Kia might develop pick-up truck for US market
Other than Thailand, everyone knows Americans have a healthy appetite for pick-up trucks, which is why anyone who wants to do a pick-up truck must think of whether it can do well in the American market. Because only if it sells in America you can get the economies of scale you need.
Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia have no pick-up truck. This is because there was previously a 25% tariff on trucks entering the American market, but now with a new free trade agreement between US and South Korea, Kia is now considering developing a pick-up truck for the Korean market.
Unfortunately for us, whatever Kia makes is not likely to ever reach our shores. Americans love huge oversized trucks, not the 2.5 liter to 3.0 liter turbodiesels that we have running around our country. Kia’s truck offering will most likely be monsters like the Kia KCV4 Mojave concept pick-up truck shown above. It’s a pity, because Theophilus Chin’s photoshop of a Sorento-based pick-up looked quite good.
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Kia Sorento Pickup Truck Photoshop
April 9, 2007 @ 7:31 am
Side view have some shadow of Mitsubishi Triton, but the front lamp look dump.. Maybe need more pictures from front view.
April 9, 2007 @ 8:50 am
A little late maybe?
Truck sales in North America is already taking a serious beating.
April 9, 2007 @ 12:02 pm
With fuel prices soaring everywhere, I doubt Americans can sustain their appetite for large displacement cars much longer. It’s a waste anyway, to commute alone and drive a car with a big ass V8. Totally inefficient and polluting. I think they should go small and efficient like the japanese. If the power isn’t enough, the driver and passengers need a diet, not the car.
April 9, 2007 @ 12:24 pm
I wonder what would happen if this one ended up as a 2.5L intercooled turbo diesel,four doored KIA pickup in our lovely Taxland here…
April 9, 2007 @ 2:25 pm
the front is purely suck!
April 9, 2007 @ 3:43 pm
UGLY! don’t waste time on that!
April 9, 2007 @ 4:07 pm
To me, this is not nice, but maybe the Americans will like it?
Anyway, the Sorento truck by Theophilus is much much better!!!
April 9, 2007 @ 9:05 pm
Well if give me free also I don’t want with that looks. Americans can keep it for all they want to.
April 9, 2007 @ 9:15 pm
same thoughts by mitlanevo….
April 10, 2007 @ 12:36 am
theo’s sorento pick-up cant be compared to this, different size mah, this is one HUGE truck! just look at the size of the headrest compared to the overall size of the truck.