All posts tagged "kia"

  • Hyundai and Kia have been accused of violating patents in their hybrid engine design. (PRNewsFoto/Hyundai Motor America)
    Hyundai, Kia ordered to pay $28.9 million for patent infringement in US

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Motors Corp. have been ordered by a U.S. federal jury to pay $28.9 million for the infringement of patents related to hybrid engines, company officials said Friday....

    • Posted October 2, 2015
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    Hyundai, Kia cars score low in US crash test

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Three cars made by South Korea’s top carmaker Hyundai Motor Co. and its corporate cousin Kia Motors Corp. have received low ratings in a crash test conducted in the United States, an American motor...

    • Posted August 24, 2015
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    Kia, Hyundai combine for 5 awards in satisfaction survey, K900 tops list

    Automobile manufacturers Kia and Hyundai are making waves in the U.S. by giving consumers what they want. AutoPacific, a market research group, released the results of its 19th annual Vehicle Satisfaction Awards, which found that the two...

    • Posted July 10, 2015
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    S. Korean cars earn top quality rankings: JD Power

    By Brian Han Automobile manufacturers in South Korea can now call themselves the makers of the highest quality cars according to the latest report by J.D. Powers. The automotive research firm bases their findings primarily on U.S....

    • Posted June 18, 2015
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  • Fourteen-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal (L) stands next to the head of Kia Motor Corp.'s Spain office, Kim Kyeong-hyun, after signing a renewal of the carmaker's sponsorship deal with the tennis player on April 30, 2015. (Photo courtesy of Kia Motors Corp.)
    Kia Motors renews sponsorship with Rafael Nadal

    SEOUL, May 1 (Yonhap) — Kia Motors Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 carmaker, said Friday it has extended its sponsorship deal with 14-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal until 2020. Under the renewed five-year contract, the Spanish...

    • Posted May 1, 2015
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    Kia’s Soul EV becomes best-selling electric car in S. Korea last year

    (Yonhap) — Kia Motors Corp.’s Soul electric vehicle was the most widely sold model among battery-powered cars in South Korea last year, data showed Monday, with two other local autos ranking second and third. A total of...

    • Posted February 23, 2015
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  • Two-year-old Kai Ezell-Tapia, from Phoenix, watches a video display at the Super Bowl XLIX NFL Experience Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
    Samsung, Hyundai bow out of 2015 Super Bowl amid slump

    Seoul (Yonhap) — South Korea’s big name firms Samsung Electronics Co. and Hyundai Motor Co. have decided not to run commercials during this year’s Super Bowl, company officials said Monday, following their earnings slump in the previous...

    • Posted January 26, 2015
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