Mobility News | September – October 2019

Multiple wins for Kia in the ‘Driver
Power 2019’ survey
Following the results for
the Auto Express Driver
Power 2019 survey, Kia
Motors (UK) Limited has
received a range of accolades.
Kia is now ranked fifth within
‘Best Car Dealers’, seeing
an improvement from the
previous year’s seventh place.
Alongside this, seven Kia
models have been recognised
within ‘Best Cars 2019’ and
‘Top 50 Deals’. Kia itself was
ranked as the 3rd best brand.
As a part of the ‘Driver
Power 2019’ survey, Auto
Express asked consumers
to rate 31 franchised dealer
networks on a range of
criteria such as dealer facilities
and standard of work. Of
the 31 dealer networks,
Kia was placed fifth with an
87.10 per cent rating. Kia
scored particularly high in
both ‘Value for Money’ and
‘Communication’, which was
commended by Auto Express:
‘No other brand’s dealers
offer better value for money
than these, and that’s backed
up by a strong score for staff
communication.’
Within ‘Best Cars 2019’,
based on ownership
experience, Kia received a
triple win for the Picanto,
Sorento and Rio, all placing
first within their respective
categories. The Kia Picanto
was awarded ‘Best City Car’
due to its impressive high
quality interior and good
reliability. On top of this, the
Picanto was commended
for its low servicing cost and
overall build quality. For ‘Best
Large SUV’, the Kia Sorento
has come top beating all other
competitors and was highly
rated for practicality. The
combination of interior style
and an array of technological
features in the Sorento
impressed owners. Finally,
the title ‘Best Supermini’
was awarded to the Kia Rio,
whose running costs and fuel
efficiency were particularly
impressive. Owners reported
that for the Rio, ‘strong
reliability went hand-in-hand
with high levels of build
quality.’
Models ranked highly
within ‘Top 50 Deals’ included
the Kia Picanto, Stonic,
Ceed, Rio, Niro, Sportage
and Sorento. The Kia Sorento
placed fourth overall and
the Kia Niro Hybrid was also
placed within the top ten,
both models having attractive
dealer finance deals and a
high level of specification,
making them a popular choice.
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