Key facts
- Manufacturer
- Kia
- Also called
- Kia Pride (2005–2017), Kia K2 (China; 2011–2020)
- Production
- November 1999 – December 2023
- Model years
- 2001–2023 (North America)
- Class
- Subcompact car ( B )
- Body style
- 3-door hatchback (2011–2017), 5-door hatchback, 4-door sedan/saloon , 5-door station wagon (1999–2005)
- Layout
- Front-engine, front-wheel-drive
- Predecessor
- Kia Pride , Kia Avella
- Successor
- Kia K3 (BL7)
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
The Kia Rio (Korean: 기아 리오) is a subcompact car manufactured by Kia from 1999 to 2023. It was discontinued due to declining popularity and broader economic factors. Body styles have included a three and five-door hatchback and four-door sedan, equipped with inline-four gasoline and diesel engines, and front-wheel drive.
The Rio replaced the first generation Pride—a rebadged version of the Ford Festiva—and the Avella, a subcompact sold as a Ford in some markets. A second generation was introduced in 2005 in Europe and in 2006 in North America, sharing its platform with the Hyundai Accent, a subcompact manufactured by its sister Hyundai Motor Company in South Korea.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kia Rio” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.