Originally Posted by GTO
(Post 4313608)
Big thanks to Arun GV for sharing! |
Kia Motors India (KMI) has today announced the appointment of Kookhyun Shim as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect. Shim will be responsible for driving Kia Motors’ expansion in the Indian market. Shim will play a leading role in ensuring KMI’s projected timeline and schedule of operations is achieved. He will also oversee the construction of Kia Motor’s first manufacturing facility in India, to help strengthen the company’s position in the fifth largest global automotive market. Kia’s future development in the Indian market will be supported by a US$ 1.1 billion investment. Shim, 58, brings over 30 years’ experience in the automotive industry to his new role, having most recently served as Head of Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia Plant Coordination Group. Prior to this, he was responsible for the head coordinator of Kia production in Slovakia. “Kia has big plans for India,” commented Kookhyun Shim, new MD & CEO of KMI. “The Indian economy is at an inflection point, and I am excited to work in an emerging market that’s forecasted to become the third largest globally by 2021. India is a crucial market for all global automotive brands, and I aim to replicate the success that Kia has seen in many other major markets. Kia’s brand slogan, ‘The Power to Surprise’, will be present in everything we do here.” |
Based on the same platform as the Hyundai Santa Fe, Sorento you seen in the images is the GT Line variant which is the top of the line variant of the Sorento. The Kia Sorento which has been spied, wears the number AP02BP2454. When the number is checked in the national registry, it returns this – “Vehicle Details Not Found. Verify the Vehicle No or Contact Registering Authority for digitization the details.” |
Originally Posted by GTO
(Post 4332558)
Meet the boss of Kia India. Based on my (limited) interaction with the Kia team so far, I can tell you that they mean business. They are coming in a very hard & aggressive way. |
Originally Posted by RavenAvi
(Post 4332803)
The Kia Sorento has been spotted completely undisguised in India by a RushLane reader. |
Originally Posted by ajmat
(Post 4332920)
Are these on test or management cars? It has normal plates |
Originally Posted by itwasntme
(Post 4338317)
Lot of the Korean KIA expats are renting and staying near the Yelahanka to Devanahalli stretch because of the easy access to the site, coupled with the international schools like CIS, Stonehill & MAIS. |
Kia Motors India (KMI) today announced the appointment of Manohar Bhat as Head of Marketing & Sales and Yong S. Kim as Executive Director, effective immediately. They will be a part of the core senior management team at KMI and will be instrumental in setting up the India operations for marketing and sales. Manohar Bhat joins Kia Motors India as Head of Marketing & Sales. He will be responsible for marketing, sales and aftersales service operations. He will work towards building the brand Kia as a household name in India. An automotive industry veteran with twenty five years of experience, Manohar has headed various marketing and sales functions nationally with major Indian automakers. In his new role, Yong S. Kim will be responsible for overseeing the sales function, mid-to long-term strategic plans of KMI, and coordination with Kia Motors Corporation head office in South Korea. He will coordinate marketing and sales requirements of KMI at a corporate level, equipping KMI strengthen its position in the Indian market. |
Originally Posted by itwasntme
(Post 4338317)
Lot of the Korean KIA expats are renting and staying near the Yelahanka to Devanahalli stretch because of the easy access to the site, coupled with the international schools like CIS, Stonehill & MAIS. Think about it. It will take them 1.5 hours at safe speeds to reach the Penukonda site roughly 100 km away from D'halli. It takes me longer to reach MG Road on a bad day :-( |
Originally Posted by GTO
(Post 4339923)
It just occurred to me that Yong S Kim of Kia India is the same YS Kim who had set up Hyundai India in the late 90s clap:clap:! Now you know what I meant when I said that Kia is coming strong & serious. |
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