Kia cee’d to debut at the 2006 Paris Motor Show

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I posted about the Kia ED previously, which was also shown as the cee’d concept at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year. Kia has announced that the production car based on the same concepts will also be called the Kia cee’d, pronounced “seed”. The car will go on sale in the European market in December 2006 and will be Kia’s latest contender in the European C-segment.

The Kia cee’d was conceived in Europe, is made in Kia’s European Slovakia facility and will be sold exclusively in Europe. The “CE” in cee’d symbolizes the European community, while the “ED” indicates it is an European Design. cee’d, pronounced as seed, represents Kia’s seed for growth in European sales beginning from the introduction of this car.

More photos after the jump, and for more detials on the car check out the related posts.

Related Posts:
Kia ED exclusively for Europe

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Comments

  • DtG (Member) on Aug 15, 2006 at 3:23 am

    quite a nice car… an the name sounds ok too! CE+ED = so much better than ED!

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  • armandd (Member) on Aug 15, 2006 at 3:28 am

    yeah, most men wouldn't want to be associated with ED!

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  • FarinaRacer (Member) on Aug 15, 2006 at 4:02 am

    look like neo from behind

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  • jtshin (Member) on Aug 15, 2006 at 4:36 am

    looks better than the Rio… n nice simple dashboard there…

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  • aksMs (Member) on Aug 15, 2006 at 4:53 am

    Farina, I think if Proton made the Neo as a 5-door hatch, it might definitely resemble something like this too.

    Why Kia just want to sell it in Europe? It's a good looking car. Somehow, it still has the Korean feelings in the overall design despite the "European Design" especially from the rear-side view. Perhaps they should redesign the rear. It looks so cheap! Did I see the new Kia Rio's back? Maybe it's just me.

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  • szw (Member) on Aug 15, 2006 at 4:54 am

    da white colour seats feel luxury .

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  • OtakOtak (Member) on Aug 15, 2006 at 6:14 am

    Sporty design, how Savvy want to fight with this kind of car in UK? Plus Clio II, Daihatsu Sirion (MyVi), etc, etc, …….

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  • mystvearn (Member) on Aug 15, 2006 at 6:36 am

    looks slightly like the current Rio

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  • Chapree Da Grande (Member) on Aug 15, 2006 at 8:47 am

    Yeah, I also agree it looked slightly like the current Rio.

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  • cbljkkj (Member) on Aug 15, 2006 at 10:52 am

    This is actually really nice. The interior looks very inviting and comfortable. Way to go Kia, European designs rock. If I am not mistaken, Kia recently acquired a famous European designer for their cars. Can't seem to place his name.

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  • waimak (Member) on Aug 15, 2006 at 4:37 pm

    I would say the design is really neat. The curves is smooth and continuous, making it very sporty.

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  • kitman (Member) on Aug 15, 2006 at 5:06 pm

    can actually pass of as a toyota … reminds me of toyota verso, take a look:

    at "http://www.toyota.co.uk"

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  • december (Member) on Aug 15, 2006 at 6:42 pm

    Damn Koreans.

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  • albagmane (Member) on Aug 15, 2006 at 8:22 pm

    still the same comment… looks like Kia is discriminating the asian auto industry… ridculous move to give euro fellows an exclusive car…

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  • topgunthang (Member) on Aug 16, 2006 at 11:13 am

    dont worry, they come out with a similar one for asian market if its successful. they just want to give some exclusivity to get people to buy it. though kia itself is pretty exclusive already. cheap and nasty. and not cheerful.

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  • slippers (Member) on Aug 19, 2006 at 5:49 am

    Imagine going to a pub in Leeds and telling your mates: : " I drive a Ceed" ….

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  • lembagatanah (Member) on Aug 22, 2006 at 11:32 pm

    "cbljkkj said,

    August 15, 2006 @ 2:52 am

    This is actually really nice. The interior looks very inviting and comfortable. Way to go Kia, European designs rock. If I am not mistaken, Kia recently acquired a famous European designer for their cars. Can’t seem to place his name."

    is it pininfarina?

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  • sarawakguy (Member) on Sep 22, 2006 at 1:19 am

    NAZA one day will assemble their version hopefully….

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  • xxrrxx2002 (Member) on Feb 28, 2007 at 5:24 pm

    #

    OtakOtak said,

    August 14, 2006 @ 10:14 pm

    Sporty design, how Savvy want to fight with this kind of car in UK? Plus Clio II, Daihatsu Sirion (MyVi), etc, etc, ……./

    Only shallow people post this kind of dumb comments

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