The new re-designed and re-engineered Picanto is making the global debut at the Geneva Motor Show. Offered for the 1st time with a choice of five-door and three-door body styles, the new Picanto is equipped with new efficient engines, reducing the CO2 emissions from 90 g/km. Soon-Nam Lee, Director of OVerseas Marketing, KIA Motor Corporation :

"Our new Picanto is now a small car, grown-up. It is such a complete car, such a high quality package, offering numerous premium features and multiple trim choices, that it will raise the fundamental perception of A-segment models to a higher level. We anticipate that global demand for A-segment cars will be in the region of 2.4-million units annually over the next six years and we are confident that new Picanto will enable us to capture a larger share of this market. The first generation Picanto marked our debut in the A-segment in 2004 and went on to achieve more than 1.1 million sales globally over the following seven years, with sales in the UK totalling 77,810. I am sure that this new small Kia will become even more popular than the current vehicle."

Optima Hybrid is taking KIA to the "EcoDynamics" era, a major step to KIA's goal of building and selling environmentally-friendly human transport for future generations. Optima is the result of Eco-Technology Research Institute and Namyang Research and Development facility. Set to enter the production line in September 2011, Optima delivers a unique blend of performance. The speed of 100 km is reached in 9.2 seconds and the top speed reaches up to 195 km/h. In terms of fuel consumption, the new hybrid achieves a 40.7% improvement compared to the petrol models from US market.

Kia Forte Koup 2.0 is considered one of the hottest cars that will run on the streets of Malaysia and will be released on 3 March 2011. The engine used in the new Kia Forte Koup 2.0 is a 2.0 L CVVT generating 156 horse power and 194 Nm of torque, coupled to a 6-speed gearbox. Kia Forte Koup 2.0 comes with several features such as Bluetooth phone connectivity, a 6-CD changer, automatic climate, push-start ignition button and a control system for the hatch. Once faced with the new model, KIA fans will notice other features like folding side mirrors, steering column operated Bluetooth mobile phone connectivity and a rearview camera. For now, Kia has not given any official details about the price, but certainly it will be revealed when the car will be launched.

New pictures of the next generation RIO has been released by KIA today. Set to be unveiled among the new Picanto, new KIA RIO will have it's debut at 2011 Geneva Motor Show. The cargo capacity has been increased to 292 L aswell the wheelbase extented to 2.570 MM (+70 mm). The overall width has been increased with 25 mm. The new KIA RIO will go on sale in United Kingdom starting September 2011 as a five-door version, KIA releasing a 3-door version early 2012.