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unusual facts about Kia


Desa Tun Hussein Onn

Abdul Razak Hussin, Lenggu anak China (both KIA during Communist Insurgency on 1971) and Rosli Buang (KIA during Communist Insurgency on 1972) were awarded the Seri Pahlawan Gagah Perkasa (SP) to those who have shown, "supreme courage and bravery in extraordinary and highly dangerous situations".


1963 Argentine Navy Revolt

Under the orders of base commander Captain Santiago Sabarots, Argentine Navy F9F Panthers, AT-6 Texans and F4U Corsairs bombed the advancing column, destroying a dozen M4 Sherman tanks, resulting in 9 KIA and 22 wounded, at the loss of three aircraft.

Anna Shuttleworth

In 1985, while on tour with the Associated Board in Malaysia, Anna met Toya, a Batik artist living in Penang, and his nephew Kia.

Arab American Vehicles

The company manufactures various vehicles under license from Daimler AG, Kia, Chrysler LLC, Toyota and Peugeot, having begun as a joint venture between the Arab Organization for Industrialization (51%) and 49% of the Chrysler Group LLC.

Bathtub hoax

The article was entirely false but was still being widely quoted as fact for years, even as recently as January 2008 when a Kia TV ad referenced the story with no mention of its fictional nature.

Big Week

# 289 B-17s are dispatched against aviation industry targets at Aschersleben (34 bomb), Bernburg (47 bomb) and Halberstadt (18 bomb) in conjunction with a Fifteenth Air Force raid on Regensburg, Germany; 32 hit Bünde, 19 hit Wernigerode, 15 hit Magdeburg, 9 hit Marburg and 7 hit other targets of opportunity; they claim 32-18-17 Luftwaffe aircraft; 38 B-17s are lost, 4 damaged beyond repair and 141 damaged; casualties are 35 KIA, 30 WIA and 367 MIA.

Cerato

Kia Cerato, a compact car produced by the South Korean automaker Kia Motors

Chia, Italy

Chia (pronounced /kia/) or Baia di Chia is a coastal area in southern Sardinia (Italy), which is part of the municipality of Domus de Maria in the Province of Cagliari.

Driving in Singapore

Non-Japanese Asian car brands sold in Singapore include Perodua, Proton, Ssangyong, Hafei Motor, Chery, Geely, Kia, Hyundai, Chana and Holden Special Vehicles.

Esther Kia'aina

Kia'aina lost in the Democratic Party primary for the 2nd congressional district to Tulsi Gabbard, garnering 10% of the vote.

Ewald Automotive Group

Oconomowoc, Ewald's Kia in Oconomowoc and Ewald's Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram in Oconomowoc.

Ford Festiva

SAIPA built the Kia Pride in Iran under license using up to 85 percent local parts as the "SAIPA Pride" from 2001 to 2005.

Kia ended production of the Pride in 2000, although SAIPA of Iran has produced this model in various forms since 2001.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Greater Los Angeles Area is the home of the US national headquarters of almost all Asian major car manufacturers except Nissan and Subaru (Nissan moved to Tennessee; Subaru first located in Philadelphia but moved to New Jersey); Toyota, Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Suzuki, Hyundai and Kia have set up their national headquarters here.

Grupo Poma

Grupo Poma represents some of the leading companies in the automotive market, such as Toyota, BMW, Mitsubishi, Chevrolet, Ford and KIA.

Holden Torana

A smaller 1,492 cc engine was fitted to deliver better fuel economy than its Hyundai and Kia competitors, however, sales did not recover with only 992 cars sold in two years.

John P. Curley

Curley is vice president of his family’s car dealership located in Lakewood, Jim Curley GMC, Buick and Kia.

Kia Carnival

According to MSN autos reliability survey, 2006 Kia Sedona reliability rated as good, overall 5/5.

Kia kaha

Numerous schools use Kia kaha as, or as part of, their mottoes, including Te Aute College, Hawke's Bay (Whakatangata kia kaha); Tikipunga High School, Whangarei (Kia kaha, kia maia, kia manawanui); Golden Bay High School, Takaka (Ake ake kia kaha); Rotorua Intermediate School, Rotorua (Kia kaha, kia maia); and Rosehill Intermediate School, Papakura (Whaia kia kaha) and Te Awamutu Te Awamutu College and Kingwood Park High school (Kia Kaha).

Kia Mohave

The Kia Borrego is named after the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in California; Borrego means "bighorned sheep" which can be found in the state park.

Kia Optima

In June 2012, Michael Galati drove the Infinity Audio-sponsored Optima to Kia's first victory in round 8 of the 2012 season at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, while teammate Mark Wilkins finished in second-place.

Kotoka International Airport

The airport company was registered in January 2006 and commenced trading on 1 January 2007 tasked with the responsibility for planning, developing, managing and maintaining all airports and aerodromes in Ghana namely Kotoka International Airport (KIA) and the regional airports at Kumasi, Tamale, Sunyani as well as airstrips.

Lada Riva

The Riva was still selling well in the United Kingdom and many other western markets in the early 1990s, but the next few years saw a raft of new models come from budget competitors such as Daewoo, Hyundai, Kia and Proton, pushing Lada sales into terminal decline.

Laida

Local vegetation is composed of sishu, kendu, Madhuca indica, Azadirachta indica, Tamarindus indica, Ficus religiosa, Ficus bengalensis, kusam, jam, palm, saguan, harda, bahara, ananla, bel, char, krushnachuda, tut, kaha, kia, semel and a wide range of other plants.

Lance Smith

On August 6, 2012, Lance joined the program, The Daily Buzz, alongside actor Charles Divins; veteran TV anchor Lisa Spooner; and radio personality Jessica Reyes, replacing Andy Campbell, Mitch English, and Kia Malone, thus being the new on-air team.

Mustafa Jassem Al-Shamali

In March 2012, Musallam Al-Barrak, Chairman of Kuwait’s Public Funds’ Protection Committee announced that a motion would be filed against officials at the KIA by the Popular Action Bloc, in relation to payments made by the KIA to Kuwaiti companies.

NBA Shootaround

The show is sponsored by Kia Motors, giving it the official name KIA NBA Shootaround, and aired live from ESPN/ABC's Times Square Studios from 2003 to 2006.

New Zealand Wars

"Kia mate toa" can be translated as "fight unto death" or "be strong in death", and is the motto of the Otago and Southland Regiment of the New Zealand Army.

Nipparts

As specialists in Japanese and Korean parts, Nipparts supplies parts for over 35 car manufactures such as Nissan, Toyota and Kia.

Pop's Ultimate Star

The show was produced by Eyeworks Touchdown, with first prize $50,000 and a Kia 'Rio' car.

Portuguese Rapid Reaction Brigade

The KIA Comando was 1st Sergeant Roma Pereira, mortally hit when an IED detonated his Humvee.

Santiago, Philippines

, Pepsi Cola, Purefoods, Digitel and PLDT also operate in the city while different car companies abound(i.e. Mitsubishi, Nissan, Isuzu, Hyundai, KIA, Ford, other car companies as well as Yamaha and Honda Motors).

Santos Cardona

Cardona and his Working Dog, a German Shepherd named "Zomie", were Killed In Action (KIA) February 28, 2009 in Uruzgan Province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, when the vehicle he was riding in struck a buried Improvised Explosive Device.

Sebastian Festner

A combat with No. 57 Squadron RFC Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2d's over Neuville on 2 April 1917 resulted in Festner claiming a FE-2d(Lt. H.P. Sworder KIA & 2/Lt. A.H. Margoliouth,POW).

Singapore Xtreme Competition 2009

The champions of each category of the competition went home with a cash prize of $3,000 each and an automatic spot at the KIA X Games Asia 2010, organised by ESPN Star Sports.

Tekka Centre

In Hokkien, the market was known as Tek Kia Kha, literally meaning "foot of the small bamboos", as bamboo plants once grew on the banks of the Rochor Canal.

Terrence C. Harris

Staff Sergeant Terrence C. 'Salty' Harris (KIA 18 June 1944) was a non-commissioned officer with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army during World War II.

The Old Man and the Big 'C'

When he becomes a laughing stock both at the game and due to a Kia Motors-sponsored story with the slogan "Too bad it's a Kia." on Quahog 5, he decides to ditch the wig.

When In Manila

Foreign corporations have also found the online metro guide to be an effective channel to reach Filipinos, with Sony, Asus, McDonald's, KFC, Coca Cola, Kia, Visa, Mastercard, and Johnnie Walker having advertised.

Yuri Matochkin

Matochkin succeeded in restoring Kaliningrad's special economic zone advantages in January 1996, and also secured the region's first major foreign investment, an agreement with the automobile manufacturer Kia.

Zos Kia

Zos Kia (also credited as Zoskia) was a British musical group initially formed by John "Zos Kia" Gosling along with John Balance and Min.


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