Kia Philippines

Cause for celebration: Kia’s all-new Seltos

Many would agree that 2019 was a difficult year, and if getting through it with everything intact wasn’t hard enough, January 2020 came with the ultimate test of survival. But recently, as nearly three dozen of us…

Kia Philippines celebrates 1st year with blowout promo

When Kia Philippines celebrated its first anniversary as an Ayala company—AC Industrials—last Jan. 30, the Korean carmaker’s local arm announced it will be treating its current and potential customers to an Anniversary Blowout promo. This means by…

Kia PH posts 124 percent sales growth in 2019

  A year after the Kia brand’s re-launch under new distributor AC Industrials, an Ayala company, the Korean carmaker once again showed that it has the “Power to Surprise” as it reported a record-breaking 124 percent year-on-year…

2020 Kia Seltos

Just as one should beware of Greeks bearing gifts, automakers should beware of competitors named after Greeks. The Kia Seltos is named after Celtos, the son of the Greek God Hercules. This was the first revelation made…

Kia PH showed its ‘Power to Surprise’ by unboxing four new strategic models

When one talks about unboxing, new cars don’t quickly come to mind, until this year at least. The Kia brand was relaunched early this year when Kia Philippines became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ayala Corp., under the…

Will the auto world remain flat for the rest of 2019?

The world is flat. At least, as far as the world of the local automotive industry is concerned.…

Kia set to unbox the Stinger at MIAS

  Kia Philippines will be holding another major unboxing at the Manila International Auto Show (MIAS), which runs from April 4 to 7, 2019 at the World Trade Center, Kia is set to unveil the second of…

Salute TO Soluto

The re-energized Kia Philippines, now under the management of Ayala Corporation, wasted no time in fortifying its lineup. …

Manny Aligada: unboxing Kia’s power to surprise

The tagline of Kia Motors Corporation is “The power to surprise,” but last week, it may have been Kia Philippines that was surprised.…