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 [...]
Kia said last week that it will invest $100 million to increase production capacity at its assembly plant in West Point, Ga. The investment will increase the plant’s production capacity from the current 300,000 units to 360,000 units a year. The investment comes as Kia prepares to add a third shift at the plant to [...]
The 2012 Kia Sorento has received some nice upgrades for the new model year. Most significant upgrades include Kia’s new UVO in-car hands-free entertainment system, new five-spoke hyper finish wheel design (on the EX model), the brand’s new 2.4L GDI 4-cylinder engine and a manual transmission. The 2.4L GDI 4-cylinder in the 2012 Kia Sorento is [...]
Here is some boring National Highway Traffic Safety Administration updates. The agency has opened two new auto safety investigations into the Subaru Impreza and Kia Sorento. The NHTSA said it is investigating 84,000 2002-2002 Subaru Impreza vehicles after receiving complaints alleging failure of a control arm because of excessive corrosion. The failures reportedly occur at speeds [...]
Kia Motors America today celebrated that sale of the 100,000th Sorento crossover, the brand’s first U.S.-built vehicle from its Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG) in West Point, Georgia. “Selling 100,000 Sorentos over an 11-month period is an extraordinary achievement for not only the Kia brand, but our first U.S. plant as well, “said Byung Mo [...]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced that Kia is recalling certain 2011 Kia Sorento crossovers that were built between Sept. 14, 2010 trough Oct. 4, 2010. NHTSA says that some of the break calipers may not have been properly machined. “As a result, brake fluid will leak, followed by illumination of the malfunction indicator light [...]
The following is a short-list of all the model being considered for the 2011 North American Car and Truck of the Year. On December 16, three finalists from each category will be announced, with the winner getting its fame and award at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show in January. As you can probably see from [...]
According to Wards Auto forecast, the number of U.S. market light-vehicle nameplates on the way to record 100,000 delivers in 2010 represent a 39.1 percent increase over 2009. On the way to the fourth-quarter, the sales trend line indicated 32 cars and light trucks that will hit or pass the 100,000 unit mark. That number [...]
Apparently Kia takes recalls a lot more seriously than Toyota and Akio Toyoda. The Korean automaker announced today that its top executive, Chung Sung-eun, has resigned after the company recalled more than 100,000 vehicles worldwide over defective wiring. Chung, who was vice chairman and CEO of Kia, stepped down from his position on Friday, said [...]
Kia Motors America announced today that it will be issuing a recall of about 35,000 Sorento and Soul models due to a faulty wiring harness issue that could potentially cause fires. The bulk of the recalled vehicles includes about 23,972 2010 Soul compact crossovers equipped with a feature which illuminates speakers in the door panel, [...]
