LAS VEGAS, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai has once again teamed up with some of the biggest names in the automotive tuning community for SEMA 2014. This year, Hyundai focuses on the performance and tuning capabilities of its newest models, the 2015 Genesis and 2015 Sonata. Also featured in this year’s roster is the most-powerful [...]
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The award-winning Hyundai Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport offer more standard comfort and convenience equipment for 2015, including refinements to the steering and suspension systems. The 2015 Santa Fe Sport starts at only $24,950, excluding $875 freight charge, and is arriving in dealerships now. The electric [...]
IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – On the court, he is a ten-time NBA All-Star and the most popular athlete in the U.S.1; away from the arena he is a philanthropist, businessman and trendsetter; and today, LeBron James proudly includes a Kia K900 – the brand’s first-ever rear-drive luxury sedan – among his fleet [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 9, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) — Since declaring design management as a core driver of the company’s future growth and the hiring of President & Chief Design Officer Peter Schreyer in 2007, Kia Motors Corporation’s brand value has skyrocketed by 480% from US$929 million to US$5.4 billion, according to Interbrand’s exclusive list of 100 [...]
IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – A stunt driver tears around a banked track in a sophisticated and athletic automobile. Lights blur. Wheels spin. A speedway fence shakes. And three passengers in racing suits and helmets are oblivious to the goings-on as they stretch out and get comfortable in the innovative first-class lounge seating and [...]
Irvine, Calif., Sep. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia Motors claimed the 2014 Pirelli World Challenge (PWC) Grand Touring Sport (GTS) and Touring Car A (TC-A) Manufacturer Championships at the series’ season finale this past weekend at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah. On the strength of five pole positions, five race wins and 13 podium finishes [...]
IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia Motors America (KMA) is kicking off the implementation of a robust charging network in advance of the Soul EV going on sale in California during the third quarter of this year. With Kia’s addition of 17 new DC fast chargers to California’s already-existing network of 198, charger availability will [...]
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Like the millions of college football fans across the country, Hyundai is gearing up for what is sure to be an exciting 2014 season. Hyundai’s successful college football marketing program is back for its fourth year and is connecting its owners, the most loyal in the entire automotive [...]
IRVINE, Calif., August 21, 2014 – Since bursting on the scene in 2009 as “a new way to roll,” the funky Soul urban passenger vehicle – and an accompanying trio of music-loving hamsters – has become a genuine phenomenon, with U.S. sales of the iconic people mover increasing every year. Now, with “geek chic” newly [...]
IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Coming off a record-breaking sales performance in the first half of 2014, the Kia Soul has been named to the list of 10 Best Back-to-School Cars by Kelley Blue Book’s KBB.com. All new for the 2014 model year, the Soul sold an individual nameplate record 74,999 units in [...]