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Mazda 5 vs Kia Rondo

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#848 of 859 Re: sorento vs Mazda 5 Cost [conwelpic] by bobw3

Apr 20, 2010 (7:16 am)

Replying to: conwelpic (Apr 15, 2010 3:02 pm)
I guess I was looking at the basic size and interior dimensions, which are about the same between the sorento and mazda5. The label of "SUV" or "micro-minivan" doesn't mean too much too me...just what they're capable of doing.

#850 of 859 Re: mbt shoes on sale [lucypearl] by coolmazda5

May 08, 2010 (6:11 am)

LOL, even this thread got spam, flagged

#851 of 859 10 Brands That May Disappear in 2011 by coolmazda5

Jul 09, 2010 (12:24 pm)

Kia Motors Corp. is one of the two car brands of Hyundai of South Korea. It has always been a marginal brand. Its stable mate, Hyundai USA, has a reputation for high quality cars like the Sonata and Genesis. Kia sells "low rent" cars and SUV nameplates like the Sorento and Rio. As GM and Ford (NYSE: F - News) have already discovered, it is expensive to maintain multiple brands and storied car names, including Pontiac, Saturn and Mercury, are disappearing. Most Kia cars sell for $14,000 to $25,000. Hyundai has several cars in the same price range. Hyundai's Sonata has quickly become one of the best-selling cars in America, and its Genesis flagship model competes with mid-sized BMWs and Mercedes. The parent company will take a page from several other global car companies and dump its weakest brand
 
http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/110018/10-brands-that-may-dis- appear-in-2011

#852 of 859 Re: 10 Brands That May Disappear in 2011 [coolmazda5] by coolmazda5

Jul 09, 2010 (12:43 pm)

Replying to: coolmazda5 (Jul 09, 2010 12:24 pm)
I don't think so, but these guys had predicted some correctly before...

#853 of 859 Re: 10 Brands That May Disappear in 2011 [coolmazda5] by 9394

Jul 09, 2010 (1:51 pm)

Replying to: coolmazda5 (Jul 09, 2010 12:24 pm)
isn't it the other way around, the Rio is better than Accent, Sorento is better than Santa Fe. i remember couple years ago the Hyundai Elantra only had 2 airbags and no ABS, and the Kia Spectra had standard 6 airbags and ABS.
 
the Chevy/Pontiac twin brands worked well for GM until it was hit hard by the recent economic crisis, but Hyundai/Kia took advantage of it and gained market share.
 
i'm not sure if the writer of this article knows what he is saying.
 
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#854 of 859 Re: 10 Brands That May Disappear in 2011 [coolmazda5] by conwelpic

Jul 10, 2010 (6:43 am)

Replying to: coolmazda5 (Jul 09, 2010 12:24 pm)
I don't think that guy knows what he's talking about, if both Hyundai and Kia are both making record sales why would you get rid of a profitable division. There could be a possibility that Hyundai could sell off its controlling interest (I think its 38%) so that Kia would be totally independant, but as they share multi-platforms and engines, plus they both doing dramatic transformation of their products that they no longer look similar, it doesn't make a lot of sense. Kia has all these new models coming out over the next year or so, like the 2011 Sportage (end of this month), 2011 Optima (on its launch it outsold the Sonata on its home market), Cadenza, Rio. It's almost as if this article was written about five years ago.
 
However, models will disappear, 'cause it looks like coolmazda5 has finally won on all his arguments against the Rondo as that model is being discontinued in the US - but not in Canada.

#855 of 859 Re: 10 Brands That May Disappear in 2011 [conwelpic] by coolmazda5

Jul 10, 2010 (2:00 pm)

Replying to: conwelpic (Jul 10, 2010 6:43 am)
Yawn, I guess it is too late (5 years?) to have a win or lose argument on the Rondo Mazda5 topic , I would actually see Mazda survival as a brand in worse shape than the KIA one, but I'm no analyst ,
 
I guess the author is not killing "all" the cars that KIA makes. but rather says that it is better for Hyundai to absorb the KIA brand into its line-up as Hyundai now has much better reputation today than in the past against its Japanese, Korean (OK, KIA), European and America counterparts.
 
Hyundai Forte, Hyundai Soul anyone?
 
And yes, I guess the Rondo is gone for good in the US. Interestingly enough when Ford is now bringing the C-MAX and Nissan is bringing back the revamped Quest, are non-suv people movers making a comeback (see the Odyssey and the Sienna)?

#856 of 859 Re: 10 Brands That May Disappear in 2011 [coolmazda5] by 9394

Jul 11, 2010 (2:43 pm)

Replying to: coolmazda5 (Jul 10, 2010 2:00 pm)
i don't have problem with anyone making any prediction, but this writer is not able to present facts and prove he has a good understanding of the Hyundai/Kia brands.
 
i bet there is a better chance that oil will hit $150 than Kia disappearing in 2011.
 
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#857 of 859 Re: 10 Brands That May Disappear in 2011 [9394] by coolmazda5

Jul 11, 2010 (5:47 pm)

Replying to: 9394 (Jul 11, 2010 2:43 pm)
Here is a good answer to the article:
 
http://auto.ocregister.com/2010/06/21/is-kia-motors-in-danger-of-disappearing/36- 495/

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