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The Kia K5 (Korean: 기아 K5), formerly known as the Kia Optima (Korean: 기아 옵티마), is a mid-size car manufactured by Kia since 2000 and marketed globally through various nameplates. First generation cars were mostly marketed as the Optima, although the Kia Magentis name was used in Europe and Canada when sales began there in 2002.
K5: 2000 (as Optima) DL3 2019 Global (except Europe, Turkiye, Israel and North African countries other than Morocco), left-hand drive D-segment/mid-size sedan, successor of the Optima. 121,538 K8: 2021 GL3 2021 South Korea, etc. Executive sedan oriented for the domestic South Korean market, successor of the K7. 47,279 K9: 2012 RJ 2018 South ...
In November 2009, Kia started production at the first U.S. Kia Motors plant, Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, in West Point. 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 Namyang Design Center, located in Hwaseong, South Korea, serves as Kia's primary design facility. [2] The facility, which is shared with parent company Hyundai, is located on over 3.3 million square meters of land and serves as the central hub for engineering work encompassing the entire design process, from pre-design studies, prototyping and extensive track testing, and full-scale wind ...
The global third-generation Rio debuted on March 1, 2011, at the Geneva Motor Show, again based on the Hyundai Accent. It was designed at Kia's design studios in Irvine, California. The vehicle feature sloping shoulder lines and wedge-shaped exteriors, which is inline with other Kia models at the time such as the 2011 Optima and Sportage.
Craig Kletzing’s second-grade school photograph from the fall of 1965. This photograph was sold at Schiff Estate Services on a Del Paso Boulevard in Sacramento in December.
The Kia Carnival (Korean: 기아 카니발) is a minivan manufactured by Kia since 1998. It is marketed globally under various nameplates, prominently as the Kia Sedona. The first-generation Carnival was introduced in January 1998, [1] and was marketed in a single, short wheelbase version. Second-generation models were marketed (2006–2014) in ...
Introduced in 2020, the K3 platform is an all-new platform for C-segment vehicles as the successor to J platform series.Dubbed as the third-generation platform, [20] Hyundai claimed the platform allowed engineers to lower the center of gravity for more agile handling.