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CORPORATE HISTORY
 Ground-breaking ceremony for U.S plant held in Georgia, U.S.A.
  Construction of Slovakia plant completed
 Mass-production commences at Yancheng 2nd Plant, China
  Mohave (Borrego) premium SUV introduced
 Completion of Kia Design Center America
Forte (all-new Cerato) compact sedan introduced
Soul introduced
 Design Management Award received from Korean Design Awards
  Soul received the Korean auto industry’s rst Red Dot Design Award
 ‘Eco Dynamics’ green brand announced
 All-new Sorento premium CUV introduced
 Forte Koup introduced
 Forte Hybrid LPi introduced
  K7 (Cadenza) semi large-size luxury sedan introduced
  Kyungsung Precision Industries Ltd. founded
  Production of Korea’s rst bicycle (‘Samcheonri’)
 Korea’s rst truck, the K-360, introduced
  Sohari Plant opened
   Launch of Brisa, Korea’s rst passenger car
  First export of completely built cars
 Bongo, Korea’s rst multi-purpose car, introduced
  Pride passenger car produced
  Hwasung factory completed
 Kia Motors America (KMA) established
  World’s rst compact SUV, Sportage, introduced
  Kia Motors Europe (KME) established
  Carnival (Sedona), Korea’s rst minivan, introduced
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 Sorento introduced
 Surpassed 10 million units in cumulative production
 Tianlima mass-produced at Kia Motors’ Chinese plant
Kia’s 10 millionth vehicle produced /
Sorento introduced /Regal introduced /
Ceremony to launch mass-production of the rst
TianLima sedan with Dong Feng Train Group of China
  Sales in the U.S. surpass 10 million units
Opirus (Amanti) premium large-size sedan launched
 New Sportage introduced
 Kia’s 5 millionth vehicle for export produced
 New Pride (Rio) introduced
Grand Carnival (Sedona) introduced
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Sung-Eun Chung
• Currently, CEO & Vice Chairman, Kia Motors Corp.
• Vice Chairman, Kia Motors Corp.
Young-Jong Seo
• Currently, CEO & President, Kia Motors Corp.
• President, Kia Motors Corp.
 Jae-Rok Lee
• Currently, Head of Finance Division, Kia Motors Corp.
• Managing Director of Finance Division, Kia Motors Corp.
Euisun Chung
• Currently, Vice Chairman, Hyundai Motor Corp.
• President, Kia Motors Corp.
• Deputy Head of Hyundai-Kia Planning Division
Hyun-Kook Hong
• Currently, Vice Chairman, Gaduk Tax Consulting Associates
• Auditor of NTS (National Tax Service)
• Director of Regional NTS in Daegu
 Dong-Sung Cho
• Currently, Professor of Business Administration at Seoul National University
• Dean of the College of Business Administration, Seoul National University
• Regional Chairperson of the Academy of International Business
Keon-Soo Shin
• Currently, Attorney at law, KCL (Kim, Choi & Lim)
• Chief Prosecutor, Criminal Department, Seoul High Prosecutor’s Ofce
• Chief Prosecutor, Public Trial Department, Seoul High Prosecutor’s Ofce
Doo-Hee Lee
• Currently, Professor of Business Administration at Korea University
• Currently, Dean of the Institute of International Education, Korea University
• Currently, President of APAIE (Asia-Pacic Association for International Education)
Young-Soo Park
• Currently, Director of Korea Certied Public Labor Attorneys Association
• Currently, Professor in Business Administration, Kookmin University
• Currently, CEO of Dongkuk Labor Corporation
(From March 19th, 2010)
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