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	<title>Kia-World Blog :: 2011 Kia cars: Soul, Forte Koup, Sorento, Optima, Sportage, Pro_cee&#039;d, Venga, Rio, Cadenza, Sedona, Borrego, Rondo &#187; R&amp;D at Kia</title>
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		<title>Looking into a &#8220;green&#8221; future!</title>
		<link>http://www.kia-world.net/index.php/2007/09/21/looking-into-a-green-future/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>himi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  This is an interesting article on Kia&#8217;s eco friendliness, written by Kyehwan Roh, assistant manager at Kia&#8217;s enviromental managment team: Did you know that Kia has 20 years of history developing eco friendly autos?  Kia was Korea’s first automobile manufacturer to develop and mass market electric vehicles with the introduction of the Besta in 1986. Over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hyundai-Kia Motors spurs &#8220;Clean-Cars&#8221; project!</title>
		<link>http://www.kia-world.net/index.php/2007/09/18/hyundai-kia-motors-spurs-clean-cars-project/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:56:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>himi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When this year&#8217;s Frankfurt Motor Show kicked off in the German city last week, it was definitely the &#8220;clean cars&#8221; or eco-friendly vehicles, that stole the limelight of the world&#8217;s largest automobile feast. Global carmakers are in fierce competition to develop eco-friendly cars including hybrid vehicles and fuel cell cars amid rising environmental concerns. And [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eco_cee&#8217;d indicating green Kia future!</title>
		<link>http://www.kia-world.net/index.php/2007/09/13/eco_ceed-indicating-green-kia-future/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 06:42:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>himi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kia Vehicles]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[  KIA ECO_CEE&#8217;D; THE &#8220;GREEN PERFORMANCE&#8221; CONCEPT CAR Kia is staging the World Premiere of a new &#8220;green-performance&#8221; concept car at Frankfurt. Called &#8220;eco_cee&#8217;d, the new concept is a development of the Kia pro_cee&#8217;d hatchback and aims to achieve better fuel consumption, with fewer emissions &#8211; while still delivering a lively, spirited drive. Based on a pro_cee&#8217;d fitted with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kia&#8217;s all new hydrogen platform makes European debut!</title>
		<link>http://www.kia-world.net/index.php/2007/09/11/kias-all-new-hydrogen-platform-makes-european-debut/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:46:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>himi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Besides the low CO2 output Eco_cee&#8217;d concept, Kia Motors Corporation is staging another European Premiere! They are exhibiting their latest Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) platform at Frankfurt for the first time! The hydrogen-fuelled, electrically-driven FCEV platform represents the next step forwards in Kia’s continuing commitment to develop cleaner, greener production vehicles for the future. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IAA Frankfurt preview, Hyundai-Kia; part 4: Hyundai i-Blue video!</title>
		<link>http://www.kia-world.net/index.php/2007/09/10/iaa-frankfurt-preview-hyundai-kia-part-4-hyundai-i-blue-video/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kia-world.net/index.php/2007/09/10/iaa-frankfurt-preview-hyundai-kia-part-4-hyundai-i-blue-video/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:40:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>himi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[R&D at Kia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We will concentrate on Kia debuts at 2007 IAA Frankfurt Motor Show, but that doesn&#8217;t mean we are not going to report at least of some happening at Frankfurt. You already had a chance to look at some of the upcoming concept and production cars at our Frankfurt image gallery. We update it regularly! Today, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kia Cee&#8217;d wins 5-Star Euro NCAP safety rating!</title>
		<link>http://www.kia-world.net/index.php/2007/08/29/kia-ceed-wins-5-star-euro-ncap-safety-rating/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kia-world.net/index.php/2007/08/29/kia-ceed-wins-5-star-euro-ncap-safety-rating/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:32:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>himi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  The all-new Kia cee&#8217;d family car has been awarded a 5-Star safety rating in the latest Euro NCAP crash test results published today. The cee&#8217;d safety ratings &#8211; 5-Stars for Adult Protection, 4-Stars for Child Protection and 2-Stars for Pedestrian Protection &#8211; place it among the C-segment&#8217;s safest cars. &#8220;The latest Euro NCAP result [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five star crash rating at EuroNCAP!</title>
		<link>http://www.kia-world.net/index.php/2007/08/29/5-star-euro-ncap-crash-rating/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2007 05:39:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>himi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kia Motors’ Cee’d has been awarded a five-star safety rating in the latest Euro-NCAP (New Car Assessment Program) crash test results, according to the South Korean automaker Wednesday. Euro NCAP is greatly encouraged with the five star result achieved by the Kia Cee’d, as it is the first Kia and first Korean car to do so since [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eco_Cee&#8217;d; fourth member of Cee&#8217;d family!</title>
		<link>http://www.kia-world.net/index.php/2007/08/23/eco_ceed-fourth-member-of-ceed-family/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kia-world.net/index.php/2007/08/23/eco_ceed-fourth-member-of-ceed-family/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>himi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Concept Cars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[R&D at Kia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Kia is joining European automakers that are going green at this year&#8217;s IAA Frankfurt Motor Show beeing held from September 11th. Several automakers such as Audi, Opel and Mercedes are going to show eco-friendly cars to the public and so will Kia!  Based on five-door hatchback, the new model will be named Eco_Cee&#8217;d. This will be the fourth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kia Rio hybrid!</title>
		<link>http://www.kia-world.net/index.php/2007/08/22/kia-rio-hybrid/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kia-world.net/index.php/2007/08/22/kia-rio-hybrid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:46:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>himi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Kia Rio Hybrid offers a 44-percent gasoline savings over the standard Kia Rio with an average of city / hwy 53.4 mpg. The Kia Rio Hybrid also offers a 37-percent reduction in emissions making this a green car lover&#8217;s delight. If you&#8217;re looking for a speed-burner, however, you may wish to look in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hyundai-Kia open environmental technology research and  development center!</title>
		<link>http://www.kia-world.net/index.php/2007/08/17/hyundaikia-roll-out-58-million-green-research-center-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kia-world.net/index.php/2007/08/17/hyundaikia-roll-out-58-million-green-research-center-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>himi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  With a total investment of US$58 million, Hyundai Kia’s Research and Development Centre in Seoul will spark new synergies and generate greater efficiency in efforts to develop cleaner, more eco-friendly vehicles. This investment is an indicator of Hyundai Kia’s commitment to attaining global leadership in environmental management. It will allow them to proactively respond [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hybrid cars expected to start mass production in 2011!</title>
		<link>http://www.kia-world.net/index.php/2007/08/02/hybrid-cars-expected-to-start-mass-production-in-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kia-world.net/index.php/2007/08/02/hybrid-cars-expected-to-start-mass-production-in-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:02:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>himi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It looks like Koreans will soon be able to drive hybrid-engined cars. The Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade, a state-run think tank, said on Wednesday it expects to start mass production of hybrid cars in 2011. The think tank added that if full-scale production begins, domestic carmakers could produce 500,000 units by 2015 [...]]]></description>
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