Company record
Kia Corporation
Not recorded: headquarters.
Cited research
About Kia Corporation
From the research on the Kia brand record · Automobile manufacturer
Kia Corporation is a South Korean automobile manufacturer and part of the Hyundai Motor Group. It was founded in May 1944 as Kyungsung Precision Industry, a maker of steel tubing and bicycle parts, and took the Kia name in 1952. [1]
- 1944-05 Kia was founded as Kyungsung Precision Industry, a maker of steel tubing and bicycle parts. [1]
- 1998 After Kia declared bankruptcy in 1997, Hyundai Motor Company acquired 51% of the company. [1]
Sources (1)
- Kia ↗ · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24
Compiled 2026-09-24 by AI-assisted source review. An editor has not yet independently confirmed these sources. Logo milestones are listed on the brand page.
Brand records
Filed under Kia Corporation
Kia Corporation has 1 brand record in this archive. It offers AI and PNG files; the brand page names the source and usage conditions of each. Recorded industry: Automotive & Mobility (1). The Kia record keeps 6 logo versions, listed below with their archive labels.
Recorded domains
Websites
kia.comBrand record · KiaArchive records
Kia logo records
2020–2024Archive labelListed current
2012Archive labelEarlier record
1994Archive labelEarlier record
1986Archive labelEarlier record
1964Archive labelEarlier record
1944Archive labelEarlier recordRecords for the Kia brand. Years are archive labels; the brand page carries any cited history.
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