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Kia Design And Manufacturing Facilities
South Korean automobile manufacturer Kia maintains 14 manufacturing facilities in eight countries along with research centres in South Korea, the US, Japan, and Germany. Kia has four manufacturing plants in South Korea and additional plants in China, India, Japan, Mexico, Slovakia, the United States and Vietnam. Design centers Namyang Design Center The Namyang Design Center, located in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, Hwaseong, South Korea, serves as Kia's primary design facility. The facility, which is shared with parent company Hyundai Group, Hyundai, is located on over 3.3 million square meters of land and serves as the central hub for engineering work encompassing the entire design process, from pre-design studies, prototyping and extensive track testing, and full-scale wind tunnel aerodynamic testing. to crash testing. Kia and Hyundai employees from around the world receive training at the Namyang Center. * Kia Design Center America The Kia Design Center America in Irvine, California, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kia Motors South Korea Factory
Kia Corporation (, formerly known as Kyungsung Precision Industry (京城精密工業) and Kia Motors Corporation) is a South Korean multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automobile manufacturer headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It is South Korea's second largest automobile manufacturer, after its parent company, Hyundai Motor Company, with sales of over 2.8 million vehicles in 2019. Kia is owned by Hyundai Motor Company, Hyundai, which holds a 33.88% stake valued at just over US$6 billion. Kia in turn is a minority owner of more than twenty Hyundai Motor Group, Hyundai subsidiaries ranging from 4.9% up to 45.37%, totaling more than US$8.3 billion. Etymology According to the company, "Kia" derives from the Hanja (, 'to arise') and (, which stands for wikt:亞細亞, 亞細亞, meaning 'Asia'); it is roughly translated as "Rising from (East Asia, East) Asia". History Origins and the early expansion Kia was founded on June 9, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kia EV3
The Kia EV3 () is a battery electric subcompact crossover SUV ( B-segment) produced by Kia. It is the fourth model in the manufacturer's "EV" line-up after the EV5. Overview The EV3 was previewed by the Kia EV3 Concept car which was presented on 12 October 2023 during the manufacturer's Kia EV Day event, then exhibited at the LA Auto Show in November. The production version was unveiled on the 23 May 2024, with sales set to commence in July 2024 in South Korea. The production EV3 is largely inspired from the concept car and shares a few design elements from the larger EV9. It adopts the brand's 'Opposites United' design philosophy with a 'Digital Tiger Face' front fascia and 'Star Map' signature vertical lighting front and rear. Its chassis is derived from the front-wheel-drive Hyundai-Kia K3 platform but the body structure has been redesigned for battery electric vehicles. Kia markets it as the Electric Global Modular Platform (E-GMP) 400 V architecture. The i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kia Sorento
The Kia Sorento () is a series of two-wheel-drive and four-wheel-drive family SUVs manufactured by the South Korean manufacturer Kia since 2002 through four generations. Initially a compact SUV built on a body-on-frame chassis, the second-generation Sorento transitioned to a larger car-based platform which placed it into the mid-size crossover SUV class, and has been developed alongside the Hyundai Santa Fe. , the Sorento is positioned between the smaller Sportage and the larger Telluride in Kia's SUV global lineup. First generation (BL; 2002) 2002–2006 Debuting in Late 2001, the first generation Sorento was a traditional truck-based body-on-frame SUV. All American Sorentos also came with dual front airbags and dual side-curtain airbags in the front and rear. An optional four-wheel drive system with low range received praise for adding to the vehicle's off-road ability. It had two transmission options, a 5-speed manual or 4- and 5-speed automatic (pre-2005 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kia Tasman
The Kia Tasman () is a mid-size pickup truck to be produced by South Korean manufacturer Kia in 2025. It is built on a body-on-frame chassis, and powered by turbocharged four-cylinder petrol and diesel engines. It was unveiled simultaneously in two locations on 29 October 2024 at the Jeddah International Motor Show in Saudi Arabia, and in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Etymology The vehicle is named after the Tasman Sea, located between Australia and New Zealand. According to Kia, the name was chosen due to the importance of the Australian and New Zealand markets for the vehicle. Overview The Tasman will be produced in South Korea, with Australia targeted to be one of the main markets for the vehicle. Kia claimed the Tasman will be "the most Australian vehicle" it has ever developed. Kia Australia claimed a major involvement in the development of the pickup truck, and targeted around 10 percent of pickup truck market share in the country once the Tasman went on sale. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kia K8
The Kia K8 is an executive car manufactured by Kia. Based on the Hyundai Grandeur, it is internally designated, ‘GL3’. Replacing the K7/Cadenza, it was released in April 2021 in South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t .... Overview The Kia K8 was first offered for sale on 8 April 2021 with an online launch. Pictures of the K8 were released on 17 February 2021. Features include a driver-centre layout with a curved display and 12-inch head-up display, updated infotainment plus HVAC systems, lighting synced with the navigation system, driver's ergo motion seat, and multi-function centre armrest and headrest. It is similar to the mechanically identical seventh-generation Hyundai Grandeur/Azera twin. File:Kia K8 Hybrid GL3 HEV Snow White Pearl (2) (crop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kia K5
The Kia K5 (), formerly known as the Kia Optima (), is a mid-size car manufactured by Kia since 2000 and marketed globally through various nameplates. First generation cars were mostly marketed as the Optima, although the Kia Magentis name was used in Europe and Canada when sales began there in 2002. For the second-generation models, Kia used the Kia Lotze and Kia K5 name for the South Korean market, and the Magentis name globally, except in the United States, Canada, Malaysia and the Middle East, where the Optima name was retained until the 2021 model year. The K5 name is used for all markets since the introduction of the fifth generation in 2019. First generation (MS; 2000) From 2000–2005, Optimas were a rebadged variant of the Hyundai Sonata, differing from the Sonata only in minor exterior styling details and equipment content. It was first shown in South Korea in July 2000 and was the first product of the Kia-Hyundai platform integration plan. In Australia, the Opt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ford Aspire
The Ford Aspire nameplate has been used by the American automobile manufacturer Ford for the following cars, in the following markets: * Ford Festiva The Ford Festiva is a four passenger, three-door, front-drive subcompact car manufactured in South Korea by Kia, under license from Mazda and marketed by Ford for model years 1986–2002 over three generations in Japan, the Americas, and Austral ..., in North America from 1993 to 1997 * The sedan version of the Ford Figo, a rebadged third generation Ford Ka in India since 2015 {{Set index article, cars Aspire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kia Avella
The Ford Festiva is a four passenger, three-door, front-drive subcompact car manufactured in South Korea by Kia, under license from Mazda and marketed by Ford for model years 1986–2002 over three generations in Japan, the Americas, and Australia as the Festiva and as the Aspire in North America during its second generation. Designed by Mazda using the DA platform and B series straight-four engines, the Festiva was manufactured in South Korea by Kia, under license. Kia began marketing the first generation in South Korea under license — as the Kia Pride. Australasia and Europe received the first version between 1987 and 1991 as the " Mazda 121". After 1991, Australasian sales began under the "Ford Festiva" name, while European sales continued as the "Kia Pride". Kia ended production of the Pride in 2000. Ongoing production of the first generation overlapped its second generation, introduced in 1993 and marketed as the Ford Aspire in North America and as the Kia Avella ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mazda 121
The Mazda 121 name has been used on a variety of Mazda automobiles for various export markets from 1975 until 2002: * 1975–1981 — Piston engined variants of the second generation Mazda Cosmo sports car * 1986–1991 — First generation Ford Festiva; subcompact car * 1991–1998 — Autozam Revue; subcompact four-door sedan * 1996–2002 — First generation Mazda Demio; subcompact car (in countries where the Fiesta-based "121" was not sold) * 1996–2002 — Badge engineered version of the fourth-generation Ford Fiesta subcompact car Subcompact car is a North American Car classification, classification for cars smaller than a compact car. It is broadly equivalent to the B-segment (Europe), supermini (Great Britain) or A0-class (China) classifications. According to the Unite ..., sold in some European markets File:Mazda 121 (CD) at Schaffen-Diest (2017).jpg, Mazda 121 (1975–1981) File:1988 Mazda 121 (DA) Fun Top 3-door hatch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badge Engineering
In the automotive industry, rebadging (also known as badge engineering, an intentionally ironic misnomer in that little or no actual engineering takes place) is a form of market segmentation used by automobile manufacturers around the world. To allow for product differentiation without designing or engineering a new model or brand (at high cost or risk), a manufacturer creates a distinct automobile by applying a new "badge" or trademark (brand, logo, or manufacturer's name/make/marque) to an existing product line. The term originated with the practice of replacing an automobile's emblems to create an ostensibly new model sold by a different maker. Changes may be confined to swapping badges and emblems, or may encompass minor styling differences, as with cosmetic changes to headlights, taillights, front and rear fascias, and even outer body skins. More extreme examples involve differing engines and drivetrains. The objective is "to spread the huge development costs of a new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kia Pride
The Kia Pride is a subcompact car sold by the South Korean automobile manufacturer Kia Motors between March 1987 and January 2000, and again since September 2011. Between April 2005 and September 2011 the Kia New Pride had been sold. Original models derived from the Ford Festiva and sold in South Korea and some export markets. Between 2005 and 2011, the New Pride was the South Korean market name for the Kia Rio JB sold in export markets. The Pride sold from 2011 to 2017 is also based on the Rio—this time the UB series. Various versions of the Pride family, including sedan, hatchback, liftback, station wagon and pickup, were produced in Iran between 1992 and 2020. Most variants have been halted, with Saipa 151 (pickup version) being the last variant still in production. In October 2024, to celebrate Kia's 80th Anniversary, the Gen 1 Pride was restomodded into an electric vehicle, featuring a manual gearbox and a fresh coat of white paint with a “White Pearl” finish.https:/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ford Festiva
The Ford Festiva is a four passenger, three-door, front-drive subcompact car manufactured in South Korea by Kia, under license from Mazda and marketed by Ford for model years 1986–2002 over three generations in Japan, the Americas, and Australia as the Festiva and as the Aspire in North America during its second generation. Designed by Mazda using the DA platform and B series straight-four engines, the Festiva was manufactured in South Korea by Kia, under license. Kia began marketing the first generation in South Korea under license — as the Kia Pride. Australasia and Europe received the first version between 1987 and 1991 as the " Mazda 121". After 1991, Australasian sales began under the "Ford Festiva" name, while European sales continued as the "Kia Pride". Kia ended production of the Pride in 2000. Ongoing production of the first generation overlapped its second generation, introduced in 1993 and marketed as the Ford Aspire in North America and as the Kia Avella ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
