Kia Middle East and Africa launches K4 sedan in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia On May 7, Kia Middle East and Africa unveiled the Kia K4 sedan in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, marking the official regional launch of the model. The Kia K4 measures 4,710 mm in length, making it 70 mm longer than the Kia Cerato. The vehicle is available with a range of powertrain options to suit different driving preferences. These include the Gamma 1.6 MPI engine paired with a six-sp...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/09

ccording to several South Korean media reports, the new plant will have an annual production capacity of 70,000 cars and is scheduled to start production in the second quarter of 2025. The plant plans to produce CKD models of the mid-size SUV Sorento, the compact SUV Sportage, and the compact sedan Cerato. Based on press release from the President of Kazakhstan and multiple sources on June 13, 2024...

News  Updated at: 2024/06/17

ant at Amasaman to assemble KIA vehicles for the local and West African markets. The plant can assemble 35,000 units per annum which can be expanded to 70,000 vehicles per annum if demand grows. The plant is spread over 65,000 square meters of land. Currently, six Kia models are being produced, Kia Cerato, Kia K5, Kia Sonet, Kia Seltos, Kia Sportage, and Kia Sorento, and this portfolio will expand to ten models soon including the K2700, K3000, Ca...

News  Updated at: 2023/06/14

atic glue shooting system, automatic punching jigs, etc. During 2022-2026, the factory is expected to export more than 25,000 sets of KIA Carnival tailgate products to Malaysia. Besides, the plant also manufactures and supplies other body parts, including front door, rear door, bonnet, etc. for KIA Cerato, KIA Soluto, KIA Seltos, KIA Carnival, Mazda 3, Mazda CX-5, Mazda CX-8, etc.(From Thaco press release on June 8, 2022)...

News  Updated at: 2022/06/13

lume of purchases in the domestic market at the end of the year amounted to RUB 2.16 billion, which exceeds the same indicator for 2020 by RUB 180 million. The localization program includes the entire model range produced by Avtotor for the full production cycle. These are passenger car models Kia Cerato BD PE, Kia Soul SK3, Kia Seltos SP2, Hyundai Sonata, as well as an updated model of the Hyundai HD line of commercial vehicles - Mighty. As par...

News  Updated at: 2022/01/24

Avtotor starts production of updated Kia Cerato On November 26, Avtotor announced that it has started full-cycle production of the updated model of the Kia Cerato with welding and painting of bodies. It has established a body welding line, software for machine tools and welding equipment with programmed control. The body painting is carried out at the modernized Avtotor paint shop. The new robotic complex for applying primer with control systems ...

News  Updated at: 2021/11/29

Kia K3 sedan officially launched in Vietnam On September 24, 2021, Thaco Auto officially introduced locally-assembled Kia K3 sedan (the upgraded Cerato) in Vietnam with starting price of VND 559 million. It is an inspirational model with a combination of sporty and fashionable appearance and a technology-rich interior space following the trend of "Smart Design”, inspired by the Kia EV6 model.Seen from the front, Kia K3 makes an impression wi...

News  Updated at: 2021/09/27

Kia starts production of Cerato sedan at Avtotor plant in Kaliningrad, Russia On August 2, Kia Russia and CIS LLC announced that the production of the updated Cerato sedan has begun at the Avtotor plant in Kaliningrad. The start of sales of the model in Russia is scheduled for September 2021. Sales of the updated Kia Cerato in Russia will begin in September 2021.It features the latest safety and driver assistance systems of the Drive Wise complex...

News  Updated at: 2021/08/03

Kia Cerato receives certification for the Russian market On July 26, Kia Russia & CIS announces that the updated Kia Cerato sedan has passed all the tests required for certification in the Russian market and received "Vehicle Type Approval". The updated sedan will enter the Russian market in September 2021. Production will be launched at the Avtotor plant in Kaliningrad. The updated Cerato will be the first Kia model to enter the Russian market...

News  Updated at: 2021/08/02

lished by regulatory legal documents of the Russian government. As part of the implementation of this task, in 2020, Engsan-KLD launched production and began supplying soft elements (fillers) for passenger car seats. In partnership with Globus LLC (Togliatti), samples of sets of covers for the KIA Cerato car have been developed and manufactured. Moreover, Russian-made fabrics will be used in the production of covers. The cover kits have been t...

News  Updated at: 2021/04/15

Quang Nam province. This is the third Thaco shipment to the regional market since December 2019. Thaco plans to export over 1,200 Kia vehicles to ASEAN markets in 2020, including over 600 units to Myanmar. Thaco aims to export other Kia cars such as Sedona and Seltos to the country, where its Kia Cerato and Soluto are available. Promoting exports to Myanmar is among Thaco’s targets in becoming a production center and exporter of Kia vehicles ...

News  Updated at: 2020/08/31

lastic components of bus, passenger cars, motorcycle as well as plastic components outside the automotive industry. The factory also invested in a line of painting and assembling plastic parts for tourist cars and trucks. besides serving domestic demand, in 2019, the factory exported over 5,000 Kia Cerato bumpers to Malaysia and Russia with a total value of USD 566,000. In 2020, it will expand export markets to Ecuador, Russia, Malaysia, Australi...

News  Updated at: 2020/04/22

Kia launches new-gen Mexican-built Cerato in Brazil Kia Motors is launching the new generation Cerato sedan (known as Forte in other markets) in Brazil.Larger than the previous generation, the new Cerato comes to Brazil with a 2.0-liter flex engine that produces 167 hp, similar to the one that equips the SUV Sportage SUV, Kia’s best-selling model in Brazil. Coming from the plant in Pesqueraria, Mexico as the previous generation, the sedan pays ...

News  Updated at: 2019/09/27

Thaco introduces all-new Kia Cerato in Vienam On December 8, Truong Hai Auto Corporation (Thaco) introduced the all-new Kia Cerato C-segment sedan in Vietnam. The new product is larger than the former model with 4,640mm length, 1,800 mm width and 1,450 mm height, giving a more spacious and comfortable feel for the customer. Specifically, the overall dimensions are expanded in turn with length (80mm), width (20mm) and height (5mm).The Cerato featu...

News  Updated at: 2018/12/14

led the sales in May with 8,748 units, followed by Toyota.At the same time, four of THACO’s models found themselves among the 10 best-selling passenger cars. Mazda3 ranked third with 1,139 cars, Mazda CX5 ranked fourth and best-selling SUV /crossover in the market in May with 1,055 vehicles, Kia Cerato ranked fifth with sales of 1,045 units, and Kia Morning held the No. 7 place with 849 vehicles sold in the month.(From Thaco press release on J...

News  Updated at: 2018/06/21

S) and passive torsional assist (TA) phaser with mid-position lock (MPL) and integrated center bolt hydraulic control valve. For exhaust valve timing, the company supplies the VFS and TA phaser with integrated center bolt valve. The 1.6-liter I4 gasoline Gamma II engine launched in the Kia K3 Forte/Cerato is expected to power a growing number of vehicles for markets in South Korea, China and North America over the next few years. For Hyundai’s ...

News  Updated at: 2018/04/23

Kia launches Mexican-built 2018 Cerato in Argentina The 2018 Kia Cerato is now on sale in the Argentine market.The new Cerato is produced at Kia’s plant in Pesqueria, Mexico, and is now available as a hatchback as well as sedan. As it is imported from Mexico, the Cerato is exempt from the 35% custom duty normally applied to imports.Its predecessor, the third-generation Cerato, which launched in Argentina in 2014, was imported from South Korea. ...

News  Updated at: 2017/11/17

eas production base and represents a USD 3 billion investment by Kia and its suppliers.The new manufacturing plant will have an annual production capacity of 400,000 units, boosting the Korean brand's global manufacturing capacity to 3.56 million vehicles. The company has been ramping up Kia Forte (Cerato) production since May.Beginning in 2017, the plant will produce the all-new 4th generation B-segment Rio, which will make its world premiere on...

News  Updated at: 2016/09/09

Kia Motors and suppliers, the state-of-the-art Kia Motors Mexico plant was constructed in only 13 months after breaking ground on the site last October. Intensive quality assurance testing and pilot production will be conducted over the next six months with mass production of the Forte (known as ‘Cerato’ in some markets) compact sedan scheduled to commence in mid-2016. The 300,000-unit annual capacity plant will represent approximately 10...

News  Updated at: 2015/11/25

Hyundai Mobis completes second lamp plant in Jiangsu, China Hyundai Mobis announced that Jiangsu Mobis Automotive Parts Co., Ltd. (JMA), its subsidiary in China, had completed construction of its second lamp plant in November 2012. Located in Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province, JMA produces lighting products, chassis modules, cockpit modules and front-end modules for the Cerato, the Forte, the K3, the K5, the K2, and the Sportage R built by Dongfeng...

News  Updated at: 2013/01/04