NOSOVICE, CZECH REPUBLIC - NOVEMBER 06: Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech carmaker presents a new Kia Venga minivan on November 6, 2009 in Nosovice, Czech Republic. Kia Motors, a daughter company of Hyundai Motor Company, will start to sell Kia Venga cars on the Czech market from December 1, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

NOSOVICE, CZECH REPUBLIC - NOVEMBER 06: Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech carmaker presents a new Kia Venga minivan on November 6, 2009 in Nosovice, Czech Republic. Kia Motors, a daughter company of Hyundai Motor Company, will start to sell Kia Venga cars on the Czech market from December 1, 2009.

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  1. A model poses next to Hyundai Motor Co.'s new Sonata during the unveiling ceremony in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. The sedan new Sonata, equipped with a 1,998cc engine, is priced from 21.3 million won (US$17,600) to 25.95 million won (US$21,450).
  2. Visitors look at Hyundai Motor Co.'s new Sonata during an unveiling ceremony in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. The sedan is priced from 21.3 million won to 25.95 million won. (US$17,600 - US$21,450).
  3. Models pose next to Hyundai Motor Co.'s new Sonata during an unveiling ceremony in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. The sedan is priced from 21.3 million won to 25.95 million won. (US$17,600 - US$21,450).
  4. Hyundai Motor Group Vice Chairman Chung Eui-sun speaks at an unveiling ceremony for a new model of its flagship mid-sized sedan, Sonata, in Seoul September 17, 2009. The revamped Sonata, which will include a hybrid version, launched the same week recently appointed Vice Chairman Chung Eui-sun, the 38-year-old son of Hyundai Motor Group chairman Chung Mong-koo, said the car maker wanted to be the industry's "eco leader".
  5. Steve S. Yang, President and CEO of The Hyundai Motor Company, speaks at the unveiling of the Hyundai Sonata at the LA Auto Show in Los Angeles December 2, 2009.
  6. Steve S. Yang, President and CEO of The Hyundai Motor Company, speaks at the unveiling of the Hyundai Sonata at the LA Auto Show in Los Angeles December 2, 2009.
  7. CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 02: Sean Kim the senior Vice President of the Hyundai Motor Company holds the Hyundai Best Young Player Award at the announcement at at the Cape Town International Convention Centreon December 2, 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa.
  8. CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 02: Sean Kim the senior Vice President of the Hyundai Motor Company holds the Hyundai Best Young Player Award at the announcement at at the Cape Town International Convention Centreon December 2, 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa.
  9. Employees of South Korea's KIA Motors work at a plant of the company in Gwangju, about 330 km (205 miles) south of Seoul in this May 26, 2009 picture. Kia Motors, South Korea's No.2 carmaker, on October 23, 2009 posted a record quarterly profit, beating market expectations and helping the company's shares extend gains. Kia, part of Hyundai Motor Group along with affiliate Hyundai Motor, the world's No.4 carmaker based on first-half sales, was expected to continue to outpace rivals with new models and a growing appetite for fuel-efficient smaller cars, analysts said. Picture taken May 26, 2009.
  10. Michael Sprague, vice president of Kia Motors America, introduces the 2011 Kia Sorento at the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009.
  11. Kia Motors America Debuts the All-New 2011 Sorento CUV at the 2009 LA Auto Show.
  12. RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2009 - Switzerland's Roger Federer cries as he watches the trophy being handed, by Tennis Australia President Geoff Pollard (L), to Spain's Rafael Nadal after their men's singles final match at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne February 1, 2009. Looking on is Kia Motors President Euisun Chung (2nd L).
  13. A model poses with Kia Motors' new luxury sedan "K7" during a media preview in Seoul November 24, 2009.
  14. A model poses with Kia Motors' new luxury sedan "K7"during a media preview in Seoul November 24, 2009.
  15. A model poses with Kia Motors' new model K7 premium sedan during a press unveiling in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Equipped with a 2.4-liter, 2.7-liter, or 3.5-liter gasoline engine and six-speed automatic transmission, the K7 was priced from 28.4 million won (US$24,550) to 41.3 million won in South Korea, Kia said in a statement.
  16. A model poses with Kia Motors' new model K7 premium sedan during a press unveiling in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Equipped with a 2.4-liter, 2.7-liter, or 3.5-liter gasoline engine and six-speed automatic transmission, the K7 was priced from 28.4 million won (US$24,550) to 41.3 million won in South Korea, Kia said in a statement.

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