2005

16-12-2005
HIGH QUALITY AND VEHICLE DESIGN WIN AWARDS FOR KIA
This month´s victory by the Kia Rio in the ´Autobest 2006´ awards, is just one of many award tri-umphs achieved by Kia Motors during 2005. Kia products and services have won 16 major awards in 20 countries around the world this year. Read more
06-12-2005
NOVEMBER SALES BREAK THROUGH 24,500 UNITS LEVEL
During November, Kia sales reached a total of 24,571 units, 19% higher than the brand achieved that month in 2004. Kia´s top selling models for the month were Picanto (7,572 units delivered), heading the Sorento (3,425 sales), Sportage (3,352) and the New Rio, powering up to fourth place with 3,201 sales now the remarkable 1.5 diesel engine is available to boost this model´s appeal even further. Read more
10-10-2005
KIA´S EUROPEAN PLANT STARTS TO TAKE SHAPE
Construction of Kia Motors´ all-new car manufacturing facility, near the town of Zilina in Slovakia, is running ahead of schedule and the company´s first European plant is starting to take shape. At present 1,000 workers mostly from Slovakia, are working on site. Read more
05-10-2005
KIA SALES SHOW 55% GROWTH OVER NINE MONTHS
High demand across Europe for a broad range of Kia products during September, powered Kia sales up by 41% last month, to 30,528 vehicles. While the Picanto small car continues to be Kia´s biggest seller, with almost 10,000 customers in September (9,916 units), consumers found many other Kia models highly attractive. Sorento SUV sales totalled 4,266 units, followed by Sportage (3,679), the new Rio and Cerato - both boosted by diesel engine availability. Read more
02-09-2005
KIA SALES RUNNING 58% ABOVE 2004 LEVELS
Continuing high demand across Europe for Kia products during August, pushed Kia Motors sales up 36% last month to more than 18,000 vehicles in what is traditionally a ´quiet´ month for new car sales in the peak holiday season. Sales for the first eight months of 2005 reached almost 180,000 (178,006) units - 58% higher than the Kia brand achieved in same period of 2004. Read more
04-08-2005
KIA SALES CLIMB 61% OVER SEVEN MONTHS
Booming demand across Europe for its Picanto, Sorento, Sportage and Cerato models during July, pushed Kia Motors sales up 42% last month to almost 24,000 vehicles. Sales for the first seven months of 2005 reached almost 160,000 (159,925) units - 61% higher than the Kia brand achieved in same period of 2004. Read more
01-07-2005
KIA MONTHLY SALES HIT ALL-TIME HIGH IN JUNE
Kia sales in Europe reached an all-time high during June, with 28,748 units delivered - a rise of 53% compared to sales in June 2004. For the second successive month Kia sales set new record levels across the 28 countries comprising its European sales division, well above the company´s declared target of a ´50% annual rise rate´ and confirm Kia´s growing status as a major automotive brand. Read more
19-05-2005
JD Power confirms Kia´s rapid gains in vehicle quality
An influential annual survey of new automobiles has confirmed Kia´s rapid gains in vehicle quality. The 2005 JD Power Initial Quality Study (IQS) reports two significant developments for Kia - a 13-point improvement overall, across its model range and a 64-point gain for the new C-Segment Cerato (Spectra) which was rated second most improved car of 2005. The IQS ranks vehicles by recording ´problems per 100 units´. Read more
09-05-2005
KIA SALES IN EUROPE JUMP 78% IN APRIL
Ever-increasing European consumer demand for Kia products was confirmed once again this week with publication of the monthly new car sales data for April. Kia sales jumped 78% compared to April 2004, with a total of 21,580 vehicles delivered during the month. Read more
01-04-2005
KIA´S SALES SUCCESS CONTINUES THROUGHOUT EUROPE IN MARCH
Kia Motors Europe has today announced that strong sales across Europe in March means the brand´s success story continues to grow. Total sales for March reached an all-time high of 26,532 units, an 86% increase on the same period in 2004 and 9% ahead of Kia´s expectations. The cumulative figure for January to March this year was 60,278 units, representing a 72% increase on Quarter 1 in 2004. Read more
01-04-2005
NEW COUNTRIES JOIN KIA MOTORS EUROPE
Kia Motors Corporation is realigning its organisation in Europe to fully reflect the unique importance of that market and to ensure continued success for Kia in the years ahead. Read more
24-03-2005
Kia Motors reaches milestone of five million exports
Kia Motors today announced that it has reached one of the most significant milestones in its history, with the export of its five millionth vehicle -- a new Picanto bound for Italy. The milestone marks the latest stage in the evolution of Kia as a major player in the global automotive sector. Read more
14-03-2005
Kia Motors new Rio pre-launch website
Kia Motors Corporation is proud to announce the opening of the new Rio pre-launch website. The colorful new website contains a wealth of information on the new Rio 4- and 5-door models. The new Rio is the first Kia model to fully represent Kia´s new brand identity. Read more
07-03-2005
FAST START FOR KIA SALES IN 2005
For the past two years, Kia has been the fastest growing auto brand in Europe with sales up 50% year-on-year, each year and the company is determined to maintain that momentum throughout 2005. Read more
04-03-2005
MANAGEMENT BOOST FOR KIA IN EUROPE
Following the successful world debut of Kia´s all-new Rio five-door hatchback at the 75th Salon de L´Automobile in Geneva, Kia Motors Europe is realigning its organisation to maintain its position as Europe´s fastest growing auto brand and ensure continued success in the years ahead. Acknowledging the importance of Europe to the Kia Motors Corporation, current KME Vice President Jean-Charles Lievens, is promoted to Senior Vice President, with immediate effect. Read more
23-02-2005
KIA CHOOSE MEDIA AGENCY FOR EUROPE
As part of its on-going programme to consolidate the Kia brand as a major automotive force in Europe, Kia Motors Europe has signed an agreement with media agency OMD Europe, part of the Omnicom Media Group. OMD´s subsidiary K360 Media will operate the service for Kia. Read more
22-02-2005
KIA SPONSORS ´BEST-EVER´ DAVIS CUP
In the same week that the Kia Motors Corporation holds the world premiere of its all-new Rio five-door hatchback model at the Geneva Motor Show, the brand will also receive high profile exposure at 36 tennis venues around the world as the 2005 Davis Cup competition gets underway. Read more
01-02-2005
ALL-TIME HIGH SALES FOR KIA IN JANUARY
Kia has announced all-time high January sales across Europe, with 15,960 vehicles delivered to retail customers compared to just 10,286 last year - a 55% leap in demand. The Picanto small car launched in mid-2004 continues to attract a host of new customers to the Kia brand, while demand for the established Carnival MPV and Sorento SUV is still growing. The all-new Sportage compact SUV introduced late last year has got off to a great start, thanks in part to offering consumers the rare combination (for this size of SUV) of a modern diesel engine matched to an automatic transmission. Read more
31-01-2005
KIA RIO WINS ICE RACING TROPHY - AGAIN !
For the second year in a row, a Team Kia driver has won the spectacular Andros Trophy ice racing championship in France, while Kia claimed the constructors´ championship for the first time, with nine wins from 12 races. Yvan Muller´s successful partnership with Kia began last year when he piloted the single Kia Rio entry to victory in the 2004 Andros Trophy. The double victory for the Kia team, both drivers´ and constructors´ championships in 2005, confirms again the strength of this partnership. Read more
24-01-2005
KIA EUROPE ANNOUNCES NEW MANAGER PR & MARKETING
Kia Motors Europe announced today that Dr Iris v. Kirschbaum has been appointed to the position of Manager PR & Marketing with effect from the 17h of January 2005. Dr Kirschbaum has broad experience as a PR & Marketing manager and as a former journalist in the consumer and heavy vehicle industry. Read more
19-01-2005
Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group launches new global brand management strategy
Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group today announced the launch of its new global brand management strategy, in which Hyundai and Kia will pursue differentiated brand images as a means of boosting the Group´s overall market share and increasing the value of the two brands. Read more
07-01-2005
FIFTH RECORD-BREAKING YEAR FOR KIA
Official year-end figures for European car sales in 2004 confirm that Kia has achieved record-breaking sales for the fifth year in a row. Across 20 countries in Europe, total Kia sales jumped to 179,657 last year - a 49% rise. Read more

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