New Kia Cee'd Hatchback to go on Sale in the UK in June Priced from £14,395

The United Kingdom is the next stop for Kia's brand-new, second generation Cee'd hatchback, after its world premiere at the Geneva Salon earlier this year. The five-door model goes on sale in the UK on 1 June with on the road prices starting from £14,395 and topping out at £23,795. Read more »

2009 Kia Soul Crossover Caught On Video

Scheduled to go on sale at the end of 2008, the Kia Soul is a mini crossover utility vehicle (CUV) that was previewed in concept for at the at the 2006 Detroit Auto Show. As you can see from Edmund’s spy video, the production version will retain most of the concept’s design elements. The front-drive Soul will be powered by a 2.0-liter, inline four-cylinder gasoline engine mated to a five-speed automatic transmission with manual shift capability and adaptive cruise control. -Video after the jump

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Carensformer: Kia Mocks Transformers With Carens (Ronda) Ad

Inspired from the blockbuster movie Transformers, Kia created a series of short films dubbed “Carensformers” for the Korean market in order to increase the brand awareness of the Carens MPV which is known as the Rondo in the U.S. and other international markets. Too bad the French carmaker Citroen had the same idea (see here) more than a year ago...