Kia cancels pickup plans

Bad news for Kia and truck fans. Mike Levine of PickupTruck.com is reporting (via a conversation with Jalopnik editor, Ray Wert) that the Kia pickup is not going to happen.

Apparently this cancellation is a victim of the high gas prices, and the effect that is having upon the light truck market. The truck was to built in Georgia. Instead, a mid-sized sedan will be built there.

Full story here and here.

Posted by Bob May 8, 2008 6:29 am

Permalink

Categories: Kia


Comments

estreka - May 8, 2008 7:29 am (#1 Total: 2)  

 
subarctic north - Great Falls, MT  
That's ok. There's not exactly a vacuum in the truck market now anyway. I'd have been surprised if Kia shocked the world with a class-leading entry.

wenhead - May 8, 2008 8:40 am (#2 Total: 2)  

 
 
Kia was probably right to pull the plug on their pickup. Timining and fuel prices are not good.Since we never got the diesel Sorento in the states, I guess that wouldn't have been an option.
 I wonder why VW is going forward with their pick up program. It would make more since to put a more fuel efficient base engine in the Rabbit.






Advertisement
Manufacturers

Acura (96)

Alfa Romeo (24)

Aston Martin (43)

Audi (201)

BMW (295)

Bentley (36)

Bugatti (16)

Buick (70)

Cadillac (116)

Chevrolet (373)

Chinese Automakers (56)

Chrysler (342)

Citroen (25)

Daewoo (2)

Daihatsu (2)

Dodge (282)

Ferrari (87)

Fiat (21)

Ford (725)

Geely (24)

General Motors (560)

GMC (96)

Geo (2)

HUMMER (69)

Honda (417)

Hyundai (114)

Infiniti (70)

Isuzu (20)

Jaguar (79)

Jeep (130)

Kia (89)

Lamborghini (23)

Land Rover (61)

Lexus (122)

Lincoln (62)

Lotus (19)

Maserati (25)

Maybach (21)

Mazda (137)

Mercedes-Benz (305)

Mercury (36)

Merkur (2)

MG (4)

MINI (68)

Mitsubishi (133)

Morgan (4)

Nissan (402)

Oldsmobile (2)

Opel (10)

Pagani (2)

Peugeot (20)

Plymouth (8)

Pontiac (65)

Porsche (139)

Renault (63)

Rolls-Royce (45)

Saab (54)

Saturn (90)

Scion (30)

SMART (37)

Subaru (395)

Suzuki (96)

Tata Motors (16)

Toyota (541)

Volkswagen (213)

Volvo (135)

Auto Shows

Detroit Auto Show (622)

XML RSS category feed

LA Auto Show (273)

XML RSS category feed

SEMA Show (209)

XML RSS category feed

New York Auto Show (288)

XML RSS category feed

Chicago Auto Show (201)

XML RSS category feed

Frankfurt Auto Show (172)

XML RSS category feed

Tokyo Motor Show (130)

XML RSS category feed

Geneva Motor Show (212)

XML RSS category feed

Paris Auto Show (91)

XML RSS category feed

Shanghai Auto Show (20)

XML RSS category feed

Beijing Auto Show (1)

XML RSS category feed

All Auto Shows (1046)

XML RSS category feed
More Categories

Carnival of Cars (70)

Auto Industry (977)

Automaker Feedback (17)

Car Tech (232)

Classic Cars (173)

Consumer Track Events (8)

Future Vehicles (664)

Green Tech (369)

Motorsports (331)

Spy Photos (580)

Trends (2193)

Convertibles (172)

Coupes (388)

Diesels (203)

Hatchbacks (163)

Hybrids (332)

Luxury Cars (229)

Minivans (113)

Sedans (352)

Sports Cars (517)

SUVs (801)

Trucks (522)

Wagons (106)

Saturn Astra-Frankfurt Show Contest (18)

All (4377)

Archives
Subscribe
Straightline RSS Feed
 FeedBurner RSS Feed
Add to Google
Add to My Yahoo!
Add to Technorati Favorites