Comments on: Ian Beavis leaves Kia Motors America

By: Bryan

Bryan — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:04:48 +0000

And those commercials were funny, most them anyway. I guess when you appoint British or American CEO’s to a company that is flat-out South Korean, there exists a chance that misunderstandings can develop. Cultural differences is all. But that IMHO, is not a good reason to can good leaders. I agree, himi, this Top Dawg lost it big-time on this move and to be honest, it diminishes my love towards Kia and lands my interest on fave Mitsubishi of Japan. Think about it, talk about needing to lighten up. That is rude and nasty treatment of two hard working guys and firings and layoffs are seriously overrated sometimes.

By: himi

himi — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:53:33 +0000

Insted of appointing new CEOs every 3-6 months, Kia needs stable leadership to achive their high goals. I still think this was a big mistke from Kia Korea…. but let the new KMA’s CEO prove me wrong!

By: PhilP10

PhilP10 — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:35:00 +0000

This is not good. They seemed to have big plans for KIA. I still would work for KIA, but these guys brought hope to a brand that many overlook and them joining KIA kind of made me consider them even more.

By: Boris (K-Sport)

Boris (K-Sport) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:51:19 +0000

whoa! didnt know that.

By: JTZ (Jamayl)

JTZ (Jamayl) — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:11:13 +0000

I can’t believe they got rid of a former exc. from Audi and he choosen to work with Kia over Rolls Royce.

By: K-Sport (Boris)

K-Sport (Boris) — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:58:16 +0000

yeah, guess you’re right. we need someone like len hunt for Kia here… to participate in dubai’s motorshows and advertise Kia well.

By: himi

himi — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:54:11 +0000

If Kia had bad sales, then I’d understand the need for new CEO and other staff, but hey, Kia is on rise in America. The company has never been better positioned in the US market and with those new exciting models coming out in the near future they can do even better.

By: K-Sport (Boris)

K-Sport (Boris) — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:12:00 +0000

What the F***? Kia was doing so good in america coz of these guys. wonder what they were thinking???

By: himi

himi — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:35:03 +0000

Yesterday news was a bit confusing and shocking at the same time. If you want to know more about managment moves I have posted updated story on our forums. Just follow the link to get the latest news: http://www.kia-world.net/forum//showthread.php?tid=288&pid=4511#pid4511

By: Patrick

Patrick — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 07:42:04 +0000

i am absolutely pissed off at kia right now and im not going to hide my feelings. period. what the f*** were they thinking?!? they had better come up with a good reason by TOMORROW or else they have lost a very loyal fan. they are absolute idiots and i wish len and ian luck in their future careers.

they better not burn and crash becauseof this.

By: micro99

micro99 — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:16:13 +0000

Himi, I don`t follow your thinking here. Correct me if I`m wrong – don`t think Kia has YET announced who the new Pres of KMA will be ? Appears to me that Mo Ahn needs to make that announcement yet as part of his new oversight position in America ? Unless Ahn intends to consolidate so that there are no sparate Pres for HMA and/or KMMG ? Maybe that`s what`s going on- a conslidation, power grab loosing two Pres positions ?

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:49:23 +0000

Who the hell would fire Peter Schreyer? And Gerri, what is wrong with the Sorento?

By: himi

himi — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 23:24:08 +0000

Yeah Bryan, I thought that too. Kia had a perfect team before this move was made.
Len Hunt and Ian beavies were the right persons Kia needs at the moment. Someone with great experiences in an automotive business and a strong character that is capable of leading the KIA team.
Let’s just hope Kia Korea doesn’t fire Peter Schreyer out of the blue one day!!

By: himi

himi — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 23:17:05 +0000

w wilson: Why would you cancle to buy the SOul???
It’s still the same great vehicle as before.
Don’t get me wrong wilson, but your statement sounds uncommon. It’s like I’d say: “I’ll stop writing a blog because of this”…

By: Bryan

Bryan — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:53:03 +0000

This is news that I would call disturbing. I was under the impression that Kia was on a roll. Is Kia’s CEO in S.Korea gonna explain this gargantuan explosion to all of us within the next 48 hours? Maybe? Man, I thought things were rolling well enough along, too.