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June 23, 2015

Kia Re-Enters Compact Car Segment with the Forte Family (w/ Specs)


They say good things happen in threes. That’s exactly what happened when Columbian Autocar Corporation (CAC), the exclusive distributor of Kia vehicles in the country unveiled the 2015 Forte family. It’s been a while since Kia had an entrant in the compact car category, but now they’ve returned not with one, not with two, but three body styles of the Forte that’ll cater to consumers with different personalities and tastes.

November 22, 2015

Kia Philippines Offers Big Savings on the Forte


Columbian Autocar Corporation (CAC), the exclusive distributor of Kia Motors vehicles in the Philippines, rolled out an early holiday treat for its fans with the Kia Forte Days of Christmas promo.
From now to December 31, 2015, all three variants of the all-new Kia Forte are available for as low as P 60,000 off of its original prices!

September 3, 2019

2019 Kia Forte GT vs 2019 Honda Civic RS Turbo


There is no greater cynic than a Honda Civic fanboy. Whether that has to do with the cult following of the 1990s Civic SiR, or because they happen to be better keyboard warriors is a debate best left for another day, but the fact of the matter is: they’ll defend their beloved compact, maybe to the death.

March 10, 2016

Get Lucky with Kia Pic A Forte


Graduation season is fast approaching and Columbian Autocar Corporation (CAC), the exclusive distributor of Kia vehicles in the Philippines, got the perfect reward for your new graduates!

From now to April 30, 2016, all Kia Picanto buyers get a chance to win and drive home an all-new Kia Forte Koup through the Kia Pic a Forte raffle promo.

March 1, 2018

Kia Philippines Rolls Back Pricing on Selected Models with "Rollback Throwback" Promo


Columbian Autocar Corporation, the exclusive distributor of Kia vehicles in the Philippines implemented its new pricing inclusive of the new vehicle excise tax scheme last January. With the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion or TRAIN taking effect, its vehicles are up across the board. But there’s a bit of good news.

June 14, 2021

The Refreshed 2022 Kia Forte GT Is One Sharp-Looking 204-Horsepower Compact


Last April, Kia showed off the 2022 Forte—their compact car that’s taken on the new logo and family look. At the time, they only unveiled it in its mild-mannered (i.e. non-GT) trim. Two months later though, they’ve finally revealed what the full-blooded Forte GT looks like, and here it is.

April 4, 2019

Kia Philippines's Surprise Unboxing is the Civic RS Fighting Forte GT (w/ Brochure)


All eyes may have been on the Stinger, but Kia Philippines sprung a surprise unboxing at the Manila International Auto Show: the Forte GT. With the price of the Stinger pegged north of three million pesos, the Forte GT is perhaps the more attainable sedan for Filipinos seeking performance.

January 22, 2018

2019 Kia Forte Offers Sporty Looks, New Engines (w/ 17 Photos)


Eagle-eyed readers would notice the absence of the Forte in Kia Philippines’s latest price list. If there was any wonder to the future of Kia’s compact offering, here’s your answer: an all-new model has arrived.

February 21, 2023

Kia Philippines Lauded As Best Performing Market In Asia-Pacific In 2022


In its fourth year as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Ayala Corporation, KP Motors Corporation (Kia Philippines) announced that it has outpaced the growth of the automotive industry as a whole with a 34 percent sales increase in 2022 (the industry grew 26 percent).

May 20, 2020

Get a Free Blaupunkt Tire Inflator and Dash Cam on All Kia Models Until May 30


Kia Philippines announces the resumption of sales and aftersales service operations of its 27 dealerships in the country beginning on May 18, 2020.

April 16, 2021

2022 Kia Forte Dons New Logo, Refreshed Look


Kia’s new logo is slowly making its way to the entire line-up. The next one to don the signature-like motif is the 2022 Kia Forte which is going on sale in Korea this month.

April 29, 2019

Would You Have Preferred the Kia Forte or the Chinese Market Kia K3?


Kia Philippines sprung a surprise at the Manila International Auto Show by reviving the Forte compact sedan for the local market, including the introduction of a high-performance variant, the Forte GT. But what if, just what if, they decided to look to China like they did the Soluto? We’d be getting the all-new Kia K3 instead.

November 9, 2020

5 Reasons Why This Season's Surprises is Spelled Kia


Nothing naughty but everything nice is what the Kia brand is all about for the last two—and most delightful—months of this year. Indeed, it should be on top of every big boy and girl’s list, and checked twice to make sure it’s really there. This Korean three-letter badge stands to be the best pick for the season, and there are 5 compelling reasons for even the coolest guy at the North Pole to trade his trusty sleigh for a distinctive Kia vehicle. His reindeer would love that breathing spell and change of scenery, too. 

July 12, 2022

Kia PH Drops Prices Of Forte Compact Sedan To Just P 869K


Are you hunting for the best deal in town? Well, look no further than this latest offer from Kia Philippines. Now you can get the Kia Forte compact sedan for the price of a sub-compact sedan for a limited time.

February 13, 2020

Kia PH President Says 2019 Sales Wasn't a Fluke


In their first full year as the distributors of Kia, AC Motors, a wholly-owned company of Ayala Corporation saw its sales rise to 5,019 units compared to 2,238 units in 2018. The 124 percent increase is, undoubtedly, spectacular, but still a far cry from the projected 10,000-unit per annum sales they mentioned at the start of 2019.

April 5, 2019

Kia Philippines Just Gained the Upper Hand in the Korean Car Price War


It looks like the top two Korean brands in the country are about to instigate a price war with each other. After launching its game-changing Soluto sub-compact sedan, Kia found its thunder stolen by its mechanical twin, the Hyundai Reina less than 24 hours later. Since then, these two have been engaging in a peso tug-of-war. For the next few days, it looks like Kia Philippines may have the upper hand.

August 16, 2019

Kia Forte Beats the Honda Civic as Most Appealing Compact Car


The compact car segment, especially in the United States is a crowded one. That’s why it comes as a surprise that Kia managed a major upset as the Forte was named as the most appealing car in its class, beating the likes of the Honda Civic.

January 21, 2021

Kia Philippines Targets Triple Digit Growth in 2021


Ayala-backed Kia Philippines is targeting triple-digit growth in 2021, moving back to its 2019 figure of 5,000-unit annual sales. This is good enough for a two-percent market share, doubling their current 1 percent share. This objective was revealed by Kia President Manny Aligada at a roundtable with the media.

July 3, 2016

Kia Awards Forte Koup to Lucky Raffle Winner


Columbian Autocar Corporation (CAC) recently awarded the winner of a brand-new Kia Forte Koup to Mr. Rene Gandeza, a businessman from Mataas Na Kahoy, Batangas. Mr. Gandeza purchased a Kia Picanto during Kia’s Pic-A-Forte raffle promo which ran from March 1 to April 30, 2016. The simple turnover ceremony happened last June 16 at Kia Batangas and now, Mr. Gandeza is the owner of both a Picanto and a Forte Koup.

December 17, 2018

Under Ayala, Kia Philippines Aims for 10,000 Unit Sales in 2019


AC Automotive, Ayala Corporation’s automotive business company operating under AC Industrials (ACI), has announced that it will officially re-launch the Kia brand in the Philippines on January 30, 2019. This was formalized during a round table where Kia Philippines President Mr. Manny Aligada laid down the plans for the Korean automotive brand, the distributor of which was taken over by AC Automotive formally last December 5.