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November 3, 2017

Kia Advocates Get Rewarded with Trip to Korea


A handful of lucky customers experienced Kia’s Power to Surprise when they were all awarded a four-day trip to Korea thanks to the Kia Advocate program.

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.

February 1, 2019

Kia Philippines Adjusts Prices, Specs of Picanto, Sportage, Sorento, and Grand Carnival for 2019 (w/ Full Specs)


Along with the first-ever 2019 Kia Soluto, the newly-appointed Kia distributor in the Philippines, AC Industrials introduced revamped versions of the Picanto, Sportage, Sorento, and Grand Carnival that brings added features and better pricing compared to before.

June 17, 2015

Kia Philippines Updates Picanto for 2015


Columbian Autocar Corporation, Kia’s distributor in the Philippines, is bringing its A-game to the A-segment by updating the Picanto hatchback with an upgraded exterior/interior, revamped audio system, and improved performance.

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.

June 9, 2017

Kia Offers Back to School Savings on Picanto


Make that first impression when you roll into school with your brand-new Kia Picanto. Columbian Autocar Corporation (CAC), the exclusive distributor of Kia vehicles in the Philippines, is offering a price-off this month with their More Savings, More Allowance promo.

April 21, 2017

Discounts, Free PMS Await Kia Picanto and Soul Buyers


Columbian Autocar Corporation (CAC), the exclusive distributor of Kia vehicles in the Philippines, is offering added savings this summer on the Picanto and Soul with their Sizzling Summer Deals promo.

July 19, 2017

Kia Returns to Philippine Basketball Association


Kia is set to make its comeback to the local professional sports scene as it announces its return to the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team has declared that they will play the 2017 Governor’s Cup as Kia Picanto, after the brand’s best-selling vehicle.

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.

May 7, 2020

Kia PH Just Made the Sportage More Affordable than the Seltos


As auto dealer operations begin to adjust to the new normal, Kia Philippines is giving us a glimpse of what sort of offers can be had post ECQ.

December 16, 2016

Discounts Galore on Selected Kia Models


Kia is spreading Christmas cheer with their Regalong Panalo Pampasko promo. As a gift to its fans this holiday season, Kia is offering up major discounts across its line-up.

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.

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.

May 14, 2020

Kia Gives Picanto Sharper Styling, New Engine for 2020


Kia has given its city car, the Picanto a refresh this 2020, with tweaked styling, an upgraded engine, and more tech than ever before.

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.

April 1, 2019

This Is No Joke: the Kia Stinger is Launching at the Manila International Auto Show


Check the launch story and specs here.

Okay, so while other automotive publications will do their best to pull your leg today (it is April 1, after all), here’s one serious bit of news: Philippines, we are getting the Kia Stinger. Yes, read it loud and proud: WE ARE GETTING THE KIA M*THERF*CKING STINGER.

April 25, 2013

Conquering the Final Frontier: Kia True North Takes on Batanes

Photos by Ulysses Ang
They say it can’t be done: a ride and drive event in the Philippines’s northern most point: Batanes. It certainly sounds like a challenge, a challenge that Columbian Autocar Corporation, the country’s exclusive distributor of Kia vehicles, happily accepted. Consider this: the weather in Batanes is unpredictable at best, being the only place in the country to experience four seasons. Then, Batanes is the entry or exit points of typhoons, so careful planning is needed to ensure everyone’s safety. Finally, the logistics of mounting such an event is daunting: it required 10 Kia vehicles from a Picanto to an Optima Hybrid to be shipped as cargo (there’s no Ro-Ro or Roll On, Roll Off in Batanes) from Sual, Pangasinan for 32 hours before unloading them one by one by crane with nothing more than a thick piece of foam separating the delicate metal body from the rusty steel chains.

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.

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.

June 21, 2023

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.