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August 24, 2023

Kia Just Launched Its Most Affordable EV: The 2024 Ray EV MPV


Kia has finally launched the Ray EV—its most affordable battery electric vehicle (BEV) with a starting price of just 27.35 million won (P 1.167 million).

August 8, 2023

Kia Teases All-New 2024 K3 (Rio) Sedan


Kia is teasing the K3 (aka Forte) which is set for a global debut on August 9.

July 4, 2023

Kia Picanto Gets An Angry-Looking Makeover For 2024


Enough with being Mr. Nice Hatchback. Kia has just given its sub-compact hatchback, the Picanto a pissed-off design makeover. While the refreshed design is supposed to embody the brand’s aspirations for the young and first-car customers, it also looks genuinely pissed off. 

June 21, 2023

Kia PH Targets Double-Digit Growth This 2023


Kia Philippines is targeting to outpace the growth of the local automotive industry this year with double-digit year-on-year gains on the table.

Kia PH's New Boss Aims To Electrify Line-Up With More BEV, HEV Offerings


Brian Buendia is a man on a mission. Taking over the leadership role over at Kia Philippines from the retiring Manny Aligada, the new Chief Operating Officer is pivoting the Korean brand to become a local New Energy Vehicle leader with more BEV and even HEV offerings.

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 7, 2022

Review: 2022 Suzuki Celerio 1.0 GL AGS


At P 754,000, the Suzuki Celerio is the most expensive sub-B segment hatchback in the market. Putting things into perspective, it’s more expensive than the Toyota Wigo TRD S (P 700,000) and the Kia Picanto EX (P 745,000); heck, it’s pricier even than the Honda Brio RS (P 730,000) and that one carries a larger 1.2-liter motor. This seems like madness, but according to Suzuki Philippines, there’s reasoning behind all this, and that’s down to technology. However, after spending a couple of days with this diminutive hatchback, yes, you do see some flashes of brilliance now and then, but they’re never enough to outweigh its rather prohibitive price point.

September 16, 2021

The 2022 Hyundai Casper Has The Cheeriest Interior You Can Find In A Small Car


A few weeks back, Hyundai showed off its smallest SUV ever: the Casper. Now that reservations have opened in Korea (sales start on September 29), they’ve also shown off its interior. Boy is it cute, and quite neat.

September 1, 2021

Hyundai Shows Off 2022 Casper Mini SUV. Better Than A Kia Picanto?


Hyundai is expanding its SUV portfolio with the first-ever 2022 Casper. Named after a skateboarding technique where the board is made to flip, it, according to the Korean automaker aims to change the game when it comes to existing SUV stereotypes.

May 11, 2021

Kia PH Offering Big Discounts on Picanto, Soluto, and Rio This May


The discounts keep on pouring with Kia Philippines’s K-Mazing Deals that run until the end of May 2021 only. The limited time promo sees attractive cash discounts, and zero interest rates for up to 60 months on selected models.

May 1, 2021

Kia PH Opens 41st Dealership with Cainta


Kia Philippines continues to grow despite the economic challenges presented by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. They have inaugurated their 41st dealership in the Philippines: Kia Cainta.

April 18, 2021

The Kia Sportage Still Has a P 300k Discount Until End of April


Are you one of the many people right now dreaming of driving your very own car? Well, Kia Philippines is here to help you take one step closer to that dream with the Red Hot Deals program, now extended until April 30.

March 16, 2021

Kia PH Adjusts Prices of Picanto, Sorento, Carnival for March


Kia Philippines is offering huge discounts on its remaining Picanto, Sorento, and Carnival units until the end of March.

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.

December 20, 2020

Kia Opens BGC Showroom


The holiday season doesn't keep Kia Philippines from growing. While December should be about relaxing and keeping still, the local distributor is till aggressively expanding in Metro Manila again with the opening of the Kia BGC showroom in Taguig.

November 2, 2020

Kia Picanto Scores Zero in Latest Crash Safety Test


The importance of reading through the details of international crash safety test data can’t be emphasized further with the performance of the Kia Picanto at the Latin New Car Assessment Program or NCAP.

August 4, 2020

Get the Kia Sportage or Sorento This Month with Zero Interest for 5 Years


Kia Philippines is extending its “Worth the Drive Deals” this August and with that offers flexible offers such as cash discounts, low downpayments, low monthly amortization, or zero percent interest.

July 10, 2020

This is Not a Drill: the 2020 Kia Sorento has a P 430k Discount This Month


Yesterday, Kia Philippines was highlighting its low all-in downpayment or low monthly offers on entry-level cars such as the Picanto and Soluto; that’s great given that around 70 percent of Filipino car buyers go with financing anyway. But what if you’re a little more monied? Will you get better deals if you pay in cash?

July 9, 2020

Despite Challenges, Kia PH Confident of Maintaining Spot as Top 10 Best-Selling Car Brands


Behind every dark cloud, they say, lies a ray of hope. The current COVID-19 pandemic that has gripped the world during the past few months has taken its toll on the local economy. The fear of the virus, along with the lockdown, have caused general weakness of consumer confidence, as well as numerous businesses closing shop. This is further aggravated by the challenges facing two major contributors to the country’s economic performance, the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) and the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry.

June 21, 2020

Kia Says Its All-New 2021 Carnival is So Good, They Won't Call it an MPV


Update: Here are the first official photos (6/24).

Kia’s new product onslaught continues. After showing off the refreshed Picanto, Rio, and Sorento in just the span of a couple of months, the Korean automaker is now offering a glimpse of the fourth-generation Carnival MPV.