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Two-row compact crossover SUV (C-segment). Best selling Kia model globally. Not offered in India. 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
These models included the Kia Pride, based on the Mazda 121 and the Avella, which were sold in North America and Australasia as the Ford Festiva and Ford Aspire. In 1992, Kia Motors America was incorporated in the United States. The first Kia-branded vehicles in the United States were sold from four dealerships in Portland, Oregon, in 1993. [19]
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 Soul (Korean: 기아 쏘울) is a subcompact crossover SUV [3] manufactured and marketed by Kia since 2008. Often described and marketed as a crossover since its introduction, [4] [5] the Soul is a hatchback with a box proportion [6] [7] and tall roof, which are designed to maximize its interior space.
For the second-generation models, Kia used the Kia Lotze and Kia K5 name for the South Korean market, and the Magentis name globally, except in the United States, Canada, Malaysia and the Middle East, where the Optima name was retained until the 2021 model year. The K5 name is used for all markets since the introduction of the fifth generation ...
The second-generation Sorento introduced Kia's new design language, and introduced new features and technology that would later become available on other Kia models. The four-cylinder model returned to the lineup for North American models after being absent between 2007 and 2010. The engine was transverse, and the suspension all-independent.
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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 ...