Kia Stinger News

Why the 2020s belongs to Korea and not China or Japan
By Byron Mathioudakis · 19 Aug 2025
Sorry, Swifties. While we appreciate the cultural phenomenon that is singer/songwriter, artist and philanthropist Taylor Swift, this is not a paean to a great pop star, but, rather, a reference to the year that marked Japan’s stellar ascension as the biggest threat to the established carmakers of that time. Their fear was existential as well as actual.
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Kia's Stinger coming back as the GT1
By Laura Berry · 12 Feb 2024
The Kia Stinger looks to be making a return as the powerful and fastest electric vehicle the brand has ever had - the GT1.
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How Kia came to justify selling a $100k car
By Tom White · 14 Jan 2024
Kia has a longer history than you might think but how, exactly, did it get from selling $20k budget hatchbacks to $100,000 electric SUVs in just a handful of years?
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Kia Australia pricing increases for 2023
By Chris Thompson · 23 Jan 2023
Kia Australia has increased prices of some of its most popular models, with some of its most popular picks now hundreds or thousands of dollars more expensive.The pricing adjustments for new Kia cars came into effect on January 1, 2023, and affects models
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Top 10 news from 2022
By Tung Nguyen · 31 Dec 2022
As the world tries to find the new normal after the outbreak and continued presence of a crippling pandemic, so to has the automotive industry tried to get back onto an even keel in 2022.
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Kia Stinger production ending confirmed
By Chris Thompson · 22 Dec 2022
A global statement from Kia, announcing a limited-edition version of the Kia Stinger, has also confirmed the end of the line for the sports sedan, as the car's production is set to wrap up in 2023.Chang Sung Ryu, Kia's senior vice-president, said the end
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Will Kia keep the Stinger in Australia?
By Tim Nicholson · 11 Nov 2022
Kia’s flagship sports sedan, the Stinger, might not be long for this world, with one key right-hand drive (RHD) market pulling the model from its line-up.
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Kia Stinger production to end - report
By Chris Thompson · 24 Oct 2022
Despite being on track to have its best year of Australian sales in 2022, the Kia Stinger won't be available for much longer according to reports from South Korea saying production of the sedan is set to end next year.Introduced in mid-2017, the Stinger w
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The Kia EV6 is everything the Stinger isn't
By Stephen Ottley · 26 Jun 2022
The Kia EV6 isn’t the biggest-selling model for the South Korean brand - but it is the most important.
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Kia Stinger to live on in Australia for now
By Byron Mathioudakis · 13 Jun 2022
Great news for people who love affordable old-school petrol-powered rear-drive performance sedans. The Kia Stinger will continue to be imported in Australia for the foreseeable future, despite some reports outlining its impending discontinuation in the key North American market later this year.
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