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KIA has appointed a new regional business manager for the South East region – former John Grose man Tim Adjemian.
The 39 year old will have 17 dealers under his watch.
It’s an appointment that’s pleased Kia’s sales director, Yaser Shabsogh. ‘We’re delighted to have Tim on board.
‘He has a wealth of experience behind him, in [...]

KIA car dealer Toll House has donated a brand-new Kia Soul to Sussex Police, to help out neighborhood beat patrols.
Community Support Officers will be using the Soul for routine street briefings in the Horsham South area.
Toll House donated the Soul Shaker for a year – and will replace it after six months, too. This will [...]

TOYOTA has filled its sales director post, vacated after Michael Cole left to become MD of Kia UK.

Richard Baldshaw is the new man at the helm, reporting to commercial director boss Jon Williams.
The 40 year old Toyota sales expert has been with TGB for 15 years now, and has already started work in his new [...]

MARSHALL Motor Group has announced a new deal to represent fast-growing value brand Kia.
The company’s first Kia franchise will open in Ipswich on 1 July.
Ransomes Europark already runs Vauxhall and Chevrolet franchises. Now, an extra string to its budget-conscious bow is added by Kia.
Chief executive Daksh Gupta said Marshall was delighted with the appointment.
‘We have [...]

TOYOTA former sales director Michael Cole is to take the top seat at fast-growing Korean brand Kia.
He replaces Paul Philpott, who has moved to Europe to take the top chief operating officer seat.
And it will be UK car dealers who’ll be key to the new man achieving his ambitious aims!
Qualified chartered accountant Cole has been [...]

KIA dealers now have enhanced opportunities in the fleet sales sector, thanks to a new partnership.
The company has teamed up with ALD Automotive, to offer a new dealer-based contract hire service.
This will help Kia’s 134 car dealers target fleet and corporate sales.
Every Kia car dealer in the country can now access ALD’s online leasing quote [...]

KIA’s amazing scrappage-inspired deal on a new Picanto city car proves the benefits of being first out of the traps.

A ‘new’ list price of £4195 is so incredibly on message, it’s untrue. And, as reward, the brand (and car) has appeared on BBC lunchtime news!
The Beeb were on the blower first thing this morning, a [...]

KIA has taken the new car scrap bull by the horns – by retailing the Picanto city car for just £4195!
The maker has confirmed it will match the Government’s £1000 scrappage payment, with £1000 of its own.
This means anyone scrapping a car 10 years or older will be able to get the city car for, [...]

KIA MD Paul Philpott has said Alistair Darling’s 2009 Budget is ‘good – but could do better.’
Speaking about the new car scrappage scheme, he said he was pleased the Government has responded to the difficult situation car makers are in.
However, he was also surprisingly revealing, in saying that ‘I am personally disappointed that our [...]

SOUTH Korea has just adopted a new car scrappage scheme - to boost a car industry under pressure.
The scheme gives new or neary-new car buyers 2.5 million Won if they scrap a car that’s more than 9 years old.
Don’t get too excited. That’s around £1300.
Even so, it is expected to help an industry that’s [...]