Every new Kia car sold in Europe is now available with Kia’s awesome 7-year warranty!
Kia is kicking off 2010 by extending its unique seven-year warranty to all its cars – delivering Europe’s best manufacturer-backed protection for new car buyers.
Previously available on Kia’s European-built products such as cee’d and Sportage, the seven-year warranty will now apply to every vehicle in the Kia range from the Picanto city car to the range-topping Sorento.
“We have already declared our intention to become the world’s No1 car maker for customer satisfaction and our new 7-Year Kia Warranty on all models is a major step towards achieving that goal,” commented Paul Philpott, Chief Operating Officer, Kia Motors Europe.
The new “7-Year Kia Warranty” will apply to all vehicles sold and registered in more than 20 European countries after 1 January 2010.
Michael Cole, Managing Director of Kia Motors (UK) Ltd., explained: “The warranty covers every vehicle in our line-up for up to seven years – and no-one in the business can boast that. Even better, the warranty is transferable to subsequent owners bringing a big boost for used values.”
“The new 7-Year Kia Warranty is simply the ‘longest and best’ warranty available on any car, anywhere in Europe. Clearly, a longer warranty is a better warranty and this move will give every Kia owner not just enjoyable motoring but genuine long-term peace of mind.”
January 4th, 2010 at 9:41 pm
That’s great news!!! I remember when the koreans used this as a strategy to get people to buy them. Now, the Kia uses the warranty because they want to and not because they have to. If I’m wrong then why in Europe before the 7 year warranty was put on all Kias, why did Europe sells help Hyundai/Kia place no. 4 then?
January 5th, 2010 at 12:17 am
would be nice if we got this in Canada as we only get five years, or even better still the warranty they get in the US.
January 5th, 2010 at 3:49 am
They would be very smart to do the same in the US.
January 5th, 2010 at 5:41 am
The US is a 10-year warranty.
January 5th, 2010 at 8:14 am
Let’s be honest, it’s just a marketing trick really!
7 years, 10 years… that does not really mean anything does it? I mean how do the warranty specs compare? What is included, what not? Even more important: how are warranty claims treated? Are the claims accepted easily or are they trying everything not to pay out (like Kia has been known for doing every once and a while…). Furthermore the 7 years are limited to 150.000kms. I personnaly do about 60.000 a year, so this leaves me with 2,5 years warranty… so personnaly I preffered the 5 years no kms limit on the New Sorento and the Carens…
Of course none of the above says anything about the quality of the car. And by the way, for a while Kia had a “not satisfied, money back” guarantee! If after seven days (max 777kms, they really do have something with “7″) you were not fully satisfied you could just return the car, no questions asked!
January 5th, 2010 at 9:09 am
**ABSOLUTELY EXCLUSIVE**
Kia will debut its new voice activated audio system (comparable to Ford’s SYNC, only better) called UVO in the 2011 Kia Sorento SX in July! Kia’s partnership with Microsoft has payed off. Kia will announce UVO this week in Las Vegas. Sorry about the off topic.
January 5th, 2010 at 9:44 am
Greg, SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!
January 5th, 2010 at 10:12 am
Google “Kia UVO”
January 5th, 2010 at 2:26 pm
In the US, the Kia warranty on all new Kias is 5 years or 60,000 miles “Basic” (transferable to subsequent owners), and 10 year or 100,000 mile Powertrain-only warranty (non-transferrable).
Vehicle manufacturers’ long-term warranties have historically only been provided for one of two reasons. First, to stimulate immediate vehicle sales, regardless of whether or not the vehicles were reliable (like Lee Iacocca did with Chrysler way back when). Or second, to enhance the competitive nature of any particular manufacturer’s vehicles – because they know that they are of a reasonable or better quality, and so that lproviding ong-term warranty claims (as Kia does) do not dramatically and negatively affect their bottom financial line.
January 9th, 2010 at 2:28 pm
BORN, I agree with you . I bought a KIA CEED when it’s 7000km , the bushes of the steering rack was damaged and kia dealer changed it for me ok , after a year and two months I saw a rush of rust in the top of the back left passenger door and the kia dealer spray the frame of the door and drop the rust preventer . I pretend a more quality from KIA MOTORS .