Kia Corporation
Manufacturers
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🇰🇷 South Korea
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Est. 1944
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51,000 employees
Kia Corporation is a South Korean automobile manufacturer headquartered in Seoul. It was founded in May 1944 as Kyungsung Precision Industry, a maker of steel tubing and bicycle parts, and has used the name Kia Corporation since 2021. It sold about 3.1 million vehicles worldwide in 2025, with models such as the Sportage, Seltos and Sorento, through regional subsidiaries including Kia America, Kia Canada and Kia India. The company is listed on the Korea Exchange, and Hyundai Motor Company is its largest shareholder with about 35%.
Address
Seoul
Website
www.kia.comTraded as
KRX: 000270
Ownership
Public
Product Types
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Quick facts
- Type
- Manufacturers
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Employees
- 51,000
- Founded
- 1944