KIA MOTORS IN KOREA-TOTEL FREE DTLS
KIA car (Korean: giajadongca, IPA: [ki]) is headquartered. In Seoul, South Korea's second largest automaker selling vehicles more than 1.4 million at the time, [3] the company is part owned by Hyundai Motor and by 2009, directed by Lee Hyoung-Keun (Hank) [4]
Kia of words derived from Arabic, "such as occurred in the world of Asia"
Contents
1 history
Design accent 2
3 partnerships and subsidiaries
3.1 Kia samae Corporation
3.2 Kia car State.
3.3 Kia cars in Europe
3.4 protection of Kia
Plant 4
The current model 5
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5.2 SUV vans
5.3. commercial vehicles
Electric car in 5.4
5.4.1 hybrid electric vehicles
The previous six
Concept cars, 7
Grants to projects 8
See: 9
10 reference
11 external links
In accordance with the Kia cars "Kia" derives from the words ki Korean Bell ("until") and (which is standing in Asia), Roughly translated as "occurs from Asia" or "Asian" [5] [6]
Even Kia is the name of the Persian, which means King. Cardinal-protector and Defender can also function as a tribute to more than 2500 years ago legacy of Kings by the Persian culture and cultural crossroads of silk in the past linked the East and West. These attributes, which may help by setting some version of the Kia and the requirements of the defence.
Korean car companies before Kia was established on 9 June 1944 as manufacturer of bicycle parts and tool steel, and is one of the country's Chaebols. This year, Kia began, creating the perfect bike in 1952, Kia changed its name from Kyungsung precision industry, [7] and later built a motorcycle (1957), (1974), cars and trucks (1962), the company launched the first stage in the establishment of the integrated car factory in 1973 with the 1986 Sohari in partnership with car Ford Kia several Mazda sales in South Korea in the other countries. These include the pride models (based on the Mazda 121) and Avella, sales in North America and Australasia Ford Festival and Towering dathayoe form.
In 1992, Kia car States were incorporated in the United States. The first car brand Kia in the USA were sold from four dealerships in Portland (Oregon)-1994, Pinkava] since then, Kia extended range systematically each time the Sephia sold to dealers in 1994 and a few years later the United States, enlarged by the addition of Sportage.
During the Asian financial crisis, Kia announced bankruptcy in 1997-1998 Hyundai Motor Company 51% of parents who received and grandparents started the company Ford interest in Kia cars from 1986 [8] after successive letters, [9] the divestitures Hyundai Motor Company has less than 50% ownership of the company.
Since 2005, the European market and identified the Kia assumptions "engine for growth in the future." — leading to the hiring of Peter Schreyer in 2006 as a manager of [10] the design and construction of a new company escharas company, called 'Tygrys ' nos [11] [12]
In October 2006, Kia car State opened the path to the point of Kia in West Georgia, Georgia, at samae means an investment in the $ 1 billion for the company [13] Kia. Production of cars in Georgia in February 2010, open after Kia record 15th consecutive year increase market share in the United States [14]
[Edit] Design emphasis
"In the past, cars Kia most neutral when you see one on the road. In fact, I don't know whether he was Korean or Japanese ... I think it is very important that you can remember Kia prima facie "
— Peter Schreyer
Starting in the 2006 draft of Kia Motors is identified as a major growth in the future "– making the recruitment of 2006 Peter Schreyer senior project [10] previously Schreyer worked on the Audi (model Audi TT) and Volkswagen, and was awarded the design of the Federal Republic of Germany [16]
Basis for Schreyer, to make a complete restyling Kia element [17] the supervision of the activity of planning in the Kia design center Frankfurt, Tokyo and Los Angeles Design Center in Korea have Nanyō [18]
Kia introduces new business escharas [12] to create a "people" know the characters with the concept of "new" displays a screen on the side of Frankfurt in 2007 [12], also known as Tiger's nose.
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