With assistance and cooperation between Iran’s national Standard organization and Koosha Khodro, standard licenses to import Kia Pegas and Kia Cerato have been issued.
Iran’s car market had many guests since the revolution and one of the most important countries was South Korea which signed few contracts with domestic companies and offered a complete portfolio.
Korea's automotive industry is distanced from European automakers but it is developing very fast in production, design and sales in global market, in a way that they are becoming a serious rival for Japanese and German automakers.
For the first time ever, the three major Korean auto brands in the United States topped the J.D. Power Initial Quality Study. For 2018, Genesis took the number one spot, followed by Kia in second, and Hyundai in third. The 2018 results knock Porsche from the top three for the first time in years.
Local pricing and specifications for the updated 2018 Kia Optima have been released this week, bringing a fresh look, some new equipment, along with price revisions.
Kia has recalled 507,000 vehicles in North America, over concerns an electrical fault could stop their airbags and seatbelt pre-tensioners working in an accident.