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Two-row compact crossover SUV (C-segment). Best selling Kia model globally. 415,863 Sportage Ace: 2005 NP 2017 China Two-row compact crossover SUV for the Chinese market. 17,582 Stonic: 2017 YB CUV 2017 Europe, Australasia, etc. Subcompact crossover SUV (B-segment) based on the Rio. 104,142 Syros: 2025 AY 2025 India
Overall, Kia models improved 22% in J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Initial Quality Study (IQS), and improved twice as much as any competitor in the last 3 years. [ 18 ] The Kia Sedona ranked 4th the "20 least expensive 2009 vehicles to insure" list by Insure.com. [ 19 ] Edmunds.com names Kia Sedona as one of the "Top Recommended" Vehicles for 2010.
Though the Kia Sorento crossover vehicle was the only model to be assembled there at first, the facility has since expanded its production lines to include the Kia Optima mid-size sedan, now sold as the K5, in 2011 and the just-launched Kia Telluride crossover SUV in January 2019.
Kia introduced the second generation (JB) in early 2005 model year in Europe and for model year 2006 in North America, based on a redesigned platform shared with the Hyundai Accent. The engine was upgraded to a 110 hp 1.6-litre DOHC four-cylinder "Alpha II" engine now also shared with the Hyundai Accent.
The 1997 model year Kia Sportage was the world's first production vehicle to be equipped with a knee airbag. [3] This first-generation model (1993–2002) sold in low numbers, even domestically in South Korea, and models after Hyundai's 1998 partial takeover of Kia (1997–2002) were recalled twice for rear wheels dismounting while driving. The ...
The Kia Stinger was updated for the British market on 6 January 2021, [17] while the North American model was updated on 16 March 2021, [18] making it one of the first cars to bear the new Kia logo in said region, alongside the Carnival. The Mexican model later arrived on 3 May 2021, also sporting the new Kia logo. [19]
The Kia Cerato (also known as the Kia Forte in North America, K3 in South Korea or the Forte K3 or Shuma in China) is a compact car produced by the South Korean manufacturer Kia since 2003. In 2008, the Cerato nameplate was replaced by the Forte nameplate in the North American market and the K3 nameplate in South Korea .
Kia debuted the first generation model of Carens, the RS series in May 1999. It is based on the same platform as the Kia Sephia. [4] A facelift was issued in 2002. The model was discontinued in Australia in 2001, with production continuing elsewhere for the updated model which was launched in 2002.