what does Kia Granbird and Kia Motors have in common?
Kia Motors Kia Motor Corporation (Hangul: 기아자동차 ; Hanja: 起亞自動車 , ] , literally "Kia automobile"; stylized as KIΛ), headquartered in Seoul, is South Korea's second-largest automobile manufacturer, following the Hyundai Motor Company, with sales of over 3.3 million vehicles in 2015. s of 2015 , the Kia Motor Corporation is minority owned by Hyundai, which owns a 33.88% stake valued at just over $6 billion USD. Kia in turn is a minority owner of more than twenty Hyundai subsidiaries ranging from 4.9% up to 45.37% totaling more than $8.3 billion USD.
Kia Optima The Kia Optima is a mid-sized 4-door sedan manufactured by Kia Motors since 2000 and marketed globally through various nameplates. The Kia Optima mainly competes against cars such as Chevrolet's Malibu, Buick's Regal, Honda's Accord, Mitsubishi's Lancer, Nissan's Altima, Toyota's Camry and Volkswagen's Passat. First generation cars were mostly marketed as the Optima, although the Kia Magentis name was used in Europe and Canada when sales began there in 2002. For the second generation models, Kia used the Kia Lotze & Kia K5 name for the South Korean market, and the Magentis name globally, except in the United States, Canada, and Malaysia where the Optima name was retained. The Optima name is now going to be used for all markets except China, where they will also use the South Korean market name.