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Kia Gets "Koup" Coupe, New Spectra Sedan--With New Name?

Kia Gets "Koup" Coupe, New Spectra Sedan--With New Name?

Kia is set to replace its Spectra sedan and hatchback next year--but the lineup and name will change when the new car bows in 2009. This morning's Automotive News reports what Kia officials hinted at during this year's New York auto show: that the Koup concept shown above would eventually emerge as...

June 30, 2008 by  1
 

Mid-Size Cars Better in Crash Tests

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says sedans are getting more safe. The IIHS, which is underwritten by the insurance industry, crash-tested seven '08 mid-size... April 10, 2008 by  1


 

Kia Becomes Roadie for Warped Tour

Not only is Kia keeping your kids safe on the road, but now they’re keeping them safe at concert festivals, too. Kia Motors America (KMA) says they're the sole... March 24, 2008 by 


 

Kia Optimizes Optima for 2009

Let’s face it: some products are just, well, boring. And there’s been no better case in point than the Kia Optima, a sedan that could get lost in a crowd, even if... March 20, 2008 by  5


 
2009 Kia Koup Concept

2009 Kia Koup Concept

Considering the number of designers, engineers, manufacturing workers, marketers, and everyone else needed to bring a new car to market, it’s not surprising to hear the... March 20, 2008 by 


 

Kia to Get Truck, Sorento from Ga. Plant

Korean automaker Kia is working on its new assembly plant at the Georgia-Alabama state line, but until now speculation has said that the factory would be building mid-size... March 17, 2008 by  13


 

Big Oops: New Kia Soul Hits the 'Net

How do you say "oh, crap" in Korean? We're listening hard for it, now that clean shots of the production-ready Soul have hit the Web (thanks to kia-world.net and Autoblog)... March 14, 2008 by  8


 

IIHS Crashes Cars, Video Servers, While Murano Looks Good

Car crashes make for good viewing fun--how else to explain TruTV's nightly lineup? But they also make good fodder for car shoppers--and today's results from the latest crash... February 26, 2008 by 


 
2008 Kia Soul concept

2009 Kia Soul Preview

There was little doubt the Kia Soul concept was going to spawn a production car when it was unveiled at the Detroit auto show in 2006. It’s just the sort of segment-busting... February 19, 2008 by 


 

Truckin' Like it's 1999

There's one trend that just about everyone who follows and is within the auto industry agree on: Old-style body-on-frame sport-utility vehicles are on the decline. Especially... January 13, 2008 by 


 
2007 Kia KND-4 Concept

2007 Kia KND-4 Concept

Kia’s newest concept car is kinda this, kinda that. Or as chief designer Peter Schreyer would prefer, it “eliminates the boundary between the indoors and outdoors,” and... November 15, 2007 by 


 
2007 Kia Kee Concept

2007 Kia Kee Concept

by Joe LaMuraglia Kia used the Frankfurt International Motor Show to debut their Kee sports coupe concept. Designed not far from the Frankfurt Messe in Kia’s new European... September 11, 2007 by 


 
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Kia cee’d Gets Three-Door in Frankfurt

Kia says it’s adding another sibling to the cee’d family this fall at theFrankfurt auto show. The cee’d — a compact not sold in the U.S.— will get a three-door... July 25, 2007 by 


 

The Week in Reverse

Ford Flex: it’s like a huge MINI Clubman with enough Edge to make you forget the Freestar. Nevermind that Flex is also the name applied to a string of, urm, gentleman’s... April 8, 2007 by  1


 

Kia Has Soul – and Political PR Problems, Too

Kia didn’t have any “new” news in New York so a wise p.r. department skipped the droning executive and threw a relaxed party with juice, booze, cookies and a... April 5, 2007 by 


 
2007 Kia KND-4 Concept

Kia Intros KND-4 Concept – In Seoul

Kia’s latest concept SUV is on display – but you’ll have to catch a flight to Seoul ’s Incheon airport to see it. Kia says the new KND-4 concept, on the Seoul auto... April 5, 2007 by 


 
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