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Kia celebrates Gold Carbon Literacy accreditation
- 25/03/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Kia has been accredited as a Gold Carbon Literate Organisation. Accreditation underpins the company’s commitment to tackling climate change by reducing its carbon footprint and progressing to a lower-carbon future. To become accredited as a Gold Carbon Literate Organisation, Kia UK, which aims to achieve [...] -
Kia wins Best Workplace accolade
- 18/03/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Kia UK has been named as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces 2024 by Great Place to Work. It was rated highly by Kia colleagues in areas such as working atmosphere, trust in management, corporate strategy, pride in working for the company, benefits, facilities, and sense of security. Gemma Benbow, people and [...] -
Kia cuts ribbon on new academy
- 08/02/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Kia has marked National Apprenticeship Week by cutting the ribbon on its new academy. The academy has moved to a purpose-built 40,000 sqft building within St. Mowden Park in Derby and will equip students with key STEM skills and knowledge to meet the rapidly evolving demands of the automotive industry. The [...] -
Kia opens dedicated training site in Derby
- 17/01/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Kia has unveiled a new training centre in Derby dedicated to apprentices and dealers. The 40,000 sqft site, which employs a dedicated team of around 15-17 full-time staff, will facilitate advanced electrified training through a blended approach that integrates the latest digital tools and hands-on [...] -
Kia sets new UK sales record
- 05/01/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Kia is celebrating a record-breaking year of sales in 2023, having sold 107,765 cars to UK customers. It finished 2023 as the sixth best-selling brand in the UK with 5.7% market share, and was also the third best-selling brand for electrified models with EVs making up 45% of the brand’s annual UK sales and seven [...] -
Kia names new president
- 21/12/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Kia has announced that Marc Hedrich will take over from Won Jeong Jeong as president and CEO. Hedrich has been with the company since 2015 and steps up from his role as president of Kia France. He said: “The European market is playing an important role in the brand's worldwide efforts to become a leading EV [...] -
Kia to unveil new training academy
- 16/10/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Kia UK will open a new cutting-edge training centre in Derby by the end of this year. The Kia Academy will welcome the next generation of Kia apprenticeships and dealer training programmes. The move to the new 40,000 sqft building is part of Kia’s plan to provide quality and pioneering technical training to [...] -
BCA signs remarketing deal with Westdrive
- 30/08/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
BCA and Westdrive Kia and Mazda have announced a new exclusive online remarketing partnership offering up to 500 vehicles annually. The programme will run for an initial 12 months. Westdrive is an award-winning family owned business based in Braintree, Essex, offering new Kia and Mazda cars as well as a broad range [...] -
Kia tops list of used car searches
- 14/08/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A recent study has revealed that the Kia Sportage is the UK’s most searched-for used car. The study was conducted by car finance refund experts Undisclosed.co.uk, which evaluated the number of yearly searches for 145 models of used cars across 29 brands. It found that the Kia Sportage was searched for 33,970 [...] -
Kia passes 50,000 EV sales milestone
- 07/08/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Kia UK has reached the 50,000 EV sales milestone in July 2023, after another record-breaking month that saw the brand finish as the UK’s fourth best-selling brand. Kia sold 9,624 units in July across all models – Kia's best July on record – including 1,555 fully electric vehicles, which pushed the grand total [...]
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