Kia

The Korean company began in nineteen forty four originally to produce bicycle parts. In the following years the company grew and diversified into the production of commercial trucks and motorbikes. Their first, fully working and integrated plant opened in nineteen seventy three. Shortly after this their first passenger car was created , the first passenger car in the whole of Korea in fact. It was named the Kia Brisa.

It’s expansion into the Western World came in America, the company was incorporated in Irvine, California and named Kia Motors America.

Popular Kia models in the United Kingdom include:

Kia Picanto – a compact model with modest power ranging from sixty brake horse power the Picanto is favoured for town driving. It’s accessible five-door, five-seater models means that it can be used for both driving the kids to school / trips to the shops. This car model has a very low car insurance group.

Kia Rio – a moderately sized family car, one size up from the Picanto range, engine size is one point three litre providing a little more power. The Kia range, on the whole, is very affordable with the Rio’s coming in at around seven thousand pounds.

The Kia Magentis is a more prestigious, executive car than many of the others in the Kia range, offering a low sleek design and power under the bonnet to match it’s sports car ambitions. Both of the Magnetis models offer two litre engines, remaining affordable at nine thousand pounds for the standard LE model and just over ten thousand pounds for the Sports Automatic edition.

The Kia Carens is a people-carrier stylised vehicle with a greater height – useful for shopping trips or taking luggage to the airport if you have a larger family. Price is around ten thousand pounds with a low car insurance group rating of eight – meaning the cost of driver’s premiums should be affordable too.