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Wednesday, Jun 10
Review: 2010 Kia Soul deserves to be breakout hit
CA Perhaps the details of the funkwagon's story seemed overly familiar at first blush – Kia wants, nee, needs to be more than just the bargain-basement Hyundai store. Differentiating product lines with the help of bold design has been tried before, ...
Saturday, May 23
REPORT: Chevrolet Aveo replacement postponed until 2011
CA Much of that slumping production is being lost to rivals like Hyundai and Kia in oh-so-important emerging market of China, where Daewoo's sales dropped by 3.2-percent even in the face of an expanding market. In effort to keep the doors open in the face ...
Wednesday, Dec 17
Detroit Preview: Kia bringing Soul Coupe to Detroit?
Just when we thought that we'd seen every possible variation of the Kia Soul that the Korean automaker could whip up, news comes from Kia that one more concept is on its way to the Detroit Auto Show in January. Kia's not talking much about the car, but there is one early picture that's actually...
Thursday, Nov 20
LA 2008: Kia's Soul-ful debut
The Korean automaker promises that there will be an abundant number of customization possibilities for its new Soul and there will be three separate Soul models in addition to the base kit, including the Soul+, Soul! (exclaim) and Soul sport. We think that they may be trying a bit too hard t...
Tuesday, Nov 4
SEMA 2008: Kia Borrego Limited Concept does its best Escalade impression
With the Escalade on the ropes, it looks like Kia might step in to rescue all those lovers of blacked-out blinged-up chromed-out big-wheeled SUVs. The metallic black Borrego Limited Concept that debuted at SEMA today gets chrome exterior mirrors, chrome upper and lower grilles, chrome...
Thursday, Mar 20
New York 2008: Kia KOUP Concept comes out
Filed under: Concept Cars, New York Auto Show, Coupes, Kia Overall, the KOUP concept proves that Kia might finally be getting its stylistic act together, despite some of the derivative design cues that this too-close-to-production two-door is sporting.
Wednesday, Aug 1
By the Numbers: July 2007
BMW Group 25.1% at 28,364 (07/06: 23,611) Chrysler Group -4.6% at 137,728 (07/06: 150,349) Ford Motor Co -15.7% at 195,245 (07/06: 241,339) General Motors -18.5% at 320,935 (07/06: 410,332) Honda America -3.2% at 141,049 (07/06: 151,804) Nissan North America 5.9% at 87,877 (07/06: 86,406)
Wednesday, Jul 25
AutoblogGreen for 07.26.07
Two image unveilings yesterday: the Audi A1 and the Kia Pro-cee'd. You see them above, but whaddya think? Are these smallish cars doing it for you? We like them at AutoblogGreen, especially the low CO2 emissions in the cee'd, but this isn't about us.
Monday, Jul 23
Imports taking up the slack in fleet sales
OK, this seems like a no-brainer. As GM and Ford have gradually pulled back from the low-margin fleet sales market, import fleet sales have surged. After all, somebody has to keep the rental car lots filled. It's mostly been the mainline Asian automakers that have stepped in to fill the void. T...
Friday, Jul 20
Hyundai and Kia open $58M green tech center
Bolstering their green credentials and commitment to the environment, Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia have teamed up on a $50 million green tech R&D center. The purpose of the facility will be to "accelerate the commercialization of fuel-cell electric vehicles," and it is kitte...
Tuesday, Jul 17
AutoblogGreen for 07.18.07
J.D. Power: Hybrids losing popularity to dieselsAll parts of a pig: Greener biodiesel with the help of "sus scrofa domestica"VIDEO: Ford's Hydrogen Fusion 999 hits the track for the first timeFord Focus the one bright spot among domestic small car salesHybridfest 2007: America's large...
Tuesday, Jul 3
By the Numbers: June 2007
COMPANIES BMW Group 2.0% at 29,394 (6/06: 27,735) Chrysler Group -5% at 183,347 (6/06: 185,946) Ford Motor Co -11.5% at 247,599 (6/06: 269,404) General Motors -24% at 326,300 (6/06: 413,473) Honda America 7.3% at 140,935 (6/06: 126,449) Nissan North America 18.2% at 92,213 (6/06: 75,154)
IIHS finds most trucks, SUVs and minivans have poor head restraints
Filed under: Minivans/MPVs, SUVs, Trucks/Pickups, Safety, Crossovers/CUVs, Acura, BMW, Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford, GM, GMC, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mazda, Mitsubishi, ToyotaOver the past few years, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has been testing the effectiveness...
Wednesday, Jun 13
Chrysler considering upping warranty coverage
Filed under: Car Buying, Maintenance, Chrysler, DaimlerChryslerWhat's the hottest new trend in Motown? Increasing the length of your warranty coverage. Hyundai turned up the heat when it began offering its 10-year/100,000 mile powertrain warranty back in 2000 before passing it on t...
Monday, Jun 11
No Stuttgart snacks for you: Porsche ditches Detroit auto show
While the logic of blowing off the largest automotive expo in North America escapes us, it would be a pity if Porsche decides to return to the fray, and is subsequently relegated to a less desirable spot at Cobo Hall. It's happened to Kia, so it isn't out of the question. Then again, Porsche is n...
Friday, May 25
Updated 2007 Kia Picanto bound for Barcelona
The Kia Picanto is a small city car that's a big seller for the South Korean automaker. Though not sold in the U.S., the Picanto, which is based on the Hyundai Getz, is a hit in Europe and other export markets where teeny weeny autos are appreciated by the populace. Early next month, Kia will be deb...
Tuesday, May 22
CONFIRMED: Kia performance cars to be badged XR
Back in March we showed you spy pics of a Kia cee'd dressed in performance paraphernalia. It was wearing an "XR" badge, which forecasted Kia's recent confirmation that over the next three years it will be introducing high-performance models under an XR sub-brand. The confirmation became...
Thursday, May 10
Spy Shots: Hyundai's RWD Coupe!
Hyundai is about to be a very hot brand, and the biggest log on the fire will be its upcoming rear-wheel-drive BH platform that will spawn the Genesis luxury sedan, a long-wheelbase Genesis model, a Kia version of the Genesis, a possible pickup, and a groundbreaking (for Hyundai) rear-wh...
Friday, May 4
Hyundai considering RWD, car-based pickup
Could it be true? Mike Levine at Pickuptruck.com thinks so and has quotes from Hyundai to back it up. The speculation is that the South Korean automaker may levereage the BH platform on which its upcoming Genesis luxury sedan is based to produce a new rear-wheel-drive pickup. Up until this po...
Tuesday, May 1
By the Numbers: April 2007
COMPANIES BMW Group 8.8% at 28,692 (4/06: 28,563) Chrysler Group 10% at 193,104 (4/06: 190,095) Ford Motor Co -5.7% at 228,623 (4/06: 262,722) General Motors -2.2% at 311,687 (4/06: 345,404) Honda America -1.6% at 126,419 (4/06: 139,124) Nissan North America -11% at 71,124 (4/06: 86,720)
Monday, Apr 30
You ready for a V8-powered, RWD coupe from Hyundai?
While we were digitally thumbing through the latest virtual issue of Winding Road (subscribe here for free if you haven't already), we were struck by a particularly well done article on the forthcoming Genesis sedan from Hyundai. The WR folk dug deep and unearthed a lot of info about the se...
Tuesday, Apr 3
By the Numbers: March 2007
BMW Group -1.4% at 28980 (3/06: 28,352) Chrysler Group -8% at 206,435 (3/06: 216,412) Ford Motor Co -12.24% at 264,975 (3/06: 291,146) General Motors -7.7% at 349,867 (3/06: 365,375) Honda America 7.3% at 143,392 (3/06: 128,806) Nissan North America 3.9% at 111,119 (3/06: 103,095)
More good news for Hyundai/Kia: new U.S. trade pact favorable
Within the past few years, Hyundai and Kia have gone from makers of cheap, unattractive junkers with great warranties, to companies with good quality, improved designs, and great warranties. Losing the import tariffs will help Korean automakers deliver good products at an even better...
Friday, Mar 23
In the Autoblog Garage: 2007 Kia Rondo EX
Filed under: Garage, Minivans/MPVs, Kia click on the above image to view additional pics of the 2007 Kia Rondo EX Gallery: 2007 Kia Rondo EX BOLD MOVES: THE FUTURE OF FORD A new documentary series. Be part of the transformation as it happens in real-time
Friday, Mar 16
New Hyundai engine plant in 'Bama will build four-cylinder GEMA engines
Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing, Hyundai, Kia Earlier this week Hyundai announced it would be adding an engine plant to its sole U.S. production facility in Montgomery, Alabama. We didn't know at the time exactly what engine the new facility would produce, but in the back of our minds as...
Thursday, Mar 15
Kia planning Audi TT rival
At this year's Frankfurt Motor Show, Kia will debut a concept sports car aimed squarely at the Audi TT. A production version of the concept could go into production by 2009, according ot Auto Express. These are bold plans for the South Korean automaker, but it has a secret weapon in design dir...
Wednesday, Mar 7
Geneva Motor Show: Kia lifts the lid on the ex_cee'd convertible concept
Kia removed the helium-filled chrome organ pipes wraps off their ex_cee'd convertible concept yesterday, showing that all is not staid convention over at the lil' Korean automaker. The ex_cee'd convertible is another attempt to prove to the European market that Kia should be consider...
Wednesday, Feb 21
Kia ex_cee'd convertible concept set for Geneva debut
click on above image to view high-resolution images of the Kia ex_cee'd concept Joining the ex_cee'd on the Kia stage in Geneva wil be the cee'd station wagon and the Kia Rio Hybrid. We'll report back on all three from the show floor in early March.
