Tag: Kia

Big boost for Australia’s cheapest new car – news.com.au

Kia is giving Australia’s cheapest new car a makeover. The popular brand has revealed the updated Picanto small hatchback ahead of its arrival in Australia later this year. The new model will be

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Kia achieves double-digit growth in second quarter

Kia’s Forte sedan also is doing well thanks to urban shoppers, who still prefer smaller, more cost-efficient vehicles. “Looking at markets on the West Coast like Los Angeles and San Francisco, as well

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Five most expensive Chinese cars available in Australia

Aussies are paying more than $100,000 for some Chinese-made cars, which are far from cheap and cheerful While Japan remains Australia’s biggest source of imported new cars, followed by Thailand, sales of Chinese-made

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Kia Telluride update: If Korea builds it, it will come (to Australia) – and with turbo hybrid power and economy to boot! – Car News

With apologies to fans of the 1989 film, Field of Dreams, another American fantasy that might just become a reality if Australians wish hard enough for it is the coming, second-generation Kia Telluride.

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‘Most powerful’ Queensland police car will be electric

Queensland’s newest police patrol car will quite literally be a bright spark. The state’s police service unveiled its first electric vehicle on Wednesday, featuring bright yellow colouring, retro styling and torque that one

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Cheap new small car confirmed for Australia

As cost of living pressures bite and the price of new cars skyrocket a new entrant to the market undercuts rivals by thousands. Sales of Chinese brand MG have skyrocketed this year, and

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Detroit auto show looks like it will be disappointing again

As Michael Martinez and his Automotive News colleagues reported last week, several brands have confirmed they are not going to have stands at this year’s show: Volkswagen, Audi, Jaguar, Land Rover, BMW, Mercedes-Benz,

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Electric Kia Stinger successor in development for 2026 – report

The Kia Stinger twin-turbo V6 sedan might be dead, but if South Korean reports are to be believed, it is in line for a battery-powered successor with supercar speed and up to 800km

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Kia won’t become SUV and ute brand

KIA Australia will not abandon passenger cars despite the market begging for more SUVs and utes.   The South Korean brand has a number of SUV models already on its books, but there

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Chinese cars aren’t an emerging threat, they’re here – auto executive

The rapid rise in sales of Chinese cars in Australia – which have quadrupled in the past three years and now outsell vehicles from South Korea – has earned praise from an unlikely

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