Posted on 03/26/2021 5:28:42 AM PDT by vespa300
"Telluride continued to capture consumer attention and our network of dealer partners kept consumers interested in the brand and propelled Kia's sales growth."
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Like a Pinto!
I don’t think the Pinto had a 10 year 100,000 mile warranty. I could be wrong though......:)
Hyundai/Kia/Genesis has become a world-class automaker. After seeing their entry into the US market with the Excel and having test-driven a Scoupe, I never could have imagined it was possible. If I was in the market for a sedan I’d strongly consider the G70 or Stinger.
Yeah my wife wants one..
>Hyundai/Kia/Genesis has become a world-class automaker. After seeing their entry into the US market with the Excel and having test-driven a Scoupe, I never could have imagined it was possible. If I was in the market for a sedan I’d strongly consider the G70 or Stinger.
Well, you copy Japanese fundamentals and you should get it right after a few decades.
We bought a new Sorento in 2016. 81,000 miles later.....not a single problem. Our new Moss Green Telluride SX with 20 inch black wheels is on order.
KIA had to make an extra 100,000 Tellurides. Car and Driver gate it 10 out of 10. World Car of the year award in 2020. I’m all in on KIA.
Just stunning if you ask me:
https://www.edmunds.com/kia/telluride/
Ha...mine too. She’s getting one. Hopefully that super tanker blocking the Suez Canal won’t hold it up. (I think KIA probably come across the Pacific) What a mess the Suez is.
“Hyundai/Kia/Genesis has become a world-class automaker.”
We have owned 4 Hyundai vehicles, one of which is our daily driver. It has over 100,000 miles on it. We’d buy another one in a heartbeat. Great cars for the money.
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GM did that with Saturn. How did that work out?
It’s a shame that our own USA ‘big 3’ automakers get outdone by these Asian imports. Good on Kia for producing quality products.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I consider it one of the ugliest vehicles on the road today, and a little too large. It’s probably very good functionally though, or it wouldn’t be selling so well. To each his own.
I bought a first-gen Santa Fe 2WD (‘03 or ‘04 IIRC) new for my wife’s daily driver and, since I was paying for it, I had to test drive it. The worst I can say about it is it had 1 factory recall - the door jamb tire pressure sticker had to be replaced. I picked it up from the dealer’s service dept., declining the appointment I would’ve had to make for them to install it, and applied it in the parking lot.
Good V-6 power, didn’t feel under-powered, didn’t suck gas; good leg- and head-room for 6’1” me, even in the back seat; good cargo room.
We sold it several years later to a college-bound student, who was THRILLED with it, and couldn’t stop thanking me.
Hyundai has since expanded their SUV line with larger and smaller models. When I’m in the market for another car, I’ll be considering the Santa Fe (or the larger model) as an option.
(I think KIA probably come across the Pacific)
According to the internet, which never lies, made in West Point, GA., US. I’ve seen the plant. It’s huge.
https://www.motorbiscuit.com/the-kia-telluride-is-made-in-america/
You have just stated the reason the president of GM gave up the game.
She bet the farm on electric cars
She knows she can’t compete. The UAW albatross around her neck will wither and die.
Interesting.....too large?
Agree about beauty in eye of beholder. We think it’s stunning and makes all others look the same and unremarkable.
My tennis buddy looked at it. Said he couldn’t believe how many features it has and loved the looks. But his wife had her heart set on a Highlander. And there was only 1 Telluride on the lot for them to test drive.
They spend an average of 6 days on the lot. I was ready to buy one a week ago today........On Monday...this week, it was gone.
Hyundai/Kia is an interesting relationship.
Hyundai beat out Ford (which used to own a stake in Kia) in helping Kia out of bankruptcy by buying a significant stake.
Currently Hyundai is the “majority” stake holder of Kia, with about 34%.
Interestingly, separately Kia holds stakes in quite few other Hyundai companies outside the automotive industry.
I think what their deals have looked for is where, down below finished products, they can find synergy between Kia and Hyundai industrial operations.
It is similar to the way their Chaebols (Korean family owned very large vertically integrated conglomerates) operate) - why go outside the family group to look for a parts maker/production unit/source for something, someone within the conglomerate can do it, and the money stays within the group.
I had a Hyundai Accent for a couple of years. It was a great little car. Changed the oil and filter and never had any problems with it. I sold it to move up to a BMW.... with respect to maintenance that was a mistake.
I remember riding in my coworker’s 2006 Santa Fe back then. It was a nice ride and he and his wife loved it and for toting around their small child. It kinda reminded me of the Toyota RAV4 model.
I think it’s assembled there .....I could be wrong. It’s actually manufactured in Korea. Well......I think anyways. But wherever.....one things for sure....they are busy!
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