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September 30, 2017

Rio rolls i20 in crash test

September 30, 2017/ Richard Bosselman
Rio rolls i20 in crash test

They’re identical under the skin – and both lack accidence avoidance tech that safety gurus now want to see in small cars – so how come the Kia Rio has claimed the vaunted crash test result denied its i20 sister?

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September 15, 2017

Stinger puts four to the fore in NZ

September 15, 2017/ Richard Bosselman
Stinger puts four to the fore in NZ

Two four-cylinders and a single V6; is this the Stinger lineup Kiwi revheads with rear-drive preferences were hoping for?

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September 15, 2017/ Richard Bosselman/
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September 07, 2017

X edition to hit NZ market spot

September 07, 2017/ Richard Bosselman
X edition to hit NZ market spot

Like the idea of a city car with crossover styling? That’s the Picanto X-Line.

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September 07, 2017/ Richard Bosselman/
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Picanto
August 14, 2017

Stinger silence from NZ distributor

August 14, 2017/ Richard Bosselman
Stinger silence from NZ distributor

Australian openness about Kia’s exciting rear-drive sports sedan has not carried across the Tasman.

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August 14, 2017/ Richard Bosselman/
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March 30, 2017

Stinger price to match sports Commodores?

March 30, 2017/ Richard Bosselman
Stinger price to match sports Commodores?

Kia NZ has begun talking about the big rear-drive sedan it’ll have here toward year-end.

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March 30, 2017/ Richard Bosselman/
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Stinger
March 23, 2017

New car market to keep climbing

March 23, 2017/ Richard Bosselman
New car market to keep climbing

The good times will keep rolling, Kia’s local boss believes.

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March 23, 2017/ Richard Bosselman/
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January 11, 2017

Kia builds a Kommodore

January 11, 2017/ Richard Bosselman
Kia builds a Kommodore

Large mass-market sedans are a dying breed – except, obviously, in Kia’s eyes: They’ve just unveiled one.

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January 11, 2017/ Richard Bosselman/
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Stinger
June 30, 2016

Cerato update runs to engine change

June 30, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Cerato update runs to engine change

A sharper look, change of engine and better road sense arrive with a mid-life update of the Kia Cerato

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June 30, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
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Cerato
March 09, 2016

Sportswagon has NZ market potential

March 09, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Sportswagon has NZ market potential

Having recently dropped its sportiest car, Kia here is looking at introducing a Sportswagon – but it’s not quite the same thing.

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March 09, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
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Sportswagon
February 25, 2016

Niro in spotlight to join Kia’s Kiwi family

February 25, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Niro in spotlight to join Kia’s Kiwi family

It might soon be ohm time for Kia New Zealand, with emergent potential to add a petrol-electric hybrid compact crossover that is weeks from its full international debut.

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February 25, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
KIA
Niro
February 20, 2016

Sportage price set to spark Seoul sibling war?

February 20, 2016/ Richard Bosselman
Sportage price set to spark Seoul sibling war?

An aggressive pricing strategy for the new Sportage includes a launch special entry model pitch that significantly undercuts the Hyundai equivalent. How relevant is that?

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February 20, 2016/ Richard Bosselman/
KIA
Sportage
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