Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Monday, July 15, 2013

Car Game: Name That Artist!






For you music lovers out there, a fun car game to play is Name That Artist! Throw on the radio or your iPod -- for every song, whoever names the artist first gets a point! You can set the rest of the rules. For example, the game can end when you get to your destination or for the full trip when you return home. You can also determine whether artists who are part of multiple bands can count as one in the same, or if you need to have the specific band correct (e.g. Eric Clapton vs. Derek and the Dominoes, Cream, The Yardbirds).

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Kia global sales up 2.6% halfway through 2013!

Kia Motors Corporation announced today its global sales figures (export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas plants) for passenger cars, recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles through June 2013, recording a total of 1,383,759 units sold. This figure represents a 2.6% year-on-year increase for the first six months of 2013.

China experienced the highest cumulative gain to date in 2013 of 23.1% (291,125 units sold), followed by Europe with 3.7% (296,543 units sold). Korea, North America and general markets* experienced cumulative decreases of 5.3% (226,404 units sold); 4.3% (313,976 units sold) and 1.3% (255,711 units sold), correspondingly.

“Halfway through the year Kia is still posting positive sales results, and we are particularly pleased with the strong sales momentum in China, which further demonstrates the market as a rising star for the Kia brand,” said Thomas Oh, Executive Vice President and COO of Kia Motors International Business Division.

For the month of June, Kia’s bestselling model in overseas markets was the B-segment Rio (known as ‘K2′ in China) with 43,586 units sold. The Sportage compact CUV was the second best seller with 33,388 units delivered, while the C-segment Cerato (known as ‘Forte’ or ‘K3′ in some markets), Optima D-segment sedan and Sorento mid-size CUV followed with 32,696, 23,197 and 18,090 units sold, respectively.

Courtesy of AutomotiveWorld.com.