Kia Sportage named Best Budget 4×4 by Towcar Award UK

The Kia Sportage has garnered another award, this time the 2.0 liter CRDi 4×4 variant was hailed as the Best Budget 4×4 at the recent Towcar Award UK hosted by the Practical Caravan, What Car? and The Camping and Caravanning Club. This accolade confirms Kia’s outstanding performance in the workhorse-world of caravan and trailer towing. The Sportage was chosen for its flexibility and versatility and for proving that it wasn’t necessary to spend enormous sums to get a capable, comfortable and enjoyable towing vehicle with all-wheel-drive.

With a powerful four-cylinder turbo charged diesel engine, the Sportage can produce a massive 305lb/ft of torque – a definite essential for towing. For added security on braking, the Sportage 4×4 comes with larger diameter disc brakes for stopping power.

Put through five days of exhaustive testing by towing experts, road-testers from What Car? magazine and members of the general towing public, the Sportage was able to see off all-comers to take home the sought after value title.

Yaser Shabsogh, sales Director of Kia Motors (UK) Ltd., said, “This accolade simply confirms what our dealers and customers have been telling us for quite some time – it is impossible to find a better package of ability, quality, reliability and value than the Sportage.”

The Sportage has been a very successful SUV addition to the Kia line-up as it exhibits quality and value, now becoming synonymous with the Kia brand. It has impressed anyone who thinks that you have to spend big bucks to get big ability.

The Kia Sportage is distributed in the Philippines by Columbian Autocar Corporation (CAC). Visit your nearest authorized Kia dealership and experience the power of the Sportage now!

Trade-Up Deals from Kia

Columbian Autocar Corporation (CAC), manufacturer and distributor of Kia vehicles in the country, continues with its campaign to bring its multi-awarded, practical, ever-efficient and value-for-money automotive models to the public with the Kia Trade Up Deals. Designed for car owners wanting to replace their current vehicles, the Kia Trade Up Deals makes it so much easier to upgrade to a brand new Kia. The program shortens the buying process by taking in the customer’s used vehicle and applying the trade-in value towards the purchase of any brand new Kia Picanto, Rio, Sportage, Sorento, Carens, Carnival or K2700.Customers are assured that the best and maximum appraisal value will be applied to each used vehicle brought in for the program, definitely an incentive to all customers. All private vehicles, regardless of brand and model, in good, running condition may be appraised at all authorized Kia dealership nationwide.

With Kia’s Trade Up Deals, CAC aims to sustain the rapid growth it has been experiencing to the latter half of the year in spite of rising fuel cost and overall slow-down of the industry. Based on the latest report from the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturer in the Philippines (CAMPI), CAC has reported sales jump of 75% from January to June of 2008 compared to the same period in 2007, the highest growth reported in the industry, laying claim to be the fastest growing automotive brand in the country.

To further support Kia’s growth and to satisfactorily serve its customers, CAC has been expanding its dealership network nationwide. Recently, Kia Baguio and Kia West Avenue opened their doors bringing Kia’s total authorized dealers to 53.