Kia bringing Picanto China, to be known as Kia Morning

Kia are readying their Picanto small car model for the Chinese market, although it will be referred to as the Kia Morning once it launches in the Middle Kingdom.

Kia are without a small hatchback model in the Chinese market other than the popular Kia Soul, the Picanto will fill out the bottom segment of the market and may well be priced from 50,000rmb and will be Kia’s entry level product to take on the Suzuki Alto.

Ash

Ash came to China at 18 on a whim and never left. Some 10 years later he collected a degree and a family along the way and now focuses his time on watching the Chinese car industry develop. He has witnessed the market change from being minor backyard market in to the world's biggest and most important market for all car manufacturers. You can contact or connect with him via Linkedin by clicking the 'Website' link.