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ASE Dealermatch has just secured Tunbridge Wells Kia and SEAT for Waters Retail Group in a strategic deal.
The deal, which was for an undisclosed sum, sees Waters Retail take over the retailers from Humphries & Parks Limited.
Humphries & Parks does, however, retain its existing Mitsubishi West Malling business.
Waters CEO, Darren Payne, said: ‘We are extremely [...]

The most reliable car in the UK is also the one with the longest new car warranty reveals a new survey.
The Kia Picanto has come out top in what Which? Cars describes as ‘the UK’s largest reliability survey’.
It has a reliability score of 98.1 percent, half a percent ahead of the next most reliable car, [...]

THE new Kia Sportage goes on sale today – but dealers will only have 800 to sell until later in November!
A special ‘First Edition’ model will be the only car available with 4WD, 2.0-litre diesel engine and costing £20,777.
In November they will be joined by the 2WD 1.6-litre petrol and 1.7-litre diesel models costing sub-£17,000.
Michael [...]

KIA has expanded to the St Helens area courtesy of a new car dealer site from growing group Chapelhouse.

The group already runs 6 multi-franchise locations in the St Helens, Warrington and Southport area – with 7 car makers represented.

So why Kia? ‘We’ve been monitoring Kia’s continued growth and are delighted to have been [...]

KIA is continuing its big product drive with an all-new Sportage next month – that is coming to the UK earlier than expected.
The new compact SUV arrives in Kia dealers this August, sooner than Kia dealers were first told thanks to an earlier start in RHD production.
To mark this, Kia is launching a high-spec First [...]

WHEN is a negative sales figure a positive news story? When you’re Kia, that’s when! Let us explain..
In the SMMT sales figures this month Kia has posted registrations down 16 per cent on June 2009.
But there’s an interesting story behind those numbers. Kia sales director Yaser Shabsogh called Car Dealer Magazine this week to [...]

MARSHALL Motor Group has just announced the opening of its second Kia car dealer business in Bedford.
A £300,000 upgrade of its premises on Woburn Road in Bedford will provide facilities for Kia.
Christopher Walkinshaw, business development director of Marshall, said: ‘We are delighted to be extending our relationship with Kia less than a year after [...]

KIA is now represented in Sheffield as Lookers starts trading from a new site on Saville Street East.
Both Lookers and Kia have invested big in the new site, which features an 8-car showroom and extensive service facilities.
It immediately becomes one of the biggest Kia dealers across the whole of Yorkshire.
‘We’ve been monitoring Kia’s recent [...]

KIA dealer FJ Chalke helped out on this weekend’s marathon London to Paris cycle ride to boost charity.
The Dorset dealer supplied a Kia Sedona crew car for the charity effort, which helped raise £3k for the British Heart Foundation.
Five Dorset locals took part in the marathon, which covered 250km over three days.
James Chalke, DP at [...]

KIA is recalling 6585 Picanto models to replace the fuel filler neck due to possible damage from road grit.
Some leaks have already occurred, which is why the company is taking action.
Dealers will be seeing owners of Picantos built between November 2009-February 2010.
The 6585 total is a decent proportion of Picanto sales; 7700 were sold during [...]