Korea. Kia, the full name of Kia Corporation, is the first automobile manufacturer in Korean history. Founded in 1944, the current president is Song Haocheng, and the company is headquartered in Seocho-ku, Seoul, South Korea. Kia was originally named "Jingcheng Precision Industry", and 1952 was renamed "Kia Industry". 1962 A minivan K360 also appeared. Kia thus embarked on the road of automobile manufacturing. 1973 July 2 1, Kia listed. In 2000, Kia merged with Hyundai Motor to form Hyundai Motor Group. 202 1, the company name was changed from "KiaMotorsCorporation" to "KiaCorporation". In May of 20021year, Kia sold more than 50 million vehicles in the global market. On February 7th, 2022, Kia Corporation signed an investment expansion agreement with Yancheng Municipal People's Government and Jiangsu Da Yue Group, which took the first step to open a new chapter. On August 2, 2023, KIA China and Shell China formally signed a strategic cooperation agreement. Kia has KIA EV6, KIA K5, KIA Souranto, KIA K3 and other series models. In March 2024, KIA K4 was officially released on March 2 1, and was officially unveiled at the 2024 new york Auto Show, which opened on March 27.