KIA CAR LEASING & CONTRACT HIRE

Kia cee’d beats residual value guides – again!

Just like the Kia cee’d five-door, the cee’d SW has torn up the residual price-guide rule books and surpassed CAP clean prices at auction by selling for 109 per cent of the guide. The C-segment estate made its auction debut in style with every SW being sold and continuing the tradition of the cee’d range – to beat the residual guide prices.  And this sale result was not unique. The Kia cee’d made its auction debut in February this year and managed to sell for 112 per cent of CAP read more

Kia Sorento 2.5 CRDi XS road test

The Kia Sorento offers generous torque levels and a comfortable and easy ride. Solid build quality and reliability has become a Kia trademark. Kia Sorento car leasing special offers Keen leasing deals have recently been available on the Sorento and its competitors invariably seem more expensive in comparison. Kit levels are generous, we drove the XS model which is mid-range and came with leather, climate control and cruise control all as standard. The CO2 emissions are 209g/km and you can read more

UK remains No1 European market for Kia

British motorists looking for excellent quality coupled with good value are keeping Kia Motors (UK) Ltd., at the top of the brand’s European sales league. With the cee’d family setting new records in the retail sales sector and demand for Picanto outstripping supply, plus strong growth for Rio the Weybridge-based company remains the best-performing operation under the Kia Motors Europe umbrella both in July and in the year to date. During July the company delivered vehicle sales read more

Kia cee’d SW 1.6 CRDi LS SW road test

This 1.6-litre diesel engine is a marriage between economy and performance, although unlike most marriages these days this one actually works! After having previously driven the 2.0 CRDi offering from Kia we were under the impression that the 1.6 CRDi would offer a lot less in terms of pulling power and driver enjoyment… how wrong we were. The performance is spirited to say the least and you do feel the car wants to be pushed rather than being held back for reasons of economy. Kia read more

Kia Cee’d SW road test

Kia has added an SW to the Cee’d line-up and it looks quite good from first glance. With prices starting at under £13,000 for the SW range it certainly sounds like an interesting prospect. We put the car to the test to see if the Korean firm could follow on from the success of the Cee’d, our SW 1.6 113bhp GS was priced from £14,995. Kia Cee’d SW full road test report This car is a capable load lugger, it’s well-built and is well equipped. The Kia Cee’d SW has a read more

Kia cee’d 2.0-litre CRDi Sport road test

The 2.0-litre diesel engine offers superb performance but it is in the quality of the build that Kia has surpassed itself. The 7-year, 100,000 mile warranty is the best in Europe. Kia cee’d lease prices Residual values have yet to settle themselves for the Cee’d as it is a relatively new model and Kia are a bit of an unknown performer in this car sector. The 7 year warranty can only enhance them though and if you want an outstanding 2.0 litre diesel unit which rivals much more read more

Hyundai-Kia enters the world’s top five carmakers

Hyundai-Kia have every reason to congratulate themselves on the hard work done when figures were released that they moved up 6 places to become one of the world’s largest manufacturers of automobiles. The dramatic leap has seen Hyundai-Kia out-sell major players such as Honda and Nissan with worldwide sales of 3,961,629 according to the Automotive News 2008 Global Data Book. Ik-Hwan Kim, Vice-Chairman and CEO of Kia Motors remarked “We are extremely proud of having achieved this read more

Kia and Five partners in crime

Five and Five US have renewed their deal with Kia Motors to sponsor its US crime drama series, it was announced today. Kia car leasing special offers Five hosts some of the most popular crime shows around including CSI, CSI Miami and CSI New York, NCIS, Law & Order (including the Criminal Intent and Special Victims Unit franchises). Kia’s involvement with such popular shows is an effective way of building awareness of the brand and it’s clearly working so far as Kia read more

Kia pro_cee’d 1.6-litre road test

The pro_cee’d undercuts the vehicles it is now in competition with quite substantially, although the residual values of the pro_cee’d may not be quite as certain as those of the Golf for example, the up front costs are a lot less! Running costs should also mirror this and the seven year warranty is always a key selling point for Kia…. Kia pro_cee’d 1.6-litre full road test report Pro_cee’d - the third cee’d variant The Kia pro_cee’d - frequently asked read more