BackKia reveals ‘new look’ for enhanced Kia cee’d range


Kia’s top-selling model in Europe, the Kia cee’d, will feature a ‘new look’ when the comprehensively updated range goes on sale in October. Restyled under the direction of Kia’s Chief Design Officer, Peter Schreyer, the new cee’d features the latest version of the company’s signature grille – an evolving expression of the brand’s design DNA.
The ‘new look’ Kia cee’d range of hatchback, wagon and coupe models will make its world premiere on 15 September at Frankfurt’s 63rd International Motor Show.
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Editors’ Notes
Kia cee’d in Europe
Designed, engineered and manufactured in Europe, for sale exclusively in Europe, the Kia cee’d is a genuine contender for top class honours in the C-segment. The cee’d was the first Kia vehicle to achieve a 5-Star EuroNCAP crash safety rating and since launch, Kia has sold more than 230,000 examples across Western Europe.
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 32 markets in Europe.
About Kia Motors Corporation
Kia Motors Corporation (www.kia.com) – a maker of quality vehicles for the young-at-heart – 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. More than 1.4 million vehicles a year are produced at 13 manufacturing and assembly operations in nine coun-tries. These vehicles are sold and serviced through a network of distributors and dealers covering 172 countries.
Kia today has more than 40,000 employees and annual revenues of almost US$17 billion.
It is the major sponsor of the Australian Tennis Open.
Kia is also an official automotive partner of FIFA – the governing body of the FIFA World Cup – as well as a EUROTOP partner of UEFA.
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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