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Kia Carens 2.0LS
The key to why Kia has been climbing up the market share ladder for most of their car lines is the fact that they have offered a number of inexpensive cars that didn't feel cheap. The worst thing that a car maker can do is make a car that makes the buyer feel that they have been cheated. Kia has always been careful to create cars that had a certain level of quality even though they didn't cost a lot of money. One of those cars is the Kia Carens. The Kia Carens 2.0LS is the lowest priced seven-seater MPV on the market, but it doesn't make the buyer feel slighted every time they get into the car.
Kia Carens Range
The board room of the Kia must be made up of executives who either have taken or should teach a class on building brand loyalty. Ever since the Kia Brand first hit the market they have been renowned for delivering vehicles in all classes that are inexpensive to buy while still being built with quality materials and delivering excellent features. One of their vehicles that fit this mold perfectly is the Kia Carens mini-MPV.
Kia Cee'd Range
Over the years Kia has been known as a car maker that produces quality cars that are also inexpensive. There line-up often consisted of what many would refer to as sensible cars. Each car has little to call it exceptional on the outside and the gadgetry on the inside was left to a bare minimum. Kia could have lasted like this for a very, very long time. There will always be a place for a sensible and affordable car. However; Kia has decided to keep the cars at the lower end of the cost table, but have completely raised the bar for the rest of the world.
Kia Cee'd SW
When most people think of a station wagon they think of those huge things that had wood paneling that people used to laugh at. But over the last few years a lot of car companies have been re-launching station wagons or estates that look a lot less like those old monsters and a lot more like an extended version of a sporty hatchback. Kia has followed suit by delivering the Cee'd SW that if the exterior is an indication is the right step forward for the oft maligned station wagon.
Kia Cee'd 1.6
Kia has always been the type of car maker that delivers boring yet reliable cars. Many people who cared about status would avoid buying them because they didn't want to seem cheap. People who were looking for inexpensive cars that would actually last loved the entire Kia line-up. Kia took pride in the fact that they were boring. They were trying to build a reliable name for themselves before they put too much research and development into the fancy bits of the cars. Well, the time has now come for them to take the next step and start delivering cars that are reliable, inexpensive and dare we say fun to drive.
Kia Cee's EcoDynamic
Ever since Kia first launched they have been viewed as the car maker that no one really wanted to buy. They only bought them because they were affordable and didn't' offend like so many of the other ?cheap? cars on the market. Then once the buyer got them home they realized that they were well made cars that were insanely reliable. This led to people realizing that they were going to continue buying Kias no matter what. Then Kia started paying more attention to making the cars a little more ?wantable?. The made better looking exteriors and started adding fun little gadgets that most people didn't expect in such an affordable car. Their latest re-design is the Kia Cee'd.
Kia Optima
Anyone who has been paying attention to the car industry knows that Kia has been making strides across the board to become a car that sells well in all markets across the globe. The Korean automaker has always been known for delivering small cars that were economical. They have even found some successes in the small SUV and MOV lines, but as a whole Kia has never delivered a must have sedan. This has all changed with the recent addition of the Optima to the Kia line-up for cars.
Kia Picanto Domino
There are plenty of things to like about the company wide update that Kia seems to be doing to their brand. Almost every car in their line-up is getting or has received a pretty intense makeover the last few years. There has also been the release of completely new models like the Soul and the Optima that made huge splashes across the car making world. Now comes the update of Kia's Picanto.
Kia Pro Cee'd
When Kia launched a while back there was every indication was that they were a car brand that would not last. They delivered cars that nearly no one cared about and frankly didn't work all that good. Over the last ten years or so Kia has turned itself into a car company that constantly put out cars that were not always the hottest car in the class, but were affordable and reliable. With a decade of good selling numbers under their belts Kia is focusing on delivering cars that people want to drive. A step in that direction is the Kia Pro Cee'd.
Kai Rio 1.4 16V Range
Korean car maker Kia is on a mission to completely overhaul every car in their line-up as well as their image to the world. When the car maker launched it was often the laughing stalk of the car world. Rival auto manufacturers and car buyers alike snickered at people as they drove by in the ugly little cars that were not all that reliable. Many people figured they would go down the same road to oblivion that Yugo or Daewoo did. Kai could have easily fallen by the wayside and disappeared, but the car maker decided to stick around and fight by making reliable cars that created brand loyalty. Now in phase two of their revamp Kia is actually making cars that look good and feel good.
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