7 Reasons Why Buying a Hyundai or a Kia Could Be a Smart Decision - The Cheat Sheet
I find it fascinating how Korean companies Kia and Hyundai have become synonymous with both value and quality, and how these companies have raised themselves from a “sub-par status” to a genuine contender in today’s market. Kia’s history started with bicycle manufacturing in the early 1950s, and by the 1970s the company had shifted to the manufacturing of motorcycles, cars, and trucks. It later partnered with Ford in the 1980s to make versions of Ford/Mazda collaboration cars, and by 1994 Kia had outgrown its humble roots and began selling the Sephia and the Sportage in America. Hyundai’s history draws some interesting parallels to Kia’s, as it also began not with cars (it began with engineering and construction), and it has also had dealings with Ford in the production of vehicles. After developing its own technologies for the Sonata in 1988 and its own engine and transmission line in the early 1990s, Hyundai began to invest heavily in the quality, design, manufacturing, and long-term research of its vehicles in order to... Source: www.cheatsheet.com
