Updates to core models will keep Kia busy - Automotive News
It will be updating three of its mainstay models: the Rio subcompact, Forte compact and Sportage compact cross-over. Next up, a re-engineered model will go on sale in late 2016 for the 2017 model year. Last redesigned for the 2014 model year, the Forte will get a midcycle freshening in late 2015 or early 2016. A full redesign is scheduled for the 2019 model year, at which point the U. S. -bound cars likely will be assembled at the Mexican factory. Soul: The boxy Soul, one of America's best-selling subcompacts along with the Nissan Versa, was last redesigned in 2013. The all-electric Soul EV followed last summer in California and a handful of other states, offering 93 miles of range on a... Kia has shown a slew of funky concept cars based on the Soul, including the Soul'ster (2009), Track'ster (2012) and Trail'ster (2015), but none has made it to production. Optima: A redesigned version of Kia's stylish midsize sedan goes on sale this summer for the 2016 model year with new front and rear fascias. Kia is scheduled to launch the redesigned Optima Hybrid in early 2017, with a plug-in hybrid to follow later that year. Source: www.autonews.com
