[DOC] [TLE] From South Korea,sephia And Sportage - tribunedigital-chicagotribune [PAR] Feb 6, 1998 ... The Korean economy seems to have been built on a sinkhole. The country has 
more debt than land, and the best use for its currency in ... Kia arrived on the 
West Coast in 1994, then swung through the South and up the East Coast before 
... With four-wheel-drive, automatic transmission and air conditioning,... [DOC] [TLE] History of Kia Motors Corporation  FundingUniverse [PAR] Until its merger with Hyundai in 1998, Kia Motors Corporation was the second ... 
By the end of the war in 1953, in fact, South Korea's industrial base lay in ruins. ... 
1960s and 1970s was the chaebol (a business group consisting of large 
companies .... its Sephia and another new model, the Sportage, in international 
markets. [DOC] [TLE] THE MEDIA BUSINESS - Advertising - Kia aims for a foothold in the ... [PAR] Mar 10, 1995 ... The company plans to have up to 170 dealers by the end of the year as it ... The 
Sportage should give the company a sexier image than the Sephia, ... Each time, 
the drivers answer an entirely different question of their own imagining. ... but Kia 
delayed the advertising until the South Korean plant that makes... [DOC] [TLE] THE MEDIA BUSINESS - Advertising - A new subcompact car from ... [PAR] Feb 2, 1994 ... "The typical way others would have done it would have been to put their car in 
front and have the Civic try to keep up," said ... "Consumers told us quite clearly, '
If you come from Korea, you've ... American drivers through the Festiva, a two-
door subcompact it has manufactured for the Ford Motor Company. [DOC] [TLE] Kia Motors - Wikipedia [PAR] Kia Motor Corporation (stylized as KI), headquartered in Seoul, is South Korea's 
.... Their ownership percentages range from 4.9% up to 45.37%. ... From August 
2009 until December 2012, the company has been led by ... of the model ceased 
in 2003, all Sportage production reverted to South Korea. ..... Business Week. [DOC] [TLE] Kia Steps Methodically Into Valley Players - tribunedigital-mcall [PAR] Jul 14, 1997 ... It's listed in the directory of car dealerships after Honda and Hyundai, and right ... 
of South Korea's second-largest automobile maker, Kia Motors Corp. ... model is 
$9,795) and Sportage, a 4-wheel drive sports utility vehicle ($20,000 loaded). ... 
Kia Motors America has been inching into the U.S. market since... [DOC] [TLE] Articles about Kia Motors North America - latimes [PAR] BUSINESS ... Kia, South Korea's second-largest car maker after Hyundai, plans 
to start ... the company's 1998-2000 Sephia sedans caused premature wear 
resulting in ... funds from Seoul to Irvine, where Kia's U.S. headquarters have 
been set up. ... Kia Motors North America said Thursday that it has awarded its 
$30-million... [DOC] [TLE] Articles about Kia Motors Corp by Date - Page 4 - latimes [PAR] BUSINESS ... Ford owns about 9% and Mazda owns about 7% of Kia, which has 
debt of ... Indeed, the South Korean auto importer's new sales and marketing 
chief ... this month and will sell Kia's Sephia cars and Sportage sport-utility 
vehicles. ... last year, up 66% from 1996--in large part because the company has 
added... [DOC] [TLE] 7 Reasons Why Buying a Hyundai or a Kia Could Be a Smart Decision [PAR] Jan 24, 2016 ... I find it fascinating how Korean companies Kia and Hyundai have become ... its 
humble roots and began selling the Sephia and the Sportage in America. ... It 
hasn't always been smooth sailing for these Korean car makers, and back in .... 
Meanwhile Kia has been busy cleaning-up as well, winning awards... [DOC] [TLE] KOREA'S AUTOMAKERS TAKE ON THE WORLD (AGAIN) THE ... [PAR] Mar 6, 1995 ... But don't say that to South Korea's automakers. ... Also at risk: a hot domestic 
market where Korean automakers have long been ...

Question: This South Korean company has been driving up business with its Sportage & Sephia
Answer: Kia