INTERVIEW: Kia UK confident of 2010 uplift - MD

Author: Simon Warburton | 28 January 2010

While UK market sales look likely to fall steeply this year, one manufacturer is seeking to boost numbers through its ground-breaking guarantee and a raft of new brands.As Kia Motors UK launched its upgraded Sorento and new Venga in Barcelona this week to British media, managing director Michael Cole talked to just-auto about how the carmaker wants to drive its retail share from 2% to 3%.

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