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Volkswagen is the flagship marque of Volkswagen Group. They also own Audi, Lamborghini, Bentley, Bugatti, Porsche, SEAT and Skoda.

If there are any common problems and complaints about Kia's reliability or faults, they'll likely show up on our Kia problems page. You can also calculate a car's projected resale value via our price and specs page.

The most expensive new Kia is the Carnival Platinum listed at $62,790. For more info on the latest models check out our pricing and specs page, and you'll find all Kia reviews and news here. 

The cheapest new Kia is the Picanto S Manual listed at $14,190. For more info on the latest models check out our pricing and specs page, and you'll find all Kia reviews and news here. 

Kia is derived from two Sino-Korean characters: "ki", which means "to come out", and "a", which represents "East Asia". Kia therefore means "to come out of the East".

Kia is a publicly traded company but is partially owned by Hyundai Motor Group. Hyundai also own Genesis, their luxury subsidiary.

Given its origins as a South Korean brand, Kia has three manufacturing facilities in South Korea: the Sohari, Hwaseong and Gwanju Plants. Kia has other facilities around the world; in Monterrey in Mexico and Georgia in the USA. They also make the Telluride out of Hyundai's Ulsan Plant in South Korea.

Toyota Motor Company owns Toyota, Lexus, Hino, Ranz and Daihatsu.

If there are any common problems and complaints about Toyota's reliability or faults, they'll likely show up on our Toyota problems page. You can also calculate a car's projected resale value via our price and specs page.

The most expensive new Toyota is the Landcruiser LC200 Sahara listed at $119,930. For more info on the latest models check out our pricing and specs page, and you'll find all Toyota reviews and news here.