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Show search form Kia (Kia Motors Corporation) is the oldest South Korean automobile company. The headquarters is located in Seoul.

Kia was founded in 1944.

In 1952, the firm produced the first Korean bicycle, and in 1957, the first motor scooter.

In October 1961, motorcycle assembly production was launched.

In June 1973, the construction of an assembly complex for passenger cars was completed.

In July 1973, the production of the first Korean gasoline engine was mastered.

In 1974, the Mazda 323 was produced under license from the Japanese company Mazda. In October 1974, serial assembly of the small displacement began.leg car "Briza". Since the late 70s, car manufacturing has become the main focus of the company.

In November 1978, its own diesel engine was developed.

In April 1979, the assembly of Peugeot-604 and Fiat-132 cars was mastered.

In September 1983, a partnership agreement was signed between KIA and Mazda (Japan).

In the early 1980s, the company was seized by a financial crisis. In order to survive, the bet was placed on cheap cars, and in 1987 the Pride model (based on the Mazda 121) was released. This extremely cheap model (about $ 7,500) is still on sale today.nor, however, is losing ground in the face of the onslaught of more modern cars.

In March 1990, the name of the company was changed to KIA Motors Corporation "KIA Motors Corp."

Thanks to the chosen policy, the financial position of the company stabilized and from the beginning of the 90s Kia entered the European market. The company now ranks 17th among the world's leading car manufacturers.

In October 1991 KIA Sportage "KIA Sportage" and Sephfia "KIA Sefia" were presented for the first time at the Tokyo Motor Show, and in June 1996 Kia Sportage successfully started in the East-West rally across the Sahara. It's autoil cross-country with rear or all-wheel drive. IntelliChoice, an independent consumer research firm, has awarded the Kia Sportage the title of Best Car of the Year for two consecutive years.

Kia Sephia is based on the previous generation Mazda 323, debuted in Europe in 1993, and was restyled in 1995. In 1997, it was once again modernized. The Sephfia II went on sale in Europe only in 1998.

Since 1995, the Kia Clarus (Credos / Parktown) has been produced with a streamlined body with a low aerodynamic coefficient, createdI'm based on a Mazda 626. Started in Europe since April 1996.

In Tokyo in 1995, the Elan (Roadster) was presented, a front-wheel drive modification of the British Lotus Elan with a 1.8-16V engine.

In 1996, 770 thousand cars were sold. Currently, the company is expanding the range of offered cars, including more expensive ones. In 1997, the Kia-Baltika car assembly plant was opened in Kaliningrad.

The Retona prototype was first unveiled in Seoul in the spring of 1997, a compact all-wheel drive off-road vehicle.

December 1998 controlshareholding of "KIA Motors Corp." passes to Hyundai Motors 2000. KIA enters into a strategic alliance with Hyundai and Daimler Chrysler.

KIA Avella / Delta, small class car based on Mazda-121. Until 1997, the model was called Ford Aspire in the US and Ford Festiva in Asia. In 1999, a new modification appeared.

The company suffered greatly from the Asian crisis of 1998, in 1999 it was acquired by Daewoo, retaining the brand.

Currently, Kia has a fairly extensive family of Carens, Joice and Carnival minivans. The Kia Carnival was first introduced in Europe in early 1999. The most compact Carens was first shown in the fall1999 at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

In 2000, the Kia model range was significantly updated - new Visto, Rio and Magentis cars appeared, which made it possible to bring the total number of models (families) to 13. The company relied on the Magentis sedan, which is optimal in terms of price-quality ratio, the premiere took place at the auto show in Paris in 2001. The Rio is actually an analogue of the Hyundai Accent.

At the turn of the century, the United States, the National Highway and Traffic Safety Agency awarded the KIA Sephia the title of "Safest Vehicle in the Industry." At international auto shows, KIA corporation floortaught generous expert marks for the creation of Sephia. Sportage and KEV-4. Today, KIA models are sold in over 170 countries.