Kia News
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Making the Decision Can Be As Frustrating As the Repair Bills
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Now, For Your Fuel-Efficient Little Green Car, V-8 Sound!If you drive a small car or, heaven forfend, a hybrid or a clean-diesel, you may have heard the jokes. And the jibes. "Hey, Mister, how many rubber bands that thing have?" And so on. But we've got a foolproof way for you to grin all the way past the gas pumps. Suppose your fuel-efficient green car...
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Ray Concept Gives Kia Credibility Boost In Green Segment
Slick Lines And a Potential For 202 MPG
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Kia Previews Plug-In Hybrid Concept To Debut at Chicago Show
With the 2010 Detroit Auto Show behind us, we're fast coming up on the Chicago Auto Show, which starts February 10. Now we've gotten our first teaser image, for the Kia Ray concept car that will be unveiled in the spacious precincts of McCormack Hall. Kia says the Ray is meant to demonstrate how...
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Kia UVO Voice-Controlled System To Launch in 2010
Ford Will No Longer Be the Sole Microsoft Auto Platform User
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Kia Soul 1.6-Liter Is Sure To Be a Hard Find
The Quirky and Cool Soul Wants To Have the Big Engine
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We previewed the upcoming 2011 Mazda2 subcompact a couple of months ago, but now we have more details, along with photos of its updated styling. The five-door hatchback will be officially unveiled in early December, at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The 2011 Mazda Mazda2 will go on sale in the U.S. and Canada late next year. We chatted in New York last week with Robert Davis, Mazda's senior vice-president for quality, research and development, about the Mazda2 and other topics. Styling refreshed Compared to the model launched late in 2007, the styling of the 2011 Mazda Mazda2 has been mildly...
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Why Small Is a Four Letter Word In the American Automotive Market
Small Cars in America May Be Mid-size Car Anywhere Else
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2010 Toyota Prius Gets Top Safety Rating
It's almost sold out in some areas, the solar sunroof is smashing sales projections, and now the 2010 Toyota Prius had added a further laurel to its overflowing cap: The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has awarded the 2010 Prius its "Top Safety Pick" designation. That award goes to vehicles...
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2010 Pontiac Vibe: The Last Pontiac Is The Greenest
As the world's battered automakers gear up for the 2010 model year, we say goodbye to a few outgoing models. Among them are the last Pontiacs, a brand General Motors will dispense with after 2010. The sole car offered to the public for the new model year will be the 2010 Pontiac Vibe, a five-door...
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2010 Kia Soul: Just Another Box or Step Above the Rest?
The New Kia Soul Tries to Out Shine the Cube and xB
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Kia to Unveil Forte LPI Hybrid at Seoul Auto Show
The opening of the Seoul Auto Show in South Korea is just days away now and several unveilings will take place. Notably, the unveiling of the Kia Forte LPI hybrid has garnered a lot of interest. Kia, owned by Hyundai, will introduce the Forte LPI Hybrid to the public at the Seoul Auto Show...
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Most people today are fully aware of both the Kia and Hyundai brands--and when asked they would probably attribute them to inexpensive, small cars that have really, really long warranties. What the general consumer may not be aware of, is that both Kia and Hyundai have been siblings for a decade--co-owned under the parent company Hyundai Kia Automotive Group since they merged in 1998. They're siblings, and everyone likes a little sibling rivalry, so let the competition begin. Today at AllSmallCars.com, we're going to pit the compact four-doors from each brand against each other--the outgoing...
