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Kia’s Unpreced
Kia Motors is
the one of the
world’s fastest
moving global
automotive
brands; from 2009-2011 Kia
launched more new vehicles
in the U.S. than
any other automaker,
and earned a reputation
as an industry leader in
automotive styling.
Kia Motors America’s
full line of fuel-efficient
and fun-to-drive cars
and CUVs has earned
critical acclaim and
dramatically increased
consumer awareness, perception
and consideration for the
brand. In 2011, KMA recorded
its 17th consecutive year of
market share growth, thanks in
part to the largest increase of
any major brand in perceived
quality and the industry’s highest
brand loyalty ranking.
Consumer Digest named four
Kia vehicles “Best Buys” – the
2012 Kia Optima, 2012 Sorento,
The Optima Limited
2012 Soul, and 2012 Sportage.
“Kia’s design-led transformation
continues to attract new
customers to Kia showrooms
with stand-out design, fuel efficiency,
a host of standard amenities
as well as residual values
that continue to outpace the
industry.” Vehicles chosen as
Consumers Digest “Best Buy”
deliver the most value for the
money in their classes based on
purchase price and cost to own
relative to criteria
such as comfort,
performance and
utility.
With sales up
by a stellar 209
percent last year,
the striking Kia
Optima garnered
new fans
at an impressive
rate, the writers
at Autobytel were so taken by
the Optima that they named it
their Sedan of the Year. The
Optima offers a comprehensive,
high-tech approach to the
rest of its features, highlighted
by an eight-speaker Infinity
audio system and Kia’s UVO
infotainment and connectivity
setup, enabled by cutting-edge
technology from Microsoft.
The Kia Sorento combines
class-leading horsepower and
fuel economy with cuttingedge
technologies, including
a GDI engine and Kia’s UVO
powered by Microsoft voice-
The Sorento in Titan Silver
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