Kia Automobiles Blog

We've always dug Kia's funky little Soul, but we were admittedly much more smitten with the Soul'ster concep t -- a two-door, open-air runabout that debuted at the 2009 Detroit auto show. We held some hope that Kia could find some way of sneaking the Soul'ster into ...    Read more

We had a chance to jump behind the wheel of the all-new 2011 Kia Sportage last month, but the automaker wasn't ready to discuss pricing until today. According to Kia, buyers will be able to jump into a new Sportage for as little as $18,990, including a $695 ...    Read more

Though not exactly a bombshell of an announcement, Top Gear, the BBC2 show about all things automotive, has selected a Kia Cee'd as its newest reasonably priced track car. On Sunday, the Kia Cee'd joined the ranks of the Suzuki Liana and Chevrolet ...    Read more

What's in a name, anyway? In a move to standardize its model lineup in the United States, Kia may shy away from traditional model names and move to alphanumeric designations. According to Hyundai Motor Corporation Vice Chairman Chung Eui-sun, the move to alphanumeric ...    Read more

Now you see it; now you don't. After a year's absence from the U.S. marketplace, the Kia Borrego may return for the 2011 model year. Wait -- what ever happened to 2010? Introduced in late 2008, Kia saw poor sales of the Borrego ...    Read more

Early ads for the 2010 Kia Soul put giant hamsters behind the wheel of the funky hatchback, but the latest ad campaign -- dubbed “This or That” -- has the furry rodents going old-school. Set to the 90’s hip-hop ...    Read more

No, this funky white wagon isn’t the latest take on the famed Ecto 1. The 2010 Kia Soul Ghost is the fourth and final special-edition Soul Kia plans on building (for now). Along with a semi-redundant name, the Soul ...    Read more

Kia’s sales have been strong in 2010, with increases every month year-over-year so far. April was no exception as the South Korean company reported a sales increase of 17.3 percent over the same month last year. Kia sold a total of 30,036 vehicles in April 2010 and has recorded 106,732 ...    Read more

Welcome to the mainstream, Kia Sorento, it’s crowded but I’m sure you’ll make some space. The previous Kia Sorento was an outlier. Late—very late—to the SUV party, it looked all modern and with-it on the outside, but underneath it was a body-on-frame truck, ...    Read more

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has recently bestowed the 2010 Kia Forte its coveted “Top Safety Pick” award, making it the third Kia vehicle to receive one of the nonprofit organization’s highest recommendations. The other two vehicles include the Kia Soul crossover and the ...    Read more

Officially, the wraps come off Kia's new 2011 Optima tomorrow morning, but the automaker had its latest midsize sedan already sitting pretty on its New York auto show display stand today. Technically, we can't impart to you the full story on the car until the embargo lifts, ...    Read more

Next week, we'll be showing you the first photos of the 2011 Kia Optima in the sheet metal, live from the 2010 New York Auto Show. But before that happens, Kia has given us our first glimpse of the all-new sedan's interior with this new rendering. The image follows exterior ...    Read more

Kia's Forte Koup is already a looker, but it seems the Korean automaker is dressing up its compact two door for the Canadian market with the new SX- and EX-R package. UPDATE:Built upon a standard Koupe, the package visually ties the Koup to the cars ...    Read more

Images of the 2011 Kia Optima have been released today, giving us our first look at the new car before its New York debut. So far, we know little about the car beyond what we can see here, but we like what we see. ...    Read more

In addition to the sedan and sleek Koup models, it seems Kia is hard at work at a third body style for its Forte -- a hatchback.Motor Trend caught photos of a prototype Forte five-door undergoing testing in Sweden. Although much of the test car is camouflaged quite nicely, the ...    Read more

Kia executives and regional politicians were shoulder-to-shoulder this week when the Korean automaker held the grand opening ceremonies for its new manufacturing plant in West Point, Georgia. The plant, which was a $1-billion investment on Kia’s part, sprawls over 2200 acres and will serve as the manufacturing base for the ...    Read more

Looking something like a Forte on steroids, the third-generation Kia Optima sedan will make its world debut at the 2010 New York auto show. Although the sedan, previewed here with new sketches, will be unveiled on April 2, it won’t reach dealers in North America until ...    Read more

Kia’s been tinkering with hybrid vehicles for some time now, but chances are, unless you live in the few markets where the Forte LPI Hybrid and its siblings are sold, you may have missed that bulletin. The Ray concept, unveiled this afternoon at the 2010 Chicago auto show, aims to ...    Read more

We’re but a week away from seeing it in person, but Kia’s released yet another teaser of its Ray plug-in hybrid concept, which is set to debut at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show.<!--EndFragment--> This time around, Kia’s shown us a smidgen of the Ray’s front fascia. As suspected, the concept ...    Read more

Hot on the heels of Hyundai launching its shapely new Tucson, Kia announced today that it will debut its all-new 2011 Kia Sportage SUV at next month's Geneva motor show. Kia says the new Sportage is “urban-friendly,” and wears a “bold, athletic, and sporty” design. Although it ...    Read more

We’re still a few weeks away from the dawn of the 2010 Chicago auto show, but that hasn’t stopped Kia from teasing us with a rendering of its latest concept car. Called the “Ray,” we’re told the car is an exploration in applying Kia’s design language to a plug-in hybrid ...    Read more

Kia used the 2010 Detroit auto show to unveil the Shadow Dragon Soul, the third of four designer-grade versions of its funky compact box. Reminiscent of the Soul "Burner" concept shown at the 2008 Geneva motor show, the Shadow Dragon Soul's name stems largely from its exterior appearance. ...    Read more

Kia’s newest infotainment unit, revealed at the Consumer Electronics Show, packs all of the expected features, but takes a budget approach by downsizing some of the hardware. Called UVO, the system supports Bluetooth, USB connectivity, and high-definition radio, but uses a relatively tiny 4.3-inch touch screen and one gigabyte hard ...    Read more

Last week, we reported Kia would introduce a competitor to Ford’s Sync called UVO. The South Korean company has officially unveiled the system -- set to debut this summer-- and gave us a first glimpse at some of the features available.Kia’s UVO runs on ...    Read more

Ford has had a monopoly on technology like Sync for several years in North America. However, this is set to change next week with the introduction of Kia’s Sync competitor, UVO.Like Ford’s Sync, Kia’s UVO is based on Microsoft’s auto software platform as Ford’s exclusive agreement with Microsoft expired in ...    Read more