The 61-member jury, made up of automotive journalists from 23 countries, selected the winner from seven models that had made it to the round of finalists in the first voting last November.
Slovakia’s economy, dominated by automakers including Volkswagen Group, PSA Group, Kia and Jaguar Land Rover, slowed unexpectedly in the second quarter when it expanded by 1.9 percent, down from a 3.7 percent rise in the first quarter and missing analysts’ expectations of 3.3 percent growth.
Kia will add a 48-volt mild hybrid Ceed next year to the compact hatchback’s gasoline and diesel engine lineup, the automaker’s chief operating officer for Europe, Michael Cole, said.
Arnošt Barna was waiting for the definitive confirmation of the Chief Executive Officer of Kia Motors Czech for more than a year. The company officially appointed him as CEO on January 4, 2018, with effect from January 1, 2018.
KIA MOTORS CZECH surpassed the limit of 100,000 cars sold on the Czech market and this year expects to break the 9,000 units sold within one year for the first time in its history.
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