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NEWS ABOUT: Kia

Kia stories: 6 news summaries
AUTO REVIEW

 Kia Soul Sport 
 Better 'Beat Box' 
 Than Vehicle 

Should score with its target market, who want 'hearing damage'

Jul 31, 09 2:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - The 2010 Kia Soul Sport isn’t “fun to drive,” but that doesn’t mean it won’t be fun for its target drivers, “audio-obsessed teens and 20-somethings,” writes Dan Neil in the Los Angeles Times. Priced under $20,000, it’s “a cool-looking little... More »

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Kia • teenager • auto review • Kia Soul Sport

 Flashy Fare at 
 Detroit Auto Show 

Ogle the new beauties here

Jan 12, 09 11:58 AM CST
(Newser) - These may be dire times for the auto industry, but that hasn’t stopped it from putting on a show. Plenty of concept cars are taking their bows at the 2009 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the Wall Street Journal notes; sort through some highlights in the slide... More »

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Chrysler • General Motors • Audi • Volkswagen • Kia • auto industry • concept cars • BMW • Mini Cooper • auto show • Bentley • North American International Auto Show

 Toyota Delays US Prius Factory 

A planned Mississippi plant is on hold as market for autos weakens

Dec 16, 08 8:02 AM CST
(Newser) - It’s not just the Big Three. Toyota has delayed indefinitely the opening of a Prius factory near Tupelo, Miss., the Wall Street Journal reports, in the wake of plummeting demand. The factory was originally intended to build the Highlander sport-utility vehicle; when gas prices hit a high last spring,... More »

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Toyota • General Motors • Honda • manufacturing • Volkswagen • Kia • auto industry • BMW • financial crisis

South Short on Sympathy for Detroit's Woes

Dixie welcomes foreign automakers and disses Big 3 bailout

Nov 29, 08 6:37 AM CST
(Newser) - West Point, Georgia, looks a lot like Main Street USA but its people aren't overflowing with pity for the struggling American auto industry, the Los Angeles Times reports. Kia Motors is building a plant in the town and residents are looking forward to new jobs and learning to love Korean... More »

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Georgia • automaker • union • Kia • auto industry • bailout • Southern United States • auto bailout

Nissan Murano Top Pick
for Safety Among SUVs

Hummer's H3 does not fare well in industry tests

Feb 26, 08 2:20 PM CST
(Newser) - The 2009 Nissan Murano snagged the best safety rating out of 10 midsize SUVs in industry-run crash tests, the Detroit Free Press reports. The Murano was the only one to receive the top "good" rating in front, side, and rear crashes. The Mazda CX-7 and CX-9, and the Mitsubishi... More »

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General Motors • Nissan • Kia • car safety • SUVs • Hummer • Murano • whiplash • cars

10 Cheapest Rides to Own

Don't sacrifice your bank account to the wheel with gas and insurance costs

Sep 11, 07 10:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Affordable cars start at the sticker price—the lower the better. But over time, insurance payments and gas costs add up. Forbes searches out the 10 vehicles that will leave the smallest footprint on your wallet.
  1. Toyota Yaris
  2. Honda Fit
  3. Toyota Corolla
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Toyota • list • Honda • Ford • Hyundai • Chevrolet • Kia • Pontiac • auto industry • cars

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