Car brand · South Korea
Kia
From bicycle parts in postwar Seoul to Korea's boldest design, Kia went from imitating to setting the pace.
Founding, year 1944
Themes: korea, quality, innovation, accessibility.
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The origin
What the date says
- Milestone
- Founding
- What happened
- Born as Kyungsung Precision Industry in Seoul, Kia started out making steel tubes and bicycle parts.
- Year
- 1944
- Source
- Historical documentation
- Note
- Founded in 1944.
Only the year is documented: if it falls between January 21 and February 21, the sign could be the previous one.
Keep in mind
Affinity is a symbolic reading from the Chinese zodiac tradition, not a measurement: it compares the sign of the year you were born with that of each entry's year of origin.