Archive for the ‘Dongfeng Yueda Kia Automobile Company’ category
Kia to set up new sub brand in 2012 for Chinese market
In a recent interview with Autohome.com.cn Dongfeng Kia’s General Manager Mr. Su Nan Yong revealed that Dongfeng and Kia are already working on the development of a sub brand for Kia in China. Mr. Su was quoted as saying “R&D on the first model from Kia’s self developed brand has already finished, we have now [...]
Kia K2 hatchback spied ahead of Guangzhou Auto Show, and world launch
Kia’s in 2012 are no laughing matter, only an idiot would mock a new Kia and we’re fairly sure that old world manufacturers are watching Kia’s rise very closely. Early Kia’s were a laughing matter, odd Mazda based cars with unusual proportions and all the style and charisma of a dead street pigeon, but Kia [...]
Dongfeng-Yueda Kia planning own sub-brand
This report from Bloomberg via the Korea Herald seems to indicate that Kia may also be planning to start its own sub brand alongside Nissan, Honda and GM for the Chinese market. It could be that the language used is unclear (we’ve highlighted the important part) and seems to suggest further development of Kia China [...]
Kia Optima aka K5 will launch in third quarter, priced from 170,000rmb
Kia are taking the car market by storm with a whole new range of cars that have now been renamed into the K-series of cars. Kia will be launching a K2, K5, K7 and a future K9 sedan this year and will no doubt hit a few home runs with their new line up. The [...]
Kia Rio to become Kia K2 in China
Kia are playing the numbers game in China, the Optima has become the Kia K5 and the the Cadenza has become the K7, this leaves the Rio to become the Kia K2 for the Chinese market, of course Kia are also planning for a K9 further down the line. The above Rio was spotted out [...]
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 [...]
Kia recalling 18,000 vehicles, 8000 in China
Kia are planning to recall 18,000 vehicles globally of which 8,000 vehicles are located in the Chinese market. The extent of the issue is not entirely clear, however the cars that are being recalled are the new Kia Sorrento and also the Kia Borrego SUV. The scope of the cars being recalled is quite small [...]
Are Dongfeng preparing a new SUV?
Dongfeng have gone from strength to strength in recent years, asides from minor distractions, they are pushing ahead with their own brand of cars albeit slightly slower than other state owned rivals. Their latest model appears to be a crossover styled SUV: The SUV seems to take on some styling from the Dongfeng Joyear MPV [...]
Dongfeng Kia to launch SLc crossover in October this year
Dongfeng Kia are set to launch a new made in China SUV in October this year according to a media event. According to the vice president of sales, Mr. 王敦明 Wang Dun Ming, Kia will produce the crossover in summer this year and will hit the market in October. The SLc will not replace the [...]
Hyundai planning third plant in China, sales up 83%
The Chinese governments automotive stimulus has served both domestic and international car makers well, small compact sedans and hatchbacks have performed extremely well, all thanks to government intervention. Korea’s top automaker, Hyundai, along with its joint venture partner Beijing Automotive have successfully increased their sales by 83% in China this year, which resulted in their [...]
Kia Forte launched in China
Dongfeng-Kia launched their latest locally made sedan with a bang last night, and with good pricing as well. The Kia Forte will sell in China for 98,800rmb to 139,800rmb depending on specification. The base model will be a 1.6l, and the top model will gain a 2.0l engine, both engine specifications come with the choice [...]
Kia Sorento: A SUV we could love
The previous generation Sorento’s looked a little stuffy, like a British gentleman dressed in tweed, but the latest Sorento (that we will see next week at the Shanghai Auto Show) is looking like it’s getting ready to be hip with the kids: Engine offerings are expected to be 2.5l to 3.5l. More news as it [...]
Kia Soul to be made in China next year
The Kia China range is rather funky, you have the Sportage SUV, the Carens MPV, the Rio sedan, and the Cerato sedan/hatchback, quite a choice to choose from! The Dongfeng-Kia range is about to be expanded with the launch of the Kia Soul, a small crossover that is expected to be put up against the [...]
Kia Soul to come to in China
The Kia China line up is quite frankly, pretty damned good. They have a wide range of vehicles, from small hatchbacks (i.e. the recently launched Kia Cerato hatchback) to large sedans (Oprius) and SUVs of compact and full sized models (Kia Sportage and Kia Sorento). Kia plans to increase its line up with the [...]
Kia Sportage to come to China?
The Kia Sportage is an imported vehicle into the PRC, but according to news reports Dongfeng Kia are planning to put the Sportage into production in China with prices ranging from 160,000rmb to 230,000rmb, we cant confirm the rumors but the lowest model is allegedly a 2.7 4×4 Automatic model which really does sound like [...]
Zhong Hua TV Advert
Check out this Chinese TV commercial for Zhong Hua, via Youtube, here’s another. Have to say, Zhong Hua’s cars are looking great – it must be the BMW input! AshAsh 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 [...]
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