Rio Done It Again

KIA has revealed the first official photos of the 2012 KIA Rio 5-Door. The new KIA Rio will be available in 3- and 5- door body styles.

New KIA Rio has its own interpretation of Kia’s signature grille, integrated with the headlamps to give a new twist on the Kia family look. In profile, the body to glass ratio and its strong wedge form give new Rio a dynamic sporty stance.

The new KIA Rio features a wheelbase extended by 70 mm (to 2,570 mm) and promises greater passenger space and comfort, together with increased cargo capacity to 292 litres (hatchback) and 390 litres (sedan). Exterior dimensions changes include: +55 mm (overall length), -15 mm (height) and +25 mm (overall width) to enhance the feeling of sportiness.

KIA says it will deliver a high level of quality previously associated with larger models – together with a wide selection of trim options.

The world premiere of the new Kia Rio will be celebrated at the Geneva International Motor Show on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 – alongside another all-new product for Kia, the next generation Picanto city car – during its press conference, taking place at 16.15 (CET) on the Kia stand in Hall 6. Also being displayed at Geneva, and making its European debut, is the innovative hybrid version of Kia’s stunning Optima sedan, scheduled to go on sale in the US market later this year.

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Ford Ranger 2012

Ford is currently planning to introduce eight new vehicles throughout Southeast Asia within five years in order to increase its market share in one of the fast-growing markets in the world. Apparently, Ford decided to develop the new models due to the fact that it had a favorable year so far and its sales showed an impressive increase of 175 percent in January and February thanks to new models such as the Fiesta subcompact.

And we have to say that Ford has very big chances to increase its stake in the ASEAN and Thai markets. Currently, Ford has less than 2 percent of the ASEAN and Thai markets, according to Autonews. "We are very serious about growth in this region," said Peter Fleet, president of Ford ASEAN.

Currently, the biggest share of the vehicle market in Thailand is taken by Toyota with 40.7 percent, while Isuzu has 19.1 percent and Honda 14.3 percent and Nissan just 6.8 percent. Indonesia as a sales market in terms of the number of vehicles bought by customers will overtake Thailand," said Fleet. "The industry gap today is not that considerable, maybe 50,000 units a year, something of that order."

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