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Kia’s popular Niro crossover has been entirely redesigned from the ground up to meet the complex and diverse needs of today’s environmentally-consci...

Kia released the first official photos of the new K8 in mid-February but failed to show any photos of its interior. Fortunately, we can now get our first look at the car’s cabin thanks to images of a prototype recently spied in Korea. Much like the exterior, the design of the new K8 is vastly different to the K7 / Cadenza that it replaces. The most obvious change made is the fitment of a massive touchscreen display that encompasses both the gauge cluster and the infotainment screen which sits...

Kia Slovakia Plant Upgraded to Build Gasoline Engines Kia says it will build small-capacity, high-efficiency, hybrid-compatible gasoline engines on three engine production lines, with the fourth dedicated to the brand’s latest Smartstream 1.6L diesel 4-cyl. Kia is ramping up its powertrain production capabilities in Europe with the upgrade of its Slovakian plant. The improvements to its European vehicle and engine production plant in Žilina are the result of an $83 million investment t...