IRVINE, Calif., May 29 (Korea Bizwire) - Following a hard-fought victory and podium finish at Barber Motorsports Park in rounds three and four, Kia Racing brings more than momentum to the Motor City this weekend. For rounds five and six of the Pirelli World Challenge (PWC) on the Streets of Belle Isle, it brings the GTS-class [...]
IRVINE, Calif., April 25, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia Racing scored a pair of podium finishes – including its first victory of the Pirelli World Challenge (PWC) season – on the temporary street circuit in Long Beach, Calif., nearby the brand’s U.S. headquarters in Irvine, Calif. The team takes that momentum into what could be considered its [...]
IRVINE, Calif., Apr. 17, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) — AutoTrader.com has named the 2015 Kia K900[1] and 2014 Kia Soul to its prestigious list of 2014 “Must Test Drive” vehicles. Kia joins AutoTrader.com’s select collection for the first time in 2014 and is one of only three brands to have more than one vehicle on the [...]
SEOUL, Korea, April 16, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of contract workers or temporary employees who are not guaranteed basic insurance benefits in Korea’s top-20 companies has surged last year while the number of full-time workers stayed at the same level. According to business planning reports from the local top-20 corporations, the total number of contract [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Feb 23 (Korea Bizwire) – More and more car buyers are weighing whether to go for a diesel or hybrid model instead of an usual gasoline-fueled car. This trend is further encouraged by the government that is stepping up regulations on fuel efficiency. Then what would be the better choice between diesel and [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Feb 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia Motors said on February 4 that it won the UL (Underwriters Laboratories) mark for the interior materials used in its Soul EV, the electric vehicle to be unveiled for the first time in the upcoming Chicago Auto Show to be open on February 8. According to company [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Jan 20 (Korea Bizwire) – There are some athletes who play better in international matches while putting up mediocre performance at home. In the same way, there are some car models that sell well overseas while selling fewer than 10,000 units domestically. The Kia Soul is one of such models. Last year, the [...]
Georgia, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) - With 2014 marking Kia Motors’ 20th anniversary in the U.S., Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG) and Kia Motors America (KMA) today announced several promotions to support the growing needs of both organizations as the brand’s product portfolio, customer base and units in operation continue to expand. At KMMG, Randy Jackson has been named [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Jan 01 (Korea Bizwire) – For beginner drivers, parking properly is one of the biggest challenges. When it comes to parallel-parking on a busy street or parking in a crowded shopping mall, neophytes often regret that they took the car out in the first place. But a latest technology can make this kind of worry [...]
IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 20, 2013 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia Motors America’s (KMA) popular urban passenger vehicle, the all-new 2014 Soul, has earned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) 5-Star overall safety rating. With its extensive list of standard safety features and use of high-tensile steel, Soul earned five stars in the frontal and side impact [...]