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Seltos: 2019 SP2 2019 Global (except Europe) Subcompact crossover SUV (B-segment). 299,433 Sonet: 2020 QY 2020 Emerging markets Entry-level subcompact crossover SUV (B-segment) smaller than Stonic. 112,357 Sorento: 2002 MQ4 2020 Global Two or three-row compact/mid-size crossover SUV between the Sportage and Telluride. 214,476 Sportage: 1993 NQ5 ...
In September 2020, Kia Australia issued a recall on 2,465 units of the Seltos sold between 25 October 2019 and 25 August 2020. The affected units are to be fitted with an antitheft locking mechanism in the steering wheel column shaft to meet Australian Design Rules. [50] The Seltos was the 25th-highest selling vehicle in Australia in 2020. [51]
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 ...
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.
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 Kia Sportage (Korean: 기아 스포티지) is a series of automobiles manufactured by the South Korean manufacturer Kia since 1993 through five generations. Initially a compact SUV built on a body-on-frame chassis, the second-generation Sportage transitioned to a car-based platform which placed it into the compact crossover SUV class, and was originally developed alongside the Hyundai ...
In some markets, such as Europe, Australia and South America, the Bongo is branded as the Kia K-Series or the Kia Frontier, which includes the K2400 and K2700. In Taiwan, it is known as the Kia Kaon , [ 3 ] while in Vietnam, it is manufactured under license by THACO and sold as the THACO Kia New Frontier .
In November 2014, Kia collaborated with 20th Century Fox to create a Wolverine-themed Sorento to promote the home media release of X-Men: Days of Future Past. The custom Sorento made its debut at the 2015 Australian Open, with a series of videos featuring Rafael Nadal teaming up with the X-Men to save the tennis event from the Sentinels. [26]