Make overview

Kia Motors Corporation, usually known as Kia Motors is a South Korean multinational carmaker headquartered in Seoul. It is South Korea's second-largest automobile producer after the Hyundai Motor Company, with sales of over 3.3 million cars in 2015.

Since December 2015, Kia Motor is a minority-owned by Hyundai, which owns a 33% stake estimated at just over US$6 billion. In turn, Kia is a minority owner of more than twenty Hyundai subsidiaries varying from 4.9% up to 45.37%, figuring more than US$8.3 billion.

According to Kia Motors, the title "Kia" stems from the Sino-Korean characters "ki" ("to arise") and "a" (which stands for East Asia); it is approximately interpreted as "Rising from the East."

Current Models

Kia Cadenza/K7 sedan

Kia Carnival/Sedona MPV

Kia Ceed/Pro Ceed sedan/station wagon/hatchback

Kia Forte/Forte Koup/K3/Shuma/Cerato sedan/hatchback/coupe

Kia Mohave/Borrego SUV

Kia Niro HEV/PHEV/EV hybrid/plug-in hybrid/electric crossover

Kia Optima/K5 sedan/hybrid/plug-in hybrid

Kia K9/K900/Quoris luxury sedan

Kia Rio/K2 sedan/hatchback

Kia Seltos SUV

Kia Sorento SUV

Kia Soul hatchback

Kia Soul EV/e-Soul plug-in hybrid hatchback

Kia Sportage SUV

Kia Stinger performance sedan

Kia Stonic crossover

Kia Telluride SUV

Kia known problems

Some of the common problems or complaints owners have about the Kia are: