At last year's New York Auto Show, Kia launched the K4 sedan, and as a surprise, it gave a quick look at an upcoming hatchback model. Kia didn't say anything about whether it would make it to America, but Kia confirmed it not long after. Now, at this year's New York Auto Show, we get the main details about the hatchback, and it will basically offer everything the sedan does, just in a new shape.
Kia is a South Korean automaker headquartered in Seoul. It was originally founded in 1944 as a bicycle manufacturer which later built small motorcycles, and Mazda-licensed trucks and cars. After building an assembly plant in th early 70s, the company also produced the Bisa range of cars until 1981 before coming to a half due to the political situation at the time. Production kicked off again in 1986 in partnership with Ford, and in 1992 the company started sellling cars in North America. Today it is the second-largest autom...
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