Peter SchreyerRefining the Hyundai-Kia brand plan 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 8, 2013  Only two months into his new job as the first joint global design chief of Hyundai and Kia, Peter Schreyer is guarded about his burgeoning makeover plans. But this much, he says, is clear: The sibling brands need more distinct identities.... Read More »
RYAN BEENE Kia's challenge: Keep the heart in the Soul 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 26, 2013  It's an age-old problem: how not to screw up a smash hit when you design the successor. Thus close attention will be paid to the second-generation Kia Soul at the New York auto show this week.... Read More »
FINAL ASSEMBLY Kia's challenge: Keep the heart in the Soul 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 25, 2013  It's an age-old problem: how not to screw up a smash hit when you design the successor. Thus close attention will be paid to the second-generation Kia Soul at the New York auto show this week.... Read More »
CHICAGO AUTO SHOW Kia: 7-seater 'would fit very nicely' (and might look like this) 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 11, 2013  The Kia Cross GT concept shows what a Kia seven-seater might look like. And it offers a glimpse of the brand's new design direction.... Read More »
Schreyer will head Hyundai group designJan. 13, 2013 09:58 CET  Peter Schreyer will oversee Kia and Hyundai's designs as the automaker seeks to outdo rivals such as Volkswagen.... Read More »
Schreyer to take charge of Hyundai group design 3:58 am U.S. ET | Jan. 13, 2013  German designer Peter Schreyer, the creative brain behind the Audi TT, will oversee both Kia and Hyundai's designs as the automaker seeks to outdo rivals such as Volkswagen. Schreyer will assume the newly created role to lead design efforts at both Hyundai and Kia, Hyundai said Sunday. The design operations of the two carmakers had been run by separate design chiefs.... Read More »
NUTS & BOLTS Ex-Audi designer Schreyer is a Kia president without the pressureJan. 7, 2013 06:01 CET  It has yet to be shown that star designers can be transformed into heads of big car company divisions. So when designer Peter Schreyer was named president of Kia Motors over the holidays, we wondered about the wisdom of the move.... Read More »
FINAL ASSEMBLY Schreyer is a president without the pressure 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 7, 2013  It has yet to be shown that star designers can be transformed into heads of big car company divisions. So when German designer Peter Schreyer was named president of Kia Motors over the holidays, we wondered about the wisdom of the move.... Read More »
Kia Motors promotes chief designer Schreyer 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 31, 2012  Kia Motors Corp. has promoted chief designer Peter Schreyer to the role of president, the first foreigner to attain the position at the company, as the South Korean automaker seeks to elevate its global profile.... Read More »
Kia appoints ex-Audi designer Schreyer first non-Korean president 4:34 am U.S. ET | Dec. 28, 2012  Kia promoted its chief designer Peter Schreyer to the role of president, the first foreigner to attain the position at the company, as the South Korean automaker seeks to elevate its global profile. The appointment makes Frankfurt-based Schreyer, who remains chief design officer, one of three presidents at the company.... Read More »
MG aims to copy Kia to rise again in EuropeNov. 22, 2012 13:00 CET  Despite numerous stumbles, Chinese-owned British brand MG Motor aims to match Kia's quick rise in Europe by also focusing on design. “In terms of product and competitiveness I'd say we're not very far away [from Kia] already,” MG vice director of design Martin Uhlarik said. “In five years we'll be well on our way.”... Read More »
FROM THE CURRENT ANE PRINT ISSUE Are Korean automakers winning the right way in Europe?Nov. 14, 2012 06:01 CET  While struggling European carmakers reduce production and consider plant closures, Hyundai and affiliate Kia are reporting record sales. The Korean brands attribute buoyant sales to their lean organizations and modestly priced, desirable new cars. Others disagree.... Read More »
2012 PARIS AUTO SHOW Kia hopes fresh design will boost appeal of Carens minivanSept. 19, 2012 14:29 CET  Kia aims to attract a new group of consumers when it launches the new Carens medium minivan in Europe early next year. The company today released pictures of the third-generation Carens, which will debut at the Paris auto show on September 27.... Read More »
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