Material from the Encyclopedia of the magazine "Behind the wheel"
KIA Motors Corporation was founded in 1944, it is the oldest automobile enterprise in Korea.
The head office of the corporation is located in Seoul, Korea
The company is part of the Hyundai-KIA industrial group.
The corporation is represented by 4600 dealerships in 173 countries.
It currently employs over 40,000 people around the world, with annual revenues of over $ 14.5 billion.
KIA Motors is the official sponsor of the Russian Football Championship and the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
The name "Kia" is derived from the Sino-Korean words Ki ("get out") and A (Asia), roughly translated as "arising" or "out" of Asia.
More than 1.5 million cars are produced annually at thirteen factories of the company, which are located in eight countries of the world.
In recent years, the corporation has been intensively increasing its production capacity and expanding the network of research and design centers, locating them in regions with the greatest demand for cars - in the USA, Europe, China and Japan.
History of KIA Motors
1951 - The company is named KIA Industries
Serial production of the first Korean bicycle
1957 - Start of serial production of the first Korean scooter (C-100)
- Foundation of Shihung Factory
1961 - Start of serial production of the first Korean motorcycle (C-180)
1962 - Start of serial production of the first Korean truck Kia K-360
1971 - Launch of the four-wheeled Kia Titan truck
1972 - Founding of KIA Service Co. Ltd
1973 - Opening of the Sohari plant, Korea's first full-cycle automobile manufacturing facility. Launch of the first Korean internal combustion engine.
- Launch of serial production of gasoline engines
- Release of the Kia Brisa B-1000 pickup
1981 - Launch of the Kia Bongo truck
1984 - Foundation of the KIA R&D Center
1990 - Renaming of KIA Industries corporation to KIA Motors Inc
1995 - Foundation of KIA Motors Europe GmbH
1997 - The Kia Sportage is named Product of the Year by US automotive magazines in terms of price / performance ratio and Best Offer in the 4WD segment
1999 - Formation of the Hyundai-KIA Automotive Group
- The premiere of the Kia Carnival model
- Creation of five regional offices in different parts of the world
2001 - Start of mass production of Kia Carnival
- Full-scale access to car market China
2002 - Start of production of the mid-size crossover Kia Sorento
Start of production of the updated compact sedan Kia rio
- Creation of subsidiaries in five European countries
Korean cars are making a splash in today's market. High quality, excellent reliability and safety, a wide range of configurations and acceptable prices - these are the main advantages offered by manufacturers from Korea. Nevertheless, confidence in the KIA brand cars is growing rather slowly.
One of the reasons for this problem was the use of the plant in St. Petersburg (Hyundai) for the aggregate assembly of Kia Rio. Many potential buyers of this car, they ask themselves where the Kia Rio is assembled for their country, which configurations are better to choose, and whether it is possible to get a car assembled in Korea at all. We will try to answer all these questions.
All factories that assemble the Kia Rio 2014 model year
In the current competitive environment, car manufacturing plants are trying to expand their branches as much as possible around the world in order to spend less funds on taxes and duties on the import of cars to countries with high turnover... Therefore, the assembly of the Kia Rio is carried out at six factories located in countries with a large purchasing power and a developed demand for Korean cars.
This policy allows the company to obtain financial benefits, to make its cars more accessible to the population of large countries. Also, this trend is an impetus for the development of the economy not only in Korea, but also in other countries, because the practice of building factories in other countries is gaining momentum. The assembly of the Kia Rio today takes place at the following factories:
- South Korea is one of the largest enterprises of the KIA group in the city of Gwangmen;
- China is a huge factory that covers the needs of the Chinese market and is located in Yancheng;
- Ecuador - a plant that supplies budget sedans to all countries in South America;
- Indonesia - production for the countries of South-East Asia;
- Philippines - one of the most technologically advanced new factories in Paranac City;
- Russia - assembly is carried out at the Hyundai plant in St. Petersburg on the same branch on which the brother is assembled Kia rio by base - Hyundai solaris (Accent).
This geographical spread allows the Korean company to gain control of many markets. different countries... For example, a plant in Russia supplies cars to all CIS countries, to some countries of Eastern Europe. Western Europe and the United States receive budget sedans exclusively of Korean production.
Buy in Asia or Russian Kia Rio Korean assembly is difficult enough. To do this, you need to import a car from Europe, spending a lot of money on paperwork and transportation. Therefore, it is better to be content with the proposed option and the domestic assembly of the Kia Rio.
Engines, configurations and prices of KIA Rio in the world
Despite such a wide registration of a budget sedan in many countries of the world, the configuration and engines are practically the same everywhere. Koreans offer two gasoline engine for your B-class car. This is a 1.4-liter aspirated gasoline engine without turbines and other technological modern meansas well as a more powerful 1.6-liter gasoline engine. Aggregate potential is measured 107 and 123 horse power respectively.
Two available mechanical boxes gears in 5 and 6 steps and an automatic machine with 4 shift ranges. The car is based on a universal platform for B-class cars Hyundai-KIA RB. A classmate and actually a technical copy of the car is Hyundai accent (sold in Russia under the Solaris brand). The main car configurations are as follows:
- Comfort - the basic version of a car without any expensive functions and convenient additions (not available in all countries);
- Luxe - complemented by air conditioning, several important comfort options and appearance additions;
- Prestige is a price-adjusted and fairly rich package, which implies exclusively senior power unit and many technical surprises;
- Premium is the most expensive and charged version of a budget car that will delight you with excellent technology.
In the latest configuration, the Koreans offer 16-inch alloy wheels, many decorative elements made of chrome, increased efficiency of safety systems, as well as a system for access to the salon and keyless start of the engine. For budget cars this is a rarity, because the Kia Rio in this configuration is popular, despite the high cost.
Car prices depend on the country of manufacture and sale. For example, and the US is Korean kia version Rio costs $ 13,900, while in Russia base prices start at 510 thousand rubles ($ 14,500). In Korea, the car costs just over $ 10,000 and is a bestseller in its class.
Good reasons to buy a Kia Rio
Enough favorable prices and nice offers on trim levels make the Kia Rio a serious contender in a saturated market. Today, in the class of budget sedans in the B segment, there are a large number of proposals from Korean, European and even Japanese manufacturers, which makes the market too saturated and difficult for companies. Nevertheless, Kia Rio stands out with certain features:
- outstanding design with interesting colors and interior solutions;
- excellent comfort, high ergonomics of the driver's space;
- enough roomy salon and a voluminous trunk;
- inexpensive operation, moderate fuel consumption.
With the help of modern Korean technology, you can get a great car that will become a universal transport for different occasions in life. Of course, the Kia Rio also has disadvantages. The main disadvantages concern frequent breakdowns electrical appliances and the wiring itself. But when buying a new car, all these problems will be eliminated free of charge at an official service station.
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Summing up
High quality and affordable price made the Kia Rio one of the most visible offerings in the segment. Considering all positive sides car, you can safely go for a test drive and personal acquaintance in the salon. The driver is guaranteed positive emotions for a long period after buying a car.
The competition from the KIA Rio is also great and offers more and more interesting options. Hyundai Accent (Solaris), Renault Logan and Sandero, Chevrolet cobalt, Skoda Rapid and Volkswagen Polo sedan - here is the main list of Rio's serious rivals, each with their own advantages. Which of these vehicles would you choose?
There are many factors to consider when buying a new car. Including where the car was assembled. Many people prefer that a foreign car was assembled in the country where it was originally started to be produced. In this article, we will tell you about where Kia is assembled - the cars of the Korean car manufacturer Kia Motors Corporation.
Kia car factories are located in the South Korean cities of Hwaseong, Gwangmyeong, Gwangju, Seosan, Vietnam, China, Slovakia, the USA and some other countries.
If we talk about where Kia is assembled in Russia, we should mention the Avtotor plant in Kaliningrad, as well as the IzhAvto plant in Izhevsk and the Hyundai plant in St. Petersburg.
Kia rio
The Kia Rio has been designed specifically for russian market... Its production began in August 2011 and since then the popularity of this model has grown steadily. Buyers are attracted by the relatively low cost of this modern sedan, combined with the well-proven high quality of Korean cars.
Initially, cars of this model were assembled at the Hyundai plant in St. Petersburg. At one time, Kia Rio was also produced at the LuAZ plant in Ukraine, but soon production was stopped. Listing the countries where they collect kia rio, it is also worth mentioning countries such as Thailand, Indonesia, Iran, India, Vietnam, China, Ecuador and, of course, South Korea itself.
Kia sportage
Kia Sportage - a model ideal for russian roads... Large ground clearance, stability on the road, the possibility of buying a car with all-wheel drive - all this and much more allows you to travel comfortably by car not only within the city, but also outside of it. If you plan to drive a car only within the city and do not use four-wheel drive, you will get a stylish and modern crossover, driving which will organically look like a young fragile girl and a respectable adult man.
Kia Sportage is collected in Russia, Slovakia and some other countries. Many car enthusiasts will be pleasantly surprised to learn that among the countries where Kia Sportage is collected, there is Germany, which is famous for the highest quality in the automotive industry.
Kia sorento
Kia Sorento is another crossover of the company. Although in many ways the Kia Sportage and Kia Sorento are similar, the latter is much larger than the Sportage in size, has a higher ground clearance, a larger wheel diameter and a richer choice. additional functions... Hence the price difference.
Among the countries where they collect kia sorento, Russia and South Korea are still in the lead. Besides, this model also produced at factories in Turkey and Slovakia.
Kia ceed
Kia Sid is a compact city golf class car. In Europe this car it is not very widespread due to the great competition in this segment, but in Russia it enjoys stable demand.
This model is assembled in Slovakia, in Kazakhstan, and in Russia there is the only plant where they assemble kia seed - this is the Kaliningrad "Avtotor".
Serial production of KIA Rio started at the plant in St. Petersburg fourth generation KIA Rio new the fourth generation, like its predecessor, is produced using a full cycle technology with welding and body painting and a high level of localization - 47%. In just 6 years of production, the plant produced 568 thousand third-generation KIA Rio cars. Sales of the new generation KIA Rio will begin in August 2017 at all KIA Motors dealerships in Russia.- news
Moscow, July 4, 2017 -The Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Rus (HMMR) plant in St. Petersburg has launched a new generation of KIAs. The beginning of its final assembly was preceded by a long preparation period, during which the car was adapted to Russian conditions and all production processes were debugged to ensure the highest quality product.
KIA of the new, fourth generation, like its predecessor, which was assembled at the plant in St. Petersburg in the period from 2011 to 2017, is produced using a full cycle technology with welding and body painting with a high level of localization - 47%.
In 2016, in preparation for the launch of production of the fourth generation KIA, the plant carried out a significant re-equipment and thorough preparation of production lines. Thus, in the welding shop, new industrial robots were additionally put into operation, the staff of the stamping shop carried out an inspection of the tooling in Korea before sending it to the Russian plant. Because the design of the new KIA is significantly different from the car previous generation, paint shop employees reconfigured all painting line robots and soundproofing robots. In the assembly shop, several sections of the conveyor were reorganized. The employees of the quality control department conducted an audit of foreign and Russian suppliers and made proposals for improving the design of a number of components. The enterprise conducted training on working with new model for employees of all production workshops directly in the field. In addition, the engineers and technicians of the Russian plant underwent special training in Korea.
The new KIA, like its predecessor, was developed specifically for the Russian market, taking into account local operating conditions and the wishes of Russian customers.
Final testing of prototypes of the new model was carried out jointly by plant engineers and colleagues from the KIA Motors research center in Namyang, Korea to achieve the best adaptation of the new KIA to difficult climatic and road conditions Russia. Within tests new kia passed more than 850 thousand km. in different regions of Russia, including Karelia and the Murmansk region in the North, Krasnodar Territory in the South, and mountain roads Elbrus. The model was tested in the extreme temperature conditions of the Russian winter and hot summer.
Plant "KhMMR" produces cars hyundai brands and KIA and has the most modern industrial equipment... High precision execution of all welding points on the body, as well as all application operations paintwork the outside and inside of the body are fully automated, which ensures a high level of quality. More than 240 industrial robots are installed at the plant. When welding body KIA more than 170 robots are involved, and more than 50 robots are involved in painting. For the release of one kIA car the plant needs about 16 hours. After production, each car undergoes a thorough quality control of the finished product, which takes more than 2 hours.
The company employs 2,200 people, another 5,800 people work at russian factories suppliers of auto components. Delivery of components to the conveyor is carried out by 14 russian companies... The plant makes efficient use of production capacity, working stably in 3 shifts, 5 days a week, due to the high demand for the manufactured models.
Plant "KhMMR" began production of the third generation KIA in August 2011. During this time, the model became the most popular in the KIA lineup and became one of the sales leaders in the Russian market. In just 6 years of production, the plant produced 568 thousand KIA
Despite the fact that KIA has been producing cars since the middle of the last century, in European countries, in America its products began to be in demand not so long ago. There are also motorists who believe that, in terms of quality, Korean and chinese cars are of the same type. In fact, the models of manufacturers from Korea are not inferior to the products of famous European, American brands in terms of their reliability and comfort. Consumers deciding to purchase korean car, consider it necessary to ask which country the manufacturer of the KIA is, realizing that the build quality depends on this. Practice shows that the machines manufactured in the company's branches practically do not differ from the models made in Korea.
Historical milestones of KIA
The first KIA car was the Sibay. The name of the model was not chosen by chance, it translates as "beginning" or "start". He saw the light in the 50s of the last century. The designers developed the car using American army jeeps as an example.
Debut model in the series passenger cars became Brisa. She was born in the early 70s. The prototype of this car is Mazda. Later, the KIA designers also used licenses. large concerns in creating their own cars: Fiat, Peugeot.
In the 90s, cars kIA brands began to be in demand in the USA, in Europe. But the crisis that began in Asia at the end of the century led to the bankruptcy of the company. It was acquired by Hyundai. However, this did not mark the end of the brand's history. On the contrary, her models have acquired their "face", gained deserved popularity, and are successfully sold in many countries. The head office of KIA is located in the capital of South Korea, a network of branches has been opened in Europe, the USA, and Russia.
Countries in which the assembly of KIA is carried out
For car enthusiasts who want to know which country is by KIA manufacturer, it is worth deciding on the brand model, since each of them has its own branch.
- KIA RIO - in addition to the main plant located in Korea, this popular car is produced in several branches in: India, Thailand, Iran, Vietnam, Indonesia, China. In Russia, the assembly of KIA Rio is carried out in Kaliningrad. The issue is handled by Avtotor.
- KIA Cee`d is a popular golf class car. The car is produced at the main plant of the concern, as well as in Kazakhstan in the city of Ust-Kamenogorsk, at the Avtotor plant in Kaliningrad.
- KIA Cerato is the leader in sales in Russia. The assembly of the model was previously carried out in Korea. Now the car is produced by a plant in Ust-Kamenogorsk (Kazakhstan), in the USA (a branch of KIA Forte), in Russia.
- KIA Clarus - produced directly on the main conveyor of the concern in South Korea... A certain number of models were produced by the Avtotor plant.
- KIA Mohave - the car was developed for the American consumer. However, this model has become popular in other countries as well. It is produced not only in South Korea, the USA, but also in Ust-Kamenogorsk, at Avtotor.
In Kaliningrad, the assembly of other KIA models is also carried out: Soul, Sorento, Sportage.
