales was posted in China, where Kia sold 34.419 new vehicles (+45 percent). Sales in Europe and North America soared 26 percent to 40.840 units and 51.887 units, respectively. Sales in general markets increased 3.7 percent (40.222 units sold), while sales in the home market of Korea declined by 9.7 percent (40.706 units sold).
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