The beginnings of this manufacturer of cars surcoreano go back 1944, when he was devoting himself to make bicycles and steel tubes. It comes to our blog of the engine KIA or translated to the Castilian “the one that arises from Asia”. His more and more modern and better finished models have ended up being done with a market share for his more than interesting price.
- KIA; South Korea.
- Founded in 1944.
- Emblematic models: Pride, Rio Avella, Shuma, Sephia, Opirus.
- Models in production: Sportage, Sorento, Picanto, Soul, Cee'd, Carnival.
- Future: Come.
The origin of the mark mends to the foundation of an industrial holding dedicated to the construction of tubes, engines and commercial vehicles under the mark Asia. Precisely of this ancient mark his current name KIA goes out, “the one that arises from Asia”.
In 1952, the signature surcoreana changed his name into Kyungsung Precision Industry that later would begin the production of motorcycles, trucks and tourisms.
Already in 1986 and after an agreement with Mazda, KIA made several of his models to be sold in other countries like North America and Australia. Between these models dedicated to the exportation can stand out the Pride (based on the Mazda 121) and the Avella. At the beginning of the 90, KIA exported models as the compact Sephia and the todoterreno Sportage.
There came the crisis of ends of the 90 and like other Korean marks, KIA was absorbed, in his case for Hyundai. The group increased his sales and his production and now KIA is present in more than 100 countries and his products enjoy the last technologies, a very trustworthy mechanics and a relation very interesting quality / price.
In 2006, motive KIA America inaugurated the first one of his plants of assembly in American soil, specifically in West Point, Georgia, with an initial cost for 1.000 million dollars. This plant to full yield is capable of producing 300.000 vehicles a year and it has given more than 5.000 new work places in the area.
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