Kia Dealer in Canada Announces Possible Picanto Sales in North America?

UPDATE: A Kia Canada representative kindly let us know today that the Picanto will NOT be available in the North American (and Australian) market. We repeat: the all-new 2012 Kia Picanto will NOT be coming over to the North American market. Sad truth indeed.Unintended leak or just a product of your run-of-the-mill, uninformed car salesperson? It's...

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Hyundai Sonata Named 2011 International Car of the Year

Hyundai continues to break down barriers illustrating its consumer lifestyle compatibility with the 2011 International Car of the Year (ICOTY) win for the all-new Sonata. The award was presented at the 2011 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The ICOTY Awards honor vehicles based on lifestyle compatibility and the emotional connection...

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Report: Hyundai Mulling Plug-In Sonata Hybrid

A report from PlugInCars.com suggests that Hyundai‘s endless march towards global domination isn’t letting up, and the next phase of their product strategy involves both a Prius competitor and a plug-in variant of the Sonata Hybrid. According to Mike O’Brien, Hyundai’s head of product planning, the Sonata plug-in Hybrid would require little in the...

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Kia Unveils 2.0-liter Turbo Sportage SX in Montreal

Following the footsteps of Hyundai's surprise debut of the all-new Accent sedan and hatchback, Kia made an unexpected unveiling of the 2011 Sportage SX at the Montreal International Auto Show today, debuting a 2.0-litre turbo gasoline direct injection (GDI) engine that produces 256 horsepower (according to Motor Trend) and is projected to achieve four-cylinder...

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2012 Hyundai Accent Gets Surprise Unveil at Montreal Auto Show

Hot on the heels of the debut of the Veloster at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Hyundai has unwrapped the all-new 2012 Accent at the Montreal Auto Show. This comes as a surprise as Hyundai Motor America had said the car wouldn’t break cover until the New York Auto Show in April.More official images as well as official press...

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Hyundai Unveils New Grandeur in Korea [w/VIDEO]

NOTE: More images will be added soon.Hyundai has been advertising the all-new generation of its Grandeur for quite some time now, but today, the automaker officially launched the large sedan in its home market. The new Grandeur, which will be badged as the 2012 Azera in the States, arrives in the Korean market six years after its predecessor’s launch...

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2012 Hyundai Veloster Officially Bows in Detroit

After a few rounds of preshow teasing, Hyundai has announced and unveiled the production version of the 2012 Veloster.The first thing you'll notice about the Veloster (or second, depending on which side of the car you're standing) is the third door on the coupe's passenger side. Hyundai claims that by using two shorter doors on this side of the vehicle,...

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2011 Kia Optima Earns an Edmunds' InsideLine.com Editors' Most Wanted Award

Our friends over at Edmunds' InsideLine.com recently named the new 2011 Kia Optima as an "Editors' Most Wanted" Award winner. The Optima was one of six vehicles to receive the accolade and the only mid-size sedan to be honoured. The 2011 Kia Optima has been receiving much adulation from the media since its unveiling and the editors of Inside Line were...

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Kia Releases Second Teaser of Detroit-Bound KV7 Concept

Having already released a computer rendering of its upcoming KV7 Concept, Kia released a new teaser for the MPV concept today with a small snippet of the actual car ahead of its debut at the Detroit Auto Show. The automaker however did not disclose any new details about the car.According to Kia, the KV7 Concept is "conceived as a challenge to the industry's...

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Hyundai Curb Concept Teased Ahead of Detroit Debut

The Veloster will not be the only highlight for Hyundai at the forthcoming Detroit Auto Show taking place next week, as the Korean firm released two renderings of a new crossover concept called the Curb today.Hyundai is mum on details of the Curb Concept, other than the fact that it was penned by the folks at the company's California Design Center....

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Hyundai Debuts Its OnStar and SYNC Competitor: Blue Link

A couple of days ago Hyundai posted a teaser video of its highly awaited Veloster hatchback, mentioning several of its noteworthy features like direct-injection, dual-clutch transmission, and "Blue Link connectivity." The last one got many of our readers and enthusiasts across the web guessing at what it might be, from "a better version of Bluetooth?"...

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2012 Kia Morning/Picanto: First Official Images [UPDATE]

Kia pulled a surprise move today and released the first official images of the redesigned Picanto (Morning in the Korean market) hatchback today. The all-new minicar is set to go on sale in its home market of South Korea later this month, ahead of its European debut at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show in March. Heading into its second-generation, the...

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Kia Goes Full Force with Marketing for 2011 Optima

What do the Super Bowl, Times Square, and NBA arenas have in common? They are all places where you will find the 2011 Kia Optima. This New Years, look for the 40 foot by 20 foot digital billboard in Times Square advertising the all new Kia Optima. During the Super Bowl this year, look for the Kia Optima to be promoted in those famous ads which run...

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