Kelly Blue Book has just released an all new set of awards called the Total Cost of Ownership Awards for current model-year vehicles and brands. The awards are based on the initial five years of ownership costs, and go to those brands and models with the lowest figures. Costs included are finance and insurance fees, [...]
Just when you thought that the Kia Optima sedan couldn’t get you anymore bang for your buck, the Korean automaker unveiled a new range-topping Limited model at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show. The Kia Optima Limited, which will enter production later this months, builds on the Optima SX and adds a bunch of design and [...]
Kia has promised its dealers 100,000 more units this year than last year as it keeps strong in its efforts to keep the Korean brand’s momentum going. “It’s a work in progress, but that’s our goal,” said Tom Loveless, vice president of sales for Kia Motors America. If the move is made, an extra 100,000 [...]
Kia has released its ad spot for Super Bowl XLVI that will be shown during the big game on Sunday. The commercial, titled ‘Drive the Dream’ the 2012 Kia Optima limited races through a Gen X couple’s wildest thoughts as they sleep – included in the dream is Victoria’s Secret Angel Adriana Lima waving the [...]
Ah – the Kia Optima – one of the sexiest sedans on the market (yes, we said it). At the 2011 SEMA Show, Kia announced that it will return to the United States Touring Car Championship (USTCC) in 2012 with a fuel-efficient Optima Hybrid car that will replace the Kia Soul as the official Safety Car [...]
Well, it’s not really for Halloween but for the 2011 SEMA Show, the 2012 Kia Optima rolled into Las Vegas dressed up like a basketball. Known as the ‘Slam Dunk’ Blake Griffin Kia Optima Hybrid, the model was created by West Coast Customs and takes the Korean brand’s partnership with Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake [...]
Kia has signed Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin up for a new commercial for the Optima Sedan. After a well received stunt at February’s NBA Slam Dunk Contest where he slam-dunked an ally-oop passed ball over a Kia Optima, Kia decided to move forward with more promotions featuring the NBA Rookie of the Year. [...]
The first U.S.-built 2012 Kia Optima rolled off the production line last week at the company’s Georgia plant as it completed a series of expansion projects to raise annual capacity. The 2012 Kia Optima now joins the Sorento as the second Kia vehicle to be produced at the West Point facility. Kia recently added a [...]
Kia has just announced that its second-quater profit rose 67 percent as the Korean automaker sold more sedans and SUVs in the United States. Kia’s net income came in at 1.13 trillion won ($1.07 billon USD) during the three months that ended June 30, up from a revised 676.1 billion won in 2010 Kia’s global [...]
Hyundai Kia Automotive Group, which consists of the Hyundai and Kia brand, is South Korea’s largest auto manufacturer, the second largest automaker in Asia after Toyota and the world’s fourth largest automaker after Toyota, GM, and Volkswagen. However, the two treat each other like any other automaker would treat their competitor. “Kia Motors America operates [...]
