Byung Mo Ahn promoted to Vice-Chairman of Kia Motors Corporation

Kia Motors Corporation announced that Byung Mo Ahn has been promoted to Vice-Chairman of the global automaker. In his new role as Group Vice-Chairman and CEO of Kia Motors America (KMA) and Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG), Ahn will continue to lead

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Kia Motors announces executive-level appointments at US manufacturing plant and headquarters

With 2014 marking Kia Motors' 20th anniversary in the US, Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG) and Kia Motors America (KMA) has announced several promotions to support the growing needs of both organizations as the brand's product portfolio, customer

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Kia Motors America posts best-ever August sales of 52,025 vehicles

Kia Motors America (KMA) reported best-ever August sales of 52,025 units, a 4 per cent increase over the same period in 2012. Sales of the all-new 2014 Cadenza continue to climb, exceeding the 1,500 unit mark for the second month in a row, while the US-built* Optima

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Kia Motors America reports all-time best July sales

Kia Motors America (KMA) reported record July sales of 49,004 vehicles, a 1.9 per cent increase over the same period in 2012. Following the launch of the national marketing campaign for the all-new 2014 Cadenza, the flagship sedan surpassed the 1,000 unit mark for the

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Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia reaches one-million US-built vehicles milestone

Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG) celebrated the one-millionth vehicle - a snow white pearl 2014 Sorento SXL - rolled-off the assembly line at the West Point, Ga. automobile manufacturing facility.

Representing an initial investment of $1-billion, mass production

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Kia first time ranks among the automotive industry's top 10 nameplates for initial quality

J.D. Power and Associates' 2013 Initial Quality Study (IQS) has ranked the Kia Soul and Kia Sportage as leaders in the Compact Multi-Purpose Vehicle and Sub-Compact CUV segments, respectively. And, for the first time, Kia ranks among the automotive industry's

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Kia Motors America reports best-ever May sales of 52,327 units

Kia Motors America (KMA) reported best-ever May sales of 52,327 units. The US-built* Optima midsize sedan led Kia's sales for the 18th consecutive month with 15,368 units sold, and together with Sorento CUV, also built in West Point, Georgia*, accounted for more

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