Kia

Summary

Kia is an automobile manufacturer^[1]. Kia ranks in the top 2% of automobile_manufacturer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,700 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kia is in the country of South Korea^[3].
• Kia's image is recorded as Kia buildings New Logo.png^[4].
• Kia's instance of is recorded as automobile manufacturer^[5].
• Kia's instance of is recorded as business^[6].
• Kia's instance of is recorded as public company^[7].
• Kia's instance of is recorded as car brand^[8].
• Kia's owned by is recorded as Hyundai Motor Company^[9].
• Kia's owned by is recorded as National Pension Service^[10].
• Kia's owned by is recorded as Chung Eui-sun^[11].
• Kia's logo image is recorded as KIA logo3.svg^[12].
• Kia's headquarters location is recorded as Seoul^[13].
• Kia's ISNI is recorded as 0000000404427052^[14].
• Kia's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 170846620^[15].
• Kia's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2011082148^[16].
• Kia's Commons category is recorded as Kia Motors^[17].
• Kia's stock exchange is recorded as Korean Stock Exchange^[18].
• Kia's industry is recorded as automotive industry^[19].
• +1944-12-11T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kia^[20].
• Kia's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01cytr^[21].
• Kia's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph1124211^[22].
• Kia's location of formation is recorded as Seoul^[23].
• Kia's parent organization or unit is recorded as Hyundai Motor Group^[24].
• Kia's official website is recorded as https://kia.com^[25].
• Kia's official website is recorded as https://www.kia.com/kr^[26].
• Kia's official website is recorded as https://kia.ca^[27].

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Founding

+1944-12-11T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kia^[20]. Kia's location of formation is recorded as Seoul^[23].

Operations

Kia's headquarters location is recorded as Seoul^[13]. Kia's parent organization or unit is recorded as Hyundai Motor Group^[24].

Industry

Kia's industry is recorded as automotive industry^[19].

Ownership

Owners include Hyundai Motor Company^[9], an automobile manufacturer^[28], in South Korea^[29], founded in 1967^[30], headquartered in Seoul^[31]; National Pension Service^[10], a business^[32], in South Korea^[33], founded in 1988^[34], headquartered in Jeonju^[35]; and Chung Eui-sun^[11], a businessperson^[36], b. 1970^[37], of South Korea^[38]. Kia's stock exchange is recorded as Korean Stock Exchange^[18]. Products include car^[39] and commercial vehicle^[40].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Kia include Kia Center^[41], an arena^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 2010^[44].

Why It Matters

Kia ranks in the top 2% of automobile_manufacturer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,700 views/month).^[2] Kia has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] Kia is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Entities named for Kia include Kia Center^[41], an arena^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 2010^[44].