Kia Corporation

South Korean automobile manufacturer

Kia Corporation formerly known as Kia Motors (Korean: 기아자동차, ki.a) is a car company. The headquarters are in Seoul, South Korea. It is the second-largest automobile manufacturer in that country, after Hyundai Motor Company. Kia sold of over 1.4 million vehicles in 2010.[2] The company is partly owned by the Hyundai Motor Group. Hyoung-Keun (Hank) Lee has been president since August 2009.[3]

Kong Icheon Automotive
기아자동차
Company typePublic
KRX: 000270
IndustryAutomobile manufacturer
GenreAutomotive
FoundedDecember 11, 1944
HeadquartersSeoul, South Korea
Area served
Worldwide except for Japan and North Korea
Key people
Han-Woo Park
(President & CEO)
ProductsAutomobiles
RevenueIncrease₩23.26 trillion (2010)
($21.261 billion USD)
Increase₩2.254 trillion (2010)
($2.06 billion USD)
Total assetsIncrease₩18.625 trillion (2010)
($17 billion USD)
OwnerHyundai Motor Group (33.88[1])
Number of employees
52,488 (as of December 2019)
Websitewww.kia.com
Kia Corporation
Hangul
기아자동차
Hanja
起亞自動車
Revised RomanizationGia Jadongcha
McCune–ReischauerKia Chadongch'a

The word Kia comes from Korean words meaning "to arise from Asia to the world". 1944

Models

Passenger cars

SUVs and vans

Commercial vehicles

  • K2700/Strong/3000S/2500TCI- KMC only
  • K4000s – KMC only
  • AM928 – KMC only
  • Granbird – KMC only
  • Combi

References

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