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Award Cements Forte as a Leader in the Compact Sedan Segment

• Forte earned “Good” rating in IIHS small overlap test and met all other crashworthiness requirements
• Compact sedan received “Good” rating for headlights with HID Dynamic Bending Light

IRVINE, Calif., July 20, 2017 —The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has awarded its best rating possible, Top Safety Pick Plus (TSP+), to the 2017 Kia Forte built after March 2017 when equipped with optional front crash prevention and high intensity discharge (HID) headlights with Dynamic Bending Light.

• “The Arrival” debuts online and in-cinema on Friday, June 30
• Motörhead’s ‘Ace of Spades’ serves as the soundtrack for Kia’s eighth hamster commercial

IRVINE, Calif., June 29, 2017– Over the last eight years, the Kia Soul and a trio of paw-tapping, music-loving hamsters have stood apart from the competition and captured imaginations.  So how did Kia go about improving an icon?

Five Kia Vehicles – the Most of Any Nameplate – Earn IQS Segment Awards; Kia Posts the Lowest Number of Problems in the Last 20 Years of the J.D. Power Study

• After ranking highest in the entire industry in 2016, Kia improved 11 points as owners reported fewer issues with their Kia vehicles within the first 90 days of ownership than all other car and truck brands in the U.S.
• Kia’s Soul, Forte, Cadenza, Niro and Sorento topped their respective categories, with the Cadenza achieving the lowest average number of problems among all models ranked in the study

IRVINE, Calif., June 13, 2017 – Three of Kia Motors America’s (KMA) highly acclaimed models, the 2016 Optima midsize sedan, the 2016 and 2017 Cadenza premium sedan as well as the 2017 Sportage Compact CUV, have been named segment winners in AutoPacific’s 2017 Vehicle Satisfaction Awards (VSA) in the midsize car, large car and compact crossover SUV categories, respectively.

2017 Kia Soul Recognized as Best Budget Vehicle

• Kia’s iconic urban runabout a top pick for value, safety and family-friendly features
• Soul outshines the competition with impressive cargo capacity, a six-speaker audio system and Sirius XM¹ satellite radio and Bluetooth^®2 connectivity 

2017 Kia Soul Recognized as Best Budget Vehicle

• Kia’s iconic urban runabout a top pick for value, safety and family-friendly features
• Soul outshines the competition with impressive cargo capacity, a six-speaker audio system and Sirius XM¹ satellite radio and Bluetooth^®2 connectivity

Soul’s Fun and Funky Personality Recognized Once Again on KBB.com’s Top-10 list

• Stylish urban runabout keeps things cool thanks to being “fun-to-drive and fun to own”
• Soul appears on KBB.com’s annual list for the 6^th year in a row

IRVINE, Calif., May 25, 2017 – Kia Motors America’s funky urban commuter, the 2017 Soul, has again been named as one of the 10 Coolest Cars Under $18,000 in 2017, according to Kelley Blue Book’s KBB.com. This year marks the sixth consecutive time the Soul has been selected for the list, which…

Automaker to Showcase Growing Line of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles at the Sold-Out Conference for Online and On-Air Content Creators

• More than 800 leading bloggers, entrepreneurs and marketers expected to test-drive and create unique content with four award-winning Kia models
• As part of the brand’s ongoing support of digital influencer communities, Kia will serve as the Host Sponsor of the 2017 Iris Awards ceremony which honors standout content creators and platforms in the parent media space