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History of KIA Cars
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Kia (Kia Motors Corporation) is the oldest South Korean automobile company. Its headquarters are in Seoul.
Kia was founded in 1944.
In 1952, the company produced the first Korean bicycle, and in 1957, the first scooter.
In October 1961, motorcycle assembly production was established.
In June 1973, the construction of a passenger car assembly complex was completed. In July 1973, the production of the first Korean gasoline engine was mastered.
In 1974, the Mazda 323 car was produced under license from the Japanese company Mazda. In October 1974, serial assembly of the small passenger car "Breeze" began. Since the late 70s, automobile production has become the main activity of the company.
In November 1978. developed its own diesel engine.
In April 1979, the assembly of Peugeot-604 and Fiat-132 cars was mastered.
In September 1983, an agreement was signed on the partnership of KIA with Mazda (Japan).
In the early 80s, the company was hit by a financial crisis. In order to survive, a bet was made on cheap cars, and in 1987 the Pride model (based on the Mazda 121) was released. This extremely cheap model (about $ 7, 500) is still sold today, but is losing ground to the onslaught of more modern cars.
In March 1990, the company's name was changed to KIA Motors Corporation. Thanks to the chosen policy, the company's financial condition stabilized and from the beginning of the 90s, Kia entered the European market. The company now ranks 17th among the world's leading car manufacturers.
In October 1991, the KIA Sportage and Sephia were first introduced at the Tokyo Motor Show, and in June 1996, the Kia Sportage successfully competed in the East-West Sahara Rally. It is an all-terrain vehicle with rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive. The independent consumer market research company IntelliChoice has awarded the Kia Sportage the title of "Best Car of the Year" for two consecutive years.
The Kia Sephia is based on the previous generation Mazda 323, debuted in Europe in 1993, and underwent restyling in 1995. In 1997, it was modernized again. The Sephia II went on sale in Europe only in 1998.
Since 1995, the Kia Clarus (Credos/Parktown) has been produced with a streamlined body with a low coefficient of aerodynamic drag, created on the basis of the Mazda 626. It went on sale in Europe since April 1996. In Tokyo in 1995, the Elan (Roadster) model was introduced, a front-wheel drive modification of the English Lotus Elan model with a 1. 8-16V engine.