Amanti
2004 – 2009This nameplate was introduced in North America for the 2004 model year, debuting at the 2003 New York Auto Show as Kia’s premium large sedan. It was positioned as the brand’s most upscale mainstream sedan in the U.S. ...
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This nameplate was introduced in North America for the 2004 model year, debuting at the 2003 New York Auto Show as Kia’s premium large sedan. It was positioned as the brand’s most upscale mainstream sedan in the U.S. ...
This nameplate was Kia’s North American market badge for the brand’s large, body-on-frame SUV, introduced for the 2009 model year and sold only briefly. It arrived in late 2008 as Kia’s first serious entry into the tr...
This premium rear-wheel-oriented nameplate was introduced by Kia in late 2009 as the company’s upscale large-sedan offering for Korea and export markets, where it was sold under the Cadenza name. It was part of Kia’s ...
Introduced in 1998, this Kia nameplate arrived as the company’s first major modern minivan and quickly became one of its most important global family vehicles. Kia’s heritage materials describe the original launch as ...
This compact battery-electric SUV was introduced in 2024 as part of Kia’s global EV expansion, positioned as a more accessible entry in the brand’s electric lineup. It arrived after Kia’s earlier dedicated EVs helped ...
Introduced in 2021, this all-electric crossover marked a major turning point for the South Korean brand as its first dedicated battery-electric vehicle rather than an electrified version of an existing model. It was d...
Introduced in 2023, this nameplate marked a major step in Kia’s electric-vehicle strategy and became the brand’s first dedicated three-row large electric SUV. It was developed on Kia’s E-GMP dedicated EV platform, and...
This compact nameplate was introduced during Kia’s design-led transformation and became one of the brand’s most recognizable global small cars. It debuted in 2008 as a C-segment sedan aimed at mainstream buyers who wa...
This coupe variant of Kia’s compact Forte line was introduced for the 2010 model year and gave the nameplate a sportier two-door body style alongside the sedan. In some markets it was also identified as the Cerato Kou...
K4 is Kia’s compact sedan nameplate launched as the successor to the K3. It was unveiled at the 2024 New York Auto Show as a global strategic model, marking the start of a new era for Kia’s entry in the compact car se...
Introduced in Korea for the 2010 model year, this midsize sedan marked Kia’s move toward a more global, design-led identity. It arrived as part of the brand’s new naming strategy and quickly became one of Kia’s key pa...
This nameplate was introduced in the U.S. as Kia’s flagship rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan for the 2015 model year. It was positioned above the brand’s mainstream passenger cars to give Kia a true large premium sedan i...
Introduced in 2016, this Kia nameplate marked the brand’s first dedicated hybrid SUV and was positioned as an eco-friendly crossover rather than a conventional compact SUV. Kia’s heritage material describes it as Kore...
This midsize sedan nameplate began in 2000, shortly after the company joined Hyundai Motor Group, and it marked a new phase in the brand’s global expansion. Positioned as the brand’s flagship family sedan in many mark...
This nameplate was introduced for the 1999 model year as Kia’s global B-segment subcompact, succeeding the Pride and marking an important step in the company’s move toward fully in-house-developed passenger cars. Earl...
This North American Kia nameplate arrived for the 2007 model year as a compact crossover/MPV derived from Kia’s Carens family, giving buyers minivan-like practicality in a smaller, more car-like package. It was positi...
This minivan nameplate began in 1998, when Kia introduced it in Korea as a family-oriented alternative to the sedan-heavy market of the time. It was sold under a different badge in export markets, including North Amer...
Introduced for the 2019 model year, this global B-segment SUV was developed with strong attention to local market needs and made its world debut in India. It arrived as part of Kia’s broader push into new internationa...
This was Kia’s first independently developed passenger car, launched in 1992 and a major milestone for the company’s move from licensed production to its own in-house engineering. It began as a compact C-segment sedan...
Introduced in 2002, this Kia nameplate became the brand’s first widely recognized mid-size SUV and quickly turned into one of its core global models. Kia’s heritage archive describes it as the brand’s benchmark SUV an...
This nameplate debuted in 2008 as a sharply styled compact CUV that marked a turning point in Kia’s modern design identity. Introduced during Kia’s push toward design-led product development, it arrived with a boxy, h...
This Kia nameplate was introduced to U.S. buyers for the 2004 model year as Kia’s new compact sedan, replacing the earlier Sephia-era compact car in the lineup. It was part of the company’s early-2000s push to move be...
Launched in 1993, this Kia nameplate became one of the company’s defining global vehicles and is widely credited by Kia as the first urban compact SUV. It arrived at a time when most SUVs were still conceived primaril...
Launched in 2017, this fastback grand touring sedan marked a turning point for Kia’s image and engineering ambition. It was developed to move the brand into the premium-performance space, combining rear-wheel-drive dy...