Car Lovers Should Know 10 Interesting Facts About Kia Cars

The Seltos was the first car Kia Motors launched in India and it is still this company’s most attractive product in the automobile market.

Kia Motors is a South Korean company and a subsidiary of Hyundai Motors.

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Being the 2nd largest carmaker in South Korea, Kia Motors employs over 51,975 people!

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Indian buyers love Kia cars because this company sold 2,69,229 cars in India between 2022 and 2023.

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The Kia word means “Rising from the East” in Korean and that name perfectly suits the company according to the location of its home country.

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This company has been developing its car engines since the 70s and today it has many top-performing car markets across the world.

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The Kia Sonet facelift features made experts believe that it will make the competition much tougher for Indian car brands, such as Tata and Mahindra.

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Kia’s parent company Hyundai also sells many cars in India, but people like Kia’s car designs more than Hyundai Venue or Creta.

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Kia Motors has won over 500 prestigious awards across the globe for the design and performance of its cars.

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Kia is confident that its new car will get top ratings in the Global NCAP safety test.

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