Kia Preparing a Common Replacement for Carnival and Carens MPVs, New Procee'd will Debut in Paris
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Kia Preparing a Common Replacement for Carnival and Carens MPVs, New Procee'd will Debut in Paris



Despite the ongoing economic woes of Europe, Kia is not backing down on its goal to boost sales in the Old Continent by an impressive 20.7 percent to 350,000 vehicles this year, following an already high 10.7 percent increase last year.

And that's not all as Paul Philpott, Kia Europe's Chief Operating Officer, told Autonews Europe that the company aims to reach annual sales of 400,000 vehicles by 2013.

Kia plans to do this with the launch of several key models, including the all-new Cee'd five-door hatchback this month and the Cee'd Estate in September.

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