Kia Optima now available for rent at Europcar

Europcar, the leader in car hire services in Europe, is sustaining its commitment to giving drivers the widest possible choice of vehicles with the addition of the Kia Optima.

Kia Carens revealed ahead of Paris motor show debut

Matching dynamic style with multi-functionality, Kia will reveal its all-new Carens compact MPV for the first time at the Paris Motor Show on 27 September before going on sale in the UK in Spring 2013.

Apprentice scheme launched by Kia at its training academy

Kia Motors UK officially opened an all-new Training Academy in Ruddington, South Nottingham on Wednesday 11 July. The Academy gives the next generation of Kia apprentices from across the UK the opportunity to become fully qualified at the facility in their chosen course.

Kia celebrates production record

Kia’s European manufacturing facility at Zilina, Slovakia, has set a new car production record during the first six months of 2012, building 149,000 vehicles – a 10 per cent year-on-year increase.

Kia starts construction of third Chinese production plant

Kia Motors Corporation and its Chinese subsidiary, Dongfeng Yueda Kia Motor Co., Ltd., held the groundbreaking ceremony for its third plant in the Yancheng Economic Development Zone (Jiangsu Province) today, officially signaling the start of construction of the automaker’s newest state-of-the art manufacturing facility.