Shown only in these photos, the two door vehicle will have a unique body styling and interesting color options. There aren’t too many close up pictures on the web, nor are there any solid images of what its interior is like. Of course, Kia design has grown up since 2007, so who knows if Kee 9 will even appear similar to its concept.

I’d like to have a Kia MX-5,” said Paul Philpott, Kia’s European CEO. “2011 and 2012 are about establishing the brand. But for 2013 and 2014, we’re thinking about halo models that stretch the company forward.”

According to the 2007 specs, The Kia Kee concept stretches 169.3 inches. This makes it about a foot longer than MX-5. Unlike the MX-5, Kee features a 2+2 layout, which could help to differentiate it from the Japanese model. Pricing should begin under $23,000, which is what the MX-5 currently goes for.

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The Kia Pop is a small, two door Smartcar-like electric vehicle. With The Paris Motor Show little more than a month away, Kia has released photos of this new concept, which it will put on display. The Pop shows a type of outrageous design that draws a crowd, but chances of this design entering production is probably slim.

The Kia Pop front end looks like it could come from a small Japanese Kei-class auto, the Pop’s side graphic uses a “lozenge shape” in the door.

The top of the car is constructed entirely out of glass, letting plenty of light into the cabin.

Kia has stated little about the car right now, other than it can hold three passengers and is powered by an electric motor. The cabin configuration is “quite cozy,” with a single bench seat allowing the three passengers to sit side by side.

Source: CNET

The next generation Kia Magentis (Known as the Optima in USA) will make its public world premiere at the New York International Auto Show on Friday 2 April 2010.

A fresh design from the ground up, Kia’s all-new version of its popular mid-size saloon is completely transformed and embodies a bold, athletic and sporty visual energy.

Longer, lower and wider than the previous model, the new Magentis features a significantly longer wheelbase and will offer considerably more space for both people and luggage.

The new Magentis will go on sale in the USA and in non-European markets – where it is known as Optima – from autumn 2010, while sales in Europe are expected to begin in the Spring of 2011. No on-sale date for the UK has yet been announced – keep an eye on www.kia.co.uk for details in due course.

The world premiere of the next generation Magentis will take place at the Kia Stand on Level 1 of the ‘Jacob Javits Center’ located between 34-39 Streets on 11th Avenue in New York City.

KIA LOOKS TO THE PLUG-IN FUTURE WITH “RAY” CONCEPT AT CHICAGO SHOW

As Governments and motorists keep up the interest levels in an electric-car future Kia Motors Corporation has revealed the first preview rendering of its latest concept car – called Ray – which will make its global debut at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show next month.

Styled by the team at Kia Design Centre America, the Kia Ray project was undertaken to demonstrate how Kia’s evolving design direction would be applied in the packaging of a plug-in hybrid vehicle.

The actual car will form the centre-piece of the Kia Motors America display at Chicago and the vehicle will contribute to Kia’s on-going development of alternative-fuel vehicles.

Already Kia has pioneered potentially real-life fuel cell vehicles and has working prototypes operating in California and Korea. Additionally Kia has various hybrid-engined vehicles providing real-world data in various locations and plans to commercialize Liquefied Petroleum Gas hybrid vehicles in Korea within the next 12 months.

Currently no date has been set for hybrid Kia models to be put on sale in the UK but on-road testing of petrol and diesel hybrid vehicles is due to start in Britain this year.

The Kia Motors press conference for the 2010 Chicago Auto Show will be staged at 1:30 p.m. on February 11, 2010.

Kia Press Release via WCF

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This week Kia released their 2010 Scion xD clone Soul officially photos for the United States version of their concept vehicle. Kia Soul will have a 1.6 liter engine capable of producing 126 horse power. It will be available in both 5-speed manual and 4-speed automatic, and promises to be one of the more successful Kia vehicles, and claims to be a compact “lifestyle” vehicles. According to Kia-world.net: Kia intends to produce about 136,000 units per year of the Soul at their Gwangju manufacturing plant in South Korea. 50,000 of those are slated for the U.S. market.