Kia moving on up with impressive Ceed

Useless information (Part 1): the name Kia is derived from the Sino-Korean characters ‘Ki’ which means ‘to come out’ and ‘A’ which denotes East Asia, so the combination literally means ‘to come out of the East.’

Kia moving on up with impressive Ceed

Useless information (Part 1): the name Kia is derived from the Sino-Korean characters ‘Ki’ which means ‘to come out’ and ‘A’ which denotes East Asia, so the combination literally means ‘to come out of the East,’ writes Declan Colley

Useless information (Part 2): Kia started life in 1944 as Kyungsung Precision Industry, the manufacturer of steel tubing and bicycle parts. In 1951, it produced Korea’s first domestic bicycle — the Samchully.

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