Ayala acquires Kia Philippines

[Verbl Kint]

An official announcement is due soon but my guys have told me that it's all done and dusted from a decision-making standpoint.

There were three parties supposedly interested in acquiring what used to be CAC's distributorship, with two of these being more serious bids: Ayala and Phoenix.

Rumor has it the guys back in the Seoul home office wanted Ayala even if Phoenix had a more compelling bid.

This should certainly make the PH car market a lot more interesting considering CAC has not had a good stewardship of the Kia brand for a long time now.

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[StockEngine]

bye bye colombye

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[EQAddict]

Bring in the Kia Stinger and i will be a happy customer

Well actually im very happy with my carnival already.

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[CVT]

Ano kaya ang discount/promo offer sa pagbili ng Kia vehicles ngayon for ARC members?

Sana hindi lang libreng full tank ng fuel..

[bloowolf]

From the GSM of the dealership I go to, the only thing missing is the announcement. But, for the moment, CAC is still calling the shots. At the start of the year, CAC increased the price of the Sportage by 30k in anticipation of TRAIN. When the first batch of units arrived, we had only 2 color choices since our chosen color wasn’t available in that batch. For some of us who have reserved or paid for our units last December, we were promised a protection from price increases come 2018. I heard that a buyer was insisting on a color choice that wasn’t offered in the first batch so the price protection guarantee was not honored anymore by CAC. He had to pay the 2018 prices.

[Egan101]

Bring in the Kia Stinger and i will be a happy customer

Well actually im very happy with my carnival already.

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Kahit yung 2.0L turbo AWD, puwede na.

[Sleepcare]

Gawin lang nila realistic ulit yung price ng Carnival, sure it will be sold like hotcakes.

Kahit with TRAIN prices atleast nasa 1.8m-1.9m, ok na.

[111prez]

Nakow, ang car plan sa Ayala magiging Kia na

[Egan101]

Nakow, ang car plan sa Ayala magiging Kia na

Kia vehicles will be an option together with the others - Honda, VW, and Isuzu.

However, employees availing of a car plan can avail of non-group partner vehicles except that group-partner are offered with better discounts.

[vinj]

Nakow, ang car plan sa Ayala magiging Kia na

Good choices: Honda, Kia, VW, and Isuzu options :D

[170kphlang]

Gawin lang nila realistic ulit yung price ng Carnival, sure it will be sold like hotcakes.

Kahit with TRAIN prices atleast nasa 1.8m-1.9m, ok na.

gawin lang nila ulit competitive pricing nila sana. heck, all their units are 10-20% overpriced.

[StockEngine]

gawin lang nila ulit competitive pricing nila sana. heck, all their units are 10-20% overpriced.

they need to get the sunroofs removed. offer decent configurations at competitive pricing...

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[shadow]

Remember Yun 2 doors ba civic before Puro Ayala executives nauna nagkaroon. Magiging "sosy" na Kia. [emoji23]


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[Syuryuken]

Shocker: Kia Tops Porsche And Lexus For Highest Rating On Initial Quality From J.D. Power

Hold on to your hat. Kia Motors has scored the highest on J.D. Power and Associates’ Initial Quality Survey, vanquishing not only other mass-market rivals like Toyota and Hyundai , but luxury brands like Porsche and Lexus as well.

It is the first time in 27 years that a non-luxury brand has topped the survey, the results of which automakers like to tout in their advertising when they do well.

As startling as it is to see the small Korean brand Kia atop the quality survey, it should not come as too big a surprise to those who watch the annual survey carefully. Kia last year topped all non-luxury brands, as it has made enormous strides in mechanical, styling and fit-and-finish quality on vehicles such as the Optima sedan, Soul hatchback, Sportage SUV and Cadenza premium sedan.

“Ranking number one in the entire industry for initial quality is the result of Kia’s decade-long focus on craftsmanship and continuous improvement, and reflects the voice of our customers, which is the ultimate affirmation,” said Michael Sprague, chief operating officer and EVP, Kia Motors America. “As the highest ranked brand in the industry, there is no doubt Kia is a world-class automaker.”



Kia scored well ahead of its Korean cousin Hyundai too. The two brands have common ownership in Korea, and cooperate on vehicle platforms, a design center, parts and more. But there is still a hot rivalry between the two companies' staffs.

Analysts and observers said they could see the accolade coming for Kia. “If you have driven the Kia vehicles over the past five or six years, you can’t help but notice how they have over-achieved expectations on ride quality, and how well they are executing their interiors,” says Dennis Keene, a Los Angeles-based marketing and design consultant.


Michelle Krebs, senior analyst at Autotrader.com, says Kia has been overdelivering on value. “Kia demonstrates an automaker can deliver a top-notch vehicle in terms of quality with lots of features at a price that is accessible to the masses.”

Specifically, Kia reported the fewest problems per 100 vehicles in the first 90 days of ownership–83–beating out second-place Porsche.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidki.../#23fb67a640e2

Sayang sobrang taas ang presyo dito

[bloowolf]

A good buy would have been the first models introduced (not sure if late 2016 to 2017), the EX 2wd at P1.445M and EX 4WD at P1.515. Both are high specc’d cars offering auto light, rain sensing wipers, traction control, downhill & uphill assist among others, compared to the later models LX and SL (the latest) which were decontented, the latter was introduced just this Feb and was affected by the TRAIN that pushed the price to P1.495. The GT Line 2WD has everything the AWD has except the sunroof & AWD (P1.725 vs 1.795). There are so many of this in the big dealerships but it is too expensive. Still cheaper than the higher specc’d CRV diesel though.

[bloowolf]

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[minicarph]

bibilin nila Kia, hanggang ngaun di mag-pickup pickup sales ng VW. How come VW is #1 worldwide pero ayala can't even sell like 200 a month.

the reason ang mahal ng benta ng Ayala, dapat kasi iparehas sa Toyota / Honda ang pricing and specs.

sa Kia ngaun Picanto na lang kilala, Columbian has destroyed all other kia models, forte, rio, sportage, sorento. dati nakakalaban pa sorento sa mid SUV race eh.

eto naman si Ayala ni isang VW model hindi maging household name, matunog ba ang pangalan Jetta, kasing tunog pa ng Vios or City or even accent man lang. no.

wala na kwenta pagusapan pa ito even if Ayala bought it.

The only way this Kia brand will have a comeback is if they offer value for money vehicles, like what Suzuki is doing right now. cuthroating the competition.

actually, ganda ng setting ngaun eh, now that almost all popular vehicles eh ang taas na coz of excise tax, may window of opportunity to grab the market.

Pero Ayala, I doubt eh lahat gusto nyan mahal.

[bloowolf]

That’s kinda weird. Ayala Corp. ownes import rights to Honda & Isuzu & you can see by the sheer number of these on the road that promotion of these brands is very successful. VW, being a European brand, is targeted only for a certain market sector. It is targeted for the masses in Europe, but not Asia. The cars are too expensive for the common Pinoy.

[Lakwatsero]

Kias are actually reliable vehicles. I have a good friend with his Kia Rio going 200K already. Weakness he says are the suspension components and aircon.

I wouldn't mind looking at one if its cheaper than the comparable Jap. Looking at you Sorento. Supposed to be a Ford Explorer rival but Columbia totally gimped it.

[dreamur]

Just to share my experience wirh car rental in the U.S. I was planning to drive a kia soul out of curiosity but the person in-charge at Hertz (a pinoy) advised me to get a japanese car as the korean models at the garage have lots of warranty issues.

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