My friend and I both own Kia vehicles. I always thought that Kia was located in South Korea, but my friend says the company headquarters are in California. Can you shine a light on where Kia is located?
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
You’re both technically right! Kia Corporation is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea—but has branches worldwide, including the Kia America headquarters in
Kia also has multiple design centers across the world, including in:
Hwaseong, South Korea (Namyang Design Center)
Irvine, California (Kia Design Center America)
Frankfurt, Germany (Kia Design Center Europe)
Shanghai and Yantai, China (Kia Design Center China)
Phew, that’s a lot of locations! It’s no wonder Kia steadily adds 2 million vehicles to the market each year. New drivers are also being added to the roads in record numbers—over the last five years, 15.4 million Americans have gotten their licenses. Whether you’re a newly-minted driver or you’ve been driving all your life, you can find the best
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