Kia
Kia (Korean: 기아, IPA: [ki.a], formerly known as Kyungsung Precision Industry (京城精密工業) and Kia Motors Corporation) is a South Korean multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It is South Korea's second largest automobile manufacturer, after its parent company, Hyundai Motor Company, with sales of over 2.8 million vehicles in 2019. As of 2015, Kia is minority owned by Hyundai, which holds a 33.88% stake valued at just over US$6 billion. Kia in turn is a minority owner of more than twenty Hyundai subsidiaries ranging from 4.9% up to 45.37%, totaling more than US$8.3 billion.
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Global headquarters in Seoul | |
Native name | 주식회사 기아 |
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| Company type | Public |
| KRX: 000270 | |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | June 9, 1944 |
| Headquarters | , South Korea |
Area served | Worldwide (except Japan and North Korea) |
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| Products | Automobiles Commercial vehicles |
Production output | 2.6 million (2021) |
| Revenue | ₩86.559 trillion (2022) |
| ₩7.2331 trillion (2022) | |
| ₩5.409 trillion (2022) | |
| Total assets | ₩73.711 trillion (2022) |
| Total equity | ₩39.3431 trillion (2022) |
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Number of employees | 51,975 (2021) |
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| Website | kia |
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| Kia | |
| Hangul | 기아 |
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| Hanja | 起亞 |
| Revised Romanization | Gia |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kia |
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