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Also known as KN, Kia Motors, Kia Motors Corporation (Seoul), Kyungsung Precision Industry, Kia motors, Kia Corp, Kia Corporation

Kia Corporation () is a South Korean multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It is South Korea's second largest automobile manufacturer, after its parent company, Hyundai Motor Company, with sales of over 2.8 million vehicles in 2019. Kia is owned by Hyundai, which holds a 33.88% stake valued at just over US$6 billion. Kia in turn is a minority owner of more than twenty Hyundai subsidiaries ranging from 4.9% up to 45.37%, totaling more than US$8.3 billion.

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Kia is a South Korean car manufacturer that is the country's second-largest automaker, owned by Hyundai Motor Company, and sells millions of vehicles worldwide each year. The company is significant as a major player in the global automotive industry and maintains ownership stakes in numerous subsidiaries related to its parent company.

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Company.name
Kia Corporation
Company.logo
KIA logo3.svg
Company.image
Kia_buildings_New_Logo.png
Company.image_caption
Global headquarters in Seoul
Company.native_name
기아 주식회사
Company.native_name_lang
ko
Company.type
Public
Company.area_served
Worldwide
Company.hq_location_city
Seoul
Company.hq_location_country
South Korea
Company.production
2.6 million
Company.production_year
2021
Company.revenue_year
2022
Company.income_year
2022
Company.net_income_year
2022
Company.assets_year
2022
Company.equity_year
2022
Company.num_employees_year
2021

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Type
Company
Founded
1944
Location
Seoul, South Korea
Also known as
KMC
Status
Active

GRID grid.471172.6 · ISNI 0000 0004 0442 7052

Wikidata facts

Official website
members.kia.com
Image
Kia buildings New Logo.png
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Commons category
Kia Motors
inception
1944-12-11
Commons gallery
Kia Motors
McCune–Reischauer romanization
Kia Chadongch'a
Revised Romanization
Gia Jadongcha
social media followers
38290
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42 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Origins and the early expansion
  • Hyundai Motor Company takeover
  • Later development
  • Board of directors
  • Previous CEOs
  • Affiliates and subsidiaries
  • Hyundai Motor Company
  • Kia America
  • Kia Canada
  • Kia Central & South America Corp.
  • Kia Europe
  • Kia Mexico
  • Kia India
  • Lucky Motor Corporation
  • Kia Russia
  • Kia Defense
  • Models
  • Sales figures
  • Facilities
  • Design emphasis
  • Controversies
  • United States Environmental Protection Agency
  • Nuevo León plant
  • Kia Challenge
  • Logo history
  • Sponsorship
  • Venues
  • Sports associations
  • Sports events
  • Sports teams
  • Athletes
  • Actors
  • Musicians
  • Music events
  • Charity events
  • Entertainment
  • Slogans
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Kia Corporation () is a South Korean multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It is South Korea's second largest automobile manufacturer, after its parent company, Hyundai Motor Company, with sales of over 2.8 million vehicles in 2019. Kia is owned by Hyundai, which holds a 33.88% stake valued at just over US$6 billion. Kia in turn is a minority owner of more than twenty Hyundai subsidiaries ranging from 4.9% up to 45.37%, totaling more than US$8.3 billion.

== Etymology == According to the company, "Kia" derives from the Hanja (, 'to arise') and (, which stands for 亞細亞, meaning 'Asia'); it is roughly translated as 'rising from (East) Asia'.

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