Nadaguides.com names new Kia Rio 5-Door SX, Forte SX and Soul + as the “Most Versatile 2012 New Cars Under $20K”!

Kia Motors America -KMA has spent the last 20 months doing nothing but smashing sales records in each and every one of those months. The biggest factors in that success have been a line-up of vehicles that accentuate quality at an incredible price, which has really made consumers sit up and take notice.

NADAguides, a leading provider of vehicle pricing and information, have also noticed that quality, which is why they named 3 Kia cars (Rio 5-Door SX, Forte SX and Soul +) to their  “Most Versatile 2012 New Cars Under $20K” list.

The list is put together by NADAguides to help shoppers find vehicles that offer the best quality on a budget, and Kia was the obvious winner with 3 cars in the top 10.

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Kia Motors unveiles its all-new K9 rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan in South Korea!

Kia’s first-ever rear-wheel drive luxury sedan made its South Korean public premiere today. The Kia K9 flagship sedan was unveiled at the carmaker’s official launching event held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in central Seoul.

More than 1,000 guests, including Knowledge Economy Minister Hong Suk-woo and Hyundai-Kia Group chairman Chung Mong-koo atended the prestigious launching ceremony.

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Kia Motors America announces record April sales! Strong demand for new Optima, Sorento and Soul crossovers leads to Kia’s 20th straight monthly sales record!

ia Motors America (KMA) has been the fastest growing car company in the United States[1] over the past five years, and the brand’s strong momentum continued with best-ever April sales of 47,550 units.

Kia has achieved 20 consecutive monthly sales records thanks in large part to continued high demand for the brand’s two U.S.-built products, the all-new Optima mid-size sedan and Sorento crossover vehicle, as well as the ongoing popularity of the Soul crossover.

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Kia Motors’ first quarter net profit up 26 percent on global sales gain!

Kia Motors reported an all-time high quarterly profit of $1.1 billion earlier today. Robust global sales have helped Kia’s first quarter net profit rise by 26 percent compared to a year ago!

The South Korean second largest carmaker benefited from higher sales of its latest vehicles and the overall recovery of the US car market. Cheaper South Korean Won and free trade deals with Europe and the United States have also helped the carmaker to achieve its best-ever quarterly profit.

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Kia Motors starts taking reservations for its all-new K9 flagship sedan, which goes on sale in South Korea on May 2nd!

When Kia K9 luxury sedan goes on sale next month, it is going to premiere a plethora of highly-advanced luxury features and technologies that have not been seen in any of the South-Korean-made vehicles till date.

The stylish K9 luxury sedan will boast a “shift by wire” system, or an electronic transmission lever, as opposed to a mechanical shift, which means a driver can shift gears more easily using a smoother joystick.

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Kia’s unprecedented momentum reaches new heights with March 2012 sales hitting an all-time high 57,505 units! The carmaker’s sales were up 30,2 percent over the same month a year ago.

Additionally, the March 2012 result ranks as the best monthly sales overall for the Kia brand in its U.S. history.

Sales for the month of March were led by the all-new Kia Optima sedan, Sorento CUV and Soul urban crossover. The three vehicles all surpassed the 10,000 unit sales mark for the first time in company history and accounted for 67.7-percent of Kia’s March 2012 sales.

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There was a time when a subcompact sedan would be referred to as a “penalty box,” with the derogatory name often reserved for Korean products in particular. That may be changing though, and in a recent shoot-out between domestic and import small cars showed that the subcompact category may in fact be starting to think outside the penalty box.

There were winners and losers in the impressive class of sedans, with Consumer Reports lavishing much praise on the new Kia Rio EX. The non-profit publication didn’t love the hatchback version of the Kia Rio quite so much, but still placed it in their top three! That’s still strong praise for a category that also includes the Honda Fit and Nissan Versa.

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New Kia K9 to feature a full-color Head-Up Display along with other luxury bells and whistles!

Kia’s hotly-anticipated K9 luxury sedan will become the first Korean-produced vehicle to be equipped with high-tech head-up display, known also as HUD system.

Scheduled to go on sale in South Korea in May, the new Kia K9 will offer a full-color head up display system, which projects important information onto the windscreen of a vehicle. The data is provided within the drivers’ field of vision, much like the system used by jet pilots.

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The US-manufactured Kia Sorento CUV receives a mid-cycle styling update and packaging upgrades for the 2013 model year!

With the release of  a detailed technical information and new photos, Kia has officially unveiled the 2013 Kia Sorento CUV earlier today!

The all-new 2013 Sorento enters its third model year with a slightly updated exterior and more refined interior. In addition, the 2013 Kia Sorento also brings several trims and packaging upgrades to better suit the consumer’s needs.

Supported by a large number of awards and sales milestones, the 2013 Kia Sorento features a slightly redesigned front-fascia with Kia’s new signature grille being the most notable feat of the upgraded CUV.

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This is the first official image of the next-generation 2013 Kia Pro_cee’d!

Rumored to make its official premiere at the 2012 Paris Auto Show, the all-new 2013 Kia pro_cee’d will complete the cee’d line-up when it hits the European market late this year.

The second-generation Kia pro_cee’d will adopt many of the styling cues from its 5-door sibling model, which has recently been unveiled at the Geneva Auto Show, and has received rave reviews from public and automotive media. However, the 3-door model will feature a more aggressive overall shape with sportier side profile and lower roofline.

The stylish three-door pro_cee’d will be built on the same platform as the 5-door Kia cee’d, but its suspenssion will be set up differently, alowing drivers to enjoy the performance side of the car. The all-new pro_cee’d will also get a Flex Steer system which will provide three operating modes (comfort, normal and sport) to help fine-tune the driver’s driving experience.

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Blake Griffin has made a giant impact during his first couple of years in the NBA, and has become known for his outrageous dunks during games.

That was taken to a whole new level when, at his first All Star game appearance he performed in the dunk contest and completely stole the show. His winning dunk that year involved him making a flying leap over a Kia Optima before coming down with a ferocious dunk. It was a dunk that couldn’t be matched, and Kia looked at Blake as being the perfect pitch man for the car.

It really was the perfect combination, especially given the rave reviews that Blake and the Kia Optima had received in their respective industries.

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Kia’s global growth momentum continues into second month of 2012 with February sales soaring more than 21 per-cent!

According to latest sales report, Kia Motors continues its seemingly un-stoppable sales growth. The South Korean second largest carmaker announced today its global sales figures for passenger cars and recreational vehicles for February 2012, recording a total of 205,876 units sold – up 21,3 percent compared to the same month a year ago.

Kia experienced year-on-year sales increases in all regions of the world, with sales gaining as much as 41.8 percent in China and 35 percent in North America. China- and NA-sales have hit an all time high of 38,007 and 49,682 units, respectively.

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Kia cee’d SW (Sporty Wagon) will make its official public premiere at the 2012 Geneva Auto Show!

The Geneva Auto Show is just around the corner, and so is the official worldwide debut of the all-new Kia cee’d 5-door hatchback. Alongside new 5-door cee’d, Kia will also put on display its sibling model, called cee’d SW -Sporty Wagon.

Thanks to our friends from Autoforum.cz, we are bringing you the very-first images of the all-new cee’d Sporty Wagon. As evident from the images published below, the cee’d SW sports the same front-fascia design as the 5-door hatchback, but has a longer, more stylish body that adds more space in the trunk area.

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Kia Motors America sees big boost in February sales as Optima and Rio sales double from the same month a year ago!

Most automakers have now reported their February 2012 sales figures and Kia is one of those that has the most reason to celebrate. Kia Motors America reported 45,038 deliveries in February 2012, an increase of 37 percent over sales in February 2011. For the 2012 calendar year-to-date, Kia USA sales have increased 32 percent for a total of 80,555 units.

Kia’s February 2012 sales were boosted by increased demand for its U.S.-built Optima sedan, which retained its top spot from previous month. Kia Optima sales have hit an all time high of 11,558 units last month. It was followed by Kia Soul and Sorento crossover vehicles taking second and third spot with monthly sales of 10,876 and 8,386 units, respectively.

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Kia takes the wraps off its long-awaited K9 rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan!

After showing us a couple of KH teaser sketches earlier this month, Kia today released the very-first official images of the new K9 luxury sedan.

Although the model was first teased as a KH sedan, Kia announced its first-ever rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan is going to bear a K9 nomenclature when it goes on sale in South Korea. The K9 nomenclature was picked to better fit with the other Korean market models, such as Kia K5 (Optima) and Kia K7 (Cadenza), state Kia representatives.

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