Kia reveals second view of new Pro-cee´d

´Sporty´ three-door Kia remains close to 2006 concept car

Kia Motors Corporation has revealed the second ´preview image´ of its stylish new Pro-cee´d, the third model in the cee´d family of cars designed in Europe and made in Slovakia.

"We wanted to make Pro-cee´d as ´sporty´ as a cee´d could possibly be, while still remaining a member of our cee´d family," explains Gregory Guillaume, Chief Designer Kia Motors Europe. "We are proud that the appearance of the Pro-cee´d production car remains so close to the concept we showed at the Paris Motor Show last year.

"The three-door Kia Pro-cee´d is such a comprehensive re-working of the cee´d design theme that only the bonnet and the front wing panels are carried over from the five-door model. All other exterior panels are new and exclusive to this car."

The new Kia Pro-cee´d three-door hatchback model which will make its World Premiere at this year´s Frankfurt International Motor Show on 11 September and will go on sale across Europe in early 2008.

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Editors´ Notes

Kia Motors Europe
Kia Motors Europe is the European sales, marketing, and service arm of Kia Motors Corporation. With its headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, it covers 29 markets in Europe.

About Kia Motors Corporation
Kia Motors Corporation (www.kiamotors.com) was founded in 1944 and is Korea´s oldest manufacturer of motor vehicles. As part of the Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group, Kia aims to become one of the world´s premier automotive brands.

Kia´s 13 manufacturing and assembly operations in nine countries produce more than 1.3 million vehicles a year that are sold and serviced through a network of distributors and dealers covering 165 countries. Kia today has 33,000 employees and annual revenues of US$19 billion.

Kia is the major sponsor of the Australian Tennis Open and an official worldwide sponsor of the
Davis Cup. From 2007 to 2014, Kia will be an official automotive partner of FIFA - governing body of soccer´s FIFA World Cup. Kia boosted its football links this year with three new sponsorships of major teams that will see the Kia logo appearing in the UEFA Champions League - FC Girondins de Bordeaux, FC Brussels and Atletico de Madrid.

Kia Motors Corporation´s brand slogan - ´The Power to Surprise´ - represents the company´s global commitment to surpassing customer expectations through continuous automotive innovation.

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