Kia Cars

Rafael Nadal to become global brand ambassador for Kia Motors
Kia Motors has announced Rafael Nadal is to become a global brand ambassador for the Korean carmaker. Kia will be working with the reigning two-time French Open tennis champion to promote its ‘exciting & enabling’ brand values worldwide.

New Kia family car challenger for Europe to be named CEE’D
Kia has revealed its all-new family car, revealed in photo form at the recent London Motor Show and set to make its world premiere in production-ready form at the Mondial de L’Automobile in Paris on 28 September will be called cee’d (pronounced ‘seed’).

The 2006 Kia Sorento – making the best even better
The revised version of Kia's multi-award-winning flagship 4x4, the Sorento, today makes its first UK appearance at the British International Motor Show at ExCeL in London.

Kia Carens unveiled at London’s Excel
Bigger, bolder and more stylish. That’s the new Kia Carens, which makes its UK premiere at this year’s British International Motor Show. Designed and built with British and European drivers in mind, the new Carens has thrown off its previously conservative appearance and is now new, fresh, exciting – and bursting with brilliant ideas.

Zilina starts pilot production
Kia Motors' new state-of-the-art factory in Zilina, Slovakia has started pilot production of a new lower-medium car code-named ED that has been designed specifically for Europe. It will be launched in the UK in 2007, and will be built in the new plant alongside the latest version of the Kia Sportage.

Kia reveals all-new challenger to c-segment leaders
Kia Motors Corporation issued the first official photographs of its all-new family car – code named ‘ED’ – at the British International Motor Show in London today. Created especially for European consumers, the new model will be Kia’s strongest-ever contender for C-segment honours when it goes on sale across Europe in December 2006 – a genuine challenger to the established class leaders.
Offers to celebrate summer with
The heat wave has been and gone so Kia feels the need to be a little bit more generous this summer to cheer everyone up. The first 1,000 lucky customers buying the brand new seven-seater Sedona will take away a fantastic three years’ free servicing offer which will bring a sunny smile to faces up and down the country.

Kia launches all new Sedona
By any yardstick, the Kia Sedona has been a huge success. It has consistently been the second best-selling large MPV in the UK, but number one with private buyers looking for value for money from a spacious, practical, affordable, easy-to-use family car. Kia has sold more than 31,000 Sedonas in the UK in six years.

Kia to unveil new MPV and SUV at British International Motor Show
A whole host of bold new Kia models are being unveiled to the UK for the first time at the British International Motor Show at ExCel in London’s docklands on 18 July.

Kia Picanto: best value car in the uk?
Is the Kia Picanto the best value car in the UK? Well the judges at Auto Express think so as they judged it the best Budget Car in their New Car Honours 2006.

Drive dating sets singletons in a spin
Yesterday saw the launch of a new high octane-dating phenomenon – Drive Dating. Forget speed dating – the latest way to find out if a future partner is compatible in love is in the front seat of a car.
Zapp! is back
Motorists love a bargain and following the overwhelming demand for Rio Zapp! Kia has extended its offer to include the automatic Rio 1.4 litre petrol and 1.5 litre diesel versions putting both models in the showroom at only £8,495.

New Kia Carens makes global debut in Spain
The all-new Kia Carens compact MPV makes its world premiere at the Madrid Motor Show today (Thursday) and will go on sale across Europe later this summer. A little over 4.5 metres long, the New Carens unveiled in Spain has been created specifically with European consumers in mind and features unique styling for the European market.
New Magentis adds to Kia's fleet firepower
Kia plans an aggressive fleet marketing policy with the all-new Magentis as it seeks to build on the 59% rise achieved in its fleet sales during 2005.
Harry Potter is number one pedestrian pal
Kids in Britain want to ask Harry to ditch the broomstick and walk with them to school, according to new research.