Hyundai Gains Edge With Hybrid Battery Replacement Coverage
February 6, 2012 – 1:40 pm | No Comment

Korean automaker finds yet another way to trump its competitors.
What would keep you from buying a hybrid model? Besides price, one of the most significant concerns for potential buyers are each model’s battery packs. Those …

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Kia Undertakes Expansion of Georgia Plant
June 3, 2011 – 12:05 am | No Comment
Kia Undertakes Expansion of Georgia Plant

Korean automaker responds to surging customer demand.
WEST POINT, GA. — Kia Motors has one assembly plant in North America and that factory has to handle increasingly larger production demand as consumers want more. With an …

Fuel Efficient Cars Power April Sales Surge
May 4, 2011 – 11:47 am | No Comment
Fuel Efficient Cars Power April Sales Surge

American car-buying consumers are turning to more fuel efficient cars as gas prices surge toward $4 per gallon. That’s good news for car manufacturers who are better positioned to respond to changing consumer tastes unlike …

Kia Brings New Model, 700 Jobs to Georgia
April 22, 2011 – 8:48 am | No Comment
Kia Brings New Model, 700 Jobs to Georgia

Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. is the first manufacturing plant for Kia Motors Corporation, a Korean automaker and cousin to Hyundai Motors. Based in rural West Point near I-85 and astride the Alabama border, this …

2011 Kia Optima Specs and Overview
December 21, 2010 – 12:15 am | One Comment
2011 Kia Optima Specs and Overview

Like its Korean cousin, Hyundai, Kia has been making great strides in recent years to produce cars that are much more desirable than what they sold as recently as five years ago. The 2011 Kia …

Kia Set To Break Sales Record…Again
November 5, 2010 – 6:05 am | One Comment
Kia Set To Break Sales Record…Again

It wasn’t too many years ago when I described at least one Kia model as being a throw away car, raising the ire of a handful of readers who felt that I had insulted them …

Kia Sales Are Up Year To Date
July 2, 2008 – 5:49 am | 10 Comments
Kia Sales Are Up Year To Date

When it comes to automotive brands, Kia doesn’t garner the same level of respect as Toyota, Ford, or even Hyundai, its sister company. Kia has always found itself in a sort of “weak stepsister” role …