Koreans are confident in the success of the St. Petersburg enterprise and the model assembled there. A direct confirmation of this is the five-year warranty for the new Rio, similar to that which applies to other models of the brand
Rio assembly at the plant in St. Petersburg
Rio assembly at a factory in St. Petersburg Rio assembly at a factory in St. Petersburg
Warranty Kia Rio may terminate earlier if the mileage exceeds 150 thousand kilometers. It is known that many famous brands are limited to a two-year warranty and one hundred thousand. More than 30 thousand km per year units drive in their own car. It turns out that after three years of operation, the average Rio owners have an almost half supply of “unused” warranty kilometers.
According to car experts, the St. Petersburg plant where the new Kia Rio will be produced is one of the most modern assembly enterprises in the automotive industry, not only in Russia but also in the world. The plant operates on the principle of a full production cycle, including stamping large body panels, welding, body painting and assembly of the finished car. The company has its own quality control system for manufactured products that meets the best international standards.
Thomas O
Thomas O, Executive Vice President, Kia Motors: “By the end of the year we will release about 20, 000 new Rio in Russia. In the future, we want to divide the production at the plant in St. Petersburg equally between the two brands: 100, 000 cars a year from Kia and the same from Hyundai. The success of Kia in the world and in Russia is not accidental, the high quality of the product is our constant task. We will make serious investments in production, attracting the best world-famous specialists to the work. The new Rio is the logical result of conscientious work.”Thomas O, Kia Motors Executive Vice President:“By the end of the year, we will release about 20, 000 new Rio in Russia. In the future, we want to divide the production at the plant in St. Petersburg equally between the two brands: 100, 000 cars a year from Kia and the same from Hyundai. The success of Kia in the world and in Russia is not accidental, the high quality of the product is our constant task. We will make serious investments in production, attracting the best world-famous specialists to the work. The new Rio is the logical result of conscientious work.”
High-quality components and materials, complemented by high build quality, ultimately give an attractive and reliable car. I hope that this is how the Russian owners will see it.
On the driving experience of the new Rio - in the next article.
Five meetings with the new Kia Rio. First meeting: “tiger smile”
