Kia Awards

2019

• Auto Express Driver Power 2019  – Kia Picanto – Best City Car
• Auto Express Driver Power 2019  - Kia Rio – Best Supermini
• Auto Express Driver Power 2019  - Kia Sorento – Best Large SUV
• Motor Trader Industry Awards 2019 – Kia Motors (UK) Limited – Car-Maker of the Year
• Auto Express New Car Awards 2019 – Kia e-Niro – Affordable Electric Car of the Year
• DieselCar and EcoCar Magazine Top 50 – Kia Niro PHEV – Best Plug-in Hybrid
• 2019 Autocar Awards – Kia e-Niro – Game-Changer Award
• National Franchised Dealers Assocation Awards – Kia Motors (UK) Limited – Manufacturer of the Year
• Auto Trader New Car Awards – Kia Sportage – Best Car for Towing
• Honest John Awards 2019 – Kia Sportage – Crossover of the Year
• 2019 Driver Power Survey – Kia Picanto – Best City Car
• 2019 Driver Power Survey – Kia Rio – Best Supermini
• 2019 Driver Power Survey – Kia Sorento – Best Large SUV
• Red Dot Awards 2019 – Kia Ceed, Ceed Sportswagon and ProCeed – Car Design
• The UK Customer Satisfaction Awards – Kia Motors (UK) Limited - Best Customer Satisfaction Strategy
• 2019 Car Dealer Aftermarket Excellence Awards – Kia Motors (UK) Limited – Manufacturer Warranty Scheme of the Year
• What Car? Car of the Year Awards – Kia e-Niro – Car of the Year
• What Car? Car of the Year Awards – Kia e-Niro – Electric Car of the Year
• What Car? Car of the Year Awards – Kia Picanto – City Car of the Year
• What Car? Car of the Year Awards – Ceed 1.0 T-GDi ‘2’ -  Best family car for less than £20,000
• What Car? Car of the Year Awards –  Stinger 3.3 T-GDi ‘GT S’ - ‘Best performance car for less than £50,000’
• iF Design Awards – Kia Ceed – Product Design Award
• iF Design Awards – Kia Ceed Sportswagon – Product Design Award
• iF Design Awards – Kia ProCeed – Product Design Award
• 2019 AM Awards – Kia Motors (UK) Ltd – Franchise Partner of the Year
• 2019 AM Awards – Kia Sportage – Best Used Car
• 2019 ExpertEye Awards – Kia Motors (UK) Ltd – Best Fleet Dealer Network

2018

• Evo Car of the Year Awards – Kia Stinger – Sports Saloon of the Year
• Motor Trader Awards – Kia Stinger – New Car of the Year
• Auto Express New Car Awards – Kia Motors (UK) Limited – Company of the Last 30 Years
• Car Dealer Power Awards –Kia Motors (UK) Limited – Manufacturer of the Year
• The Tow Car Awards 2018 -  Kia Stinger 2.0 T-GDi – Best Petrol Tow Car
• Auto Trader New Car Awards 2018 – Kia Rio – Best Value New Car
• Auto Trader New Car Awards 2018 – Kia Rio – Best Car for New Drivers
• Autocar Awards 2018 – Kia Stinger – Game Changer award
• DieselCar and EcoCar Top 50 – Kia Niro – Best Hybrid
• 2018 Driver Power New Car Survey – Kia Niro – Best Small SUV
• 2018 Driver Power New Car Survey – Kia Sorento – Best Large SUV
• 2018 Driver Power New Car Survey – Kia Niro - First place in the Infotainment, Connectivity and Electrics category
• Red Dot Awards 2018 – Kia Picanto and Stonic – Car Design
• Red Dot Awards 2018 – Kia Stinger – Best of the Best Car Design
• iF Design Awards - Kia Stinger, Picanto and Stonic – ‘Product Design’ award
• 2018 What Car? Awards – Kia Picanto – Best City Car
• 2018 What Car? Awards – Kia Stinger – Best Executive Car for more than £35,000
• Fleet World Honours 2018 – Kia Picanto – Best City Car
• Automotive Management Awards 2018 – Kia Sportage – Best Used Car
• Auto Trader - Kia Sportage – Fastest Selling Used Car in 2017
• Diesel Car Used Car Top 50 – Kia Sportage – Overall winner
• Diesel Car Used Car Top 50 – Kia Sorento – Best Large SUV
• UK Car of the Year – Kia Stinger – Best Performance Car
• Car Dealer Used Car of the Year Awards – Used Car of the Year – Sportage
• Car Dealer Used Car of the Year Awards – Used SUV of the Year – Sportage
• DrivingElectric Awards – Electric Car of the Year – e-Niro
• DrivingElectric Awards – Best Compact Electric Car – e-Niro
• Automotive Global Awards – OEM of the Year
• 2018 Scottish Car of the Year Awards – Executive Car of the Year – Stinger
• 2018 Scottish Car of the Year Awards – Used Car of the Year –Sportage
• What Car? Used Car Awards 2019 – Best Used Large SUV for less that £26,000 – Sorento
• Northern Group Car of the Year – Stinger

2017

• Automotive Management Awards 2017 – Kia Sportage – Best Used Car
• Automotive Management Awards 2017 – Kia Motors UK – Best Franchise Partner
• EyesOn Design – Kia Stinger for Production Car Design Excellence
• Diesel Used Car Awards – Kia Sportage – Used Car of the Year
• iF Design Awards - Prestigious design award for Optima Sportswagon, Niro and new Rio
• 2017 Diesel Car and Eco Car Awards – Kia Niro – Best Hybrid Vehicle
• 2017 Driver Power New Car Survey – Kia cee’d – Best Compact Family Car
• 2017 Driver Power New Car Survey – Kia cee’d – First place in the ‘Infotainment, connectivity and Electrics’ category
• Car Dealer Used Car Awards – Kia Approved Used Car Programme - Manufacturer Used Car Scheme of the Year
• Car Dealer Power Award - Manufacturer of the Year
• Carbuyer Best Car Awards – Kia Picanto – Best Car for less than £150 a month
• Workshop Awards 2017 – Manufacturer Warranty Scheme of the Year
• Greenfleet Awards 2017 – PHEV Manufacturer of the Year
• Next Greencar Awards 2017 – Niro PHEV – Best Crossover/SUV
• Next Greencar Awards 2017 – Optima Sportswagon PHEV – Best Estate car
• Parkers New Car Awards - Kia’s Approved Used Car Programme
• Car Tech Awards 2017 – Kia Picanto – Most User-Friendly
• 2018 What Car? Used Car Award – Kia cee’d – Best Used Family Car in the 4-6 year age bracket
• 2018 What Car? Used Car Award – Kia Sorento - Best Used Large SUV in the 1-3 year age bracket
• 2018 What Car? Used Car Award – Kia’s Approved Used Car programme – Highly commended

2016

• Diesel Car Awards – Kia Sportage - Car of the Year and Best Medium SUV
• Next Greencar Awards 2016 – Optima PHEV – Best Large Family Car
• 2017 Carbuyer Awards – Kia cee’d – Best Used car
• Red Dot international Design Award – Kia Sportage – Winner
• Red Dot international Design Award – Kia Optima – Best of the Best award
• Automotive Management Awards 2016 – Kia Sportage – Best Used Car
• iF Design Awards - Kia Sportage and Optima – ‘Product Design’ award
• The Sunday Times Top 100 Cars – Kia Sorento – Large Crosseover Category winner
• Diesel Car Awards – Kia Sorento & cee’d – claim top 50 places
• 2016 J.D Power Initial Quality Study (IQS) – First place
• Car Dealer Power 2016 Awards – Manufacturer of the Year
• Car Dealer Power 2016 Awards – Kia Sportage  highly commended for ‘Car of the Year’
• J.D. Power Vehicle Dependability Study – Kia Sportage – first place
• J.D. Power 2016 UK Vehicle Dependability Study – Kia Picanto – Most dependable city car

2015

• Red Dot Awards 2015 - outstanding product design of the Kia Soul EV and all-new Kia Sorento SUV.
• Green Car of the Year Award's 2014 - Soul EV wins Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC)
• Carbuyer best car awards 2015 - Kia cee'd wins Best Used Car
• iF Design Award 2015 - Prestigious design award for new Kia Sorento
• What Car? CoTY Awards 2015 - Kia cee'd Sportswagon commended

2014

• Car Dealer Magazine Used Car Awards 2014 - Kia Sportage - Used Car of the Year Award
• Next Green Car Awards 2014 - Kia Soul EV: Commended
• Red Dot Awards 2014 - ‘Best of the Best' design award for Kia racing app
• CIPD People Management Awards 2014 - Kia's Human Resources team
• Car Dealer Power Awards 2014 - Kia voted Best Manufacturer
• International Design Excellence Awards 2014 - Kia GT4 Stinger concept and 2014 Soul
• Lifetime Design Achievement Awards 2014 - Kia's Peter Schreyer
• What Car? 2014 - Kia Venga wins 2014 What Car? JD Power Best Small MPV
• Auto Trader Click Awards 2014 - Kia wins ‘Best Desktop Site'
• AM Awards 2014 - Kia won two digital awards for ‘Best Manufacturer Digital Initiative' and ‘Digital Initiative of the Year'
• ‘Grand Prix' design award 2014 - Peter Schreyer
• ‘iF Product Design Award' 2014 - The New Kia Soul

2013

• Practical Caravan Awards 2013 - Best Ultra-Light Towcar - Kia Rio 1.4 CRDi
• Diesel Car 2013 Awards - Best Estate Car - Kia cee'd Sportswagon 
• AM Awards 2013, Best Training Programme, Winner - Kia Motors (UK) Limited

2012

• ASMW Scottish Car of the Year Awards - Best Supermini - Kia Rio
• Northern Car of the Year - Kia cee'd
• Which? - Best Car Manufacturer 2012
• Car Dealer - Car Dealer Power Awards 2012 - Car of the Year - Kia Rio
• J.D. Power Vehicle Ownership Satisfaction Survey - Best Car - Kia Sportage
• J.D. Power Vehicle Ownership Satisfaction Survey - Compact SUV category winner (83.8%) - Kia Sportage
• Honestjohn.co.uk Awards 2012 - Most Popular Small Car - Kia Picanto
• Parkers New Car Awards 2012 - Best City Car (less than £9k and £9k - £11k categories) - Kia Picanto
• Red Dot Design Awards - Product Design - Kia Rio
• Red Dot Design Awards - Product Design - Kia Picanto
• Diesel Car 2012 Awards - Best Small Car - Kia Rio
• Business Car Manager Best Business Car 2012 Awards - Best sub-100g/km business car - Kia Rio EcoDynamics
• Driving Magazine Car of the Year 2011 - Best Small Car - Kia Picanto
• What Car? Awards 2012 - Ultra-Low-Carbon Award - Kia range

2011

• iF Product Design Award - Kia Picanto 3-door
• ASMW Scottish Car of the Year Awards - Best Small Car - Kia Picanto
• Total 4x4 magazine, Best SUV - Sorento
• BBC Top Gear Magazine, Man of the Year - Peter Schreyer
• BBC Top Gear Magazine, Bargain Car of the Year - Picanto
• Used Car Scheme of the Year - Auto Express Used Car Awards 2011
• What Car? Green Awards 2011, Best Supermini - Picanto
• Northern Car of the Year - Picanto
• Northern Car of the Year (2nd place) - Sportage
• Fleet News Awards – Best Crossover - Sportage
• CarBuyer – Car of the Year – Sportage
• CarBuyer – Best 4x4 – Sportage
• Parker's New Car Awards – Overall Winner cee’d 1.4 VR-7
• Parker's New Car Awards – Winner Medium Hatchback (five-door) category cee'd 1.4 VR-7
• Red Dot Design Awards 'Best of the Best' – Kia Optima
• Red Dot Design Awards – Sportage

2010

• Total Off Road magazine, 4x4 Manufacturer of the Year
• Total Off Road magazine, Best SUV - Sorento
• Total Off Road magazine, Best Junior SUV - Sportage
• iF Product Design Award - Sportage
• iF Product Design Award - Optima
• Scottish Car of the Year - Sportage
• Auto Express Best Compact MPV - Venga
• What Car? Small Family Used Car of the Year - cee'd
• Best Supermini-MPV, Auto Express New Car Awards 2010 - Venga
• What Car? Green Awards 2010 Best Buy up to £15,000 - cee'd 2 CRDi 89 Ecodynamics
• Practical Caravan/What Car? Towcar Awards Best MPV - Sedona
• J.D. Power Vehicle Ownership Satisfaction Survey – cee'd : Winner of the small family car segment and gets 4th overall (83.8%)
• red dot Design Awards - Venga: Winner of the Product Design category

2009

• Motor Trader – Franchise of the Year
• Auto Express / Driver Power: cee’d – 6th overall, highest ranked Compact Family car (VW Golf is nearest rival in 22nd place)
• AM - Car Maker of the Year
• Fast Car Awards 2009: Soul – Best New Model
• Honourable mention in red dot Design Awards (Soul)
• UK Automotive Company of the Year 2010 – Institute of Transport Management

2008

• Autocar - Automotive Manufacturer of the Year
• Auto Mundial: Car of the Year – pro_cee’d
• Planet 4x4 Awards 2008: Sportage – Best Value 4x4
• Which? Awards 2008 - Most Innovative Motor Manufacturer
• Towcar Awards: Best Budget 4x4 - Sportage TITAN
• What Diesel Car? - Estate Car of the Year 2008 - cee'd SW

2007

• Highland Life Magazine - Budget Estate of the Year - cee'd SW
• Daily Express - Best Hatchback of the Year - cee'd
• Caravan Club: Tow Car of the Year (AWD vehicles over 1,800kgs) - Sorento
• Towcar Awards: Green Award - cee'd
• What Diesel Car? - Hatchback of the Year - cee'd
• Institute of Transport Management: Warranty of the Year
• Institute of Transport Management: Automotive Manufacturer of the Year
• Auto Express Used Car Honours: Sedona (Large MPV Category)
• WHAT MPV and 4x4? - Used Car of the Year - Sorento
• Paul Philpott (Managing Director) - IMI Achievers Award

2006

• The Sun: Best family hatch back of the year - cee'd
• Planet 4x4 magazine: Best Value SUV - Sportage
• Autocar Awards ‘Idea of the Year' for seven-year 100,000-mile Warranty
• Institute of Transport Management : Franchise of the Year
• Auto Express New Car Honours: Budget car - Picanto
• Auto Express Used Car Honours: Sedona and Picanto (category winners)
• Parkers Residual Values: Overall Winner - Picanto
• Caravan Club: Tow car of the Year - Sorento
• Caravan Club: Tow car of the Year (under £13,500) - Cerato Diesel

2005

• JD Power Survey: Number one 4x4 for Customer Satisfaction - Sorento
• Point of Sale Purchase Awards - Gold
• Auto Express Used Car Honours: Large MPV - Sedona (winner)
• AM Awards: Marketing Award (winner)

2004

• Scottish Car of the Year Award: Best Small Car - Picanto
• Gold in ‘Best act smart campaign'
• 4x4 Magazine: Car of the Year - Sorento
• Motor Trader: Franchise of the Year - Kia Motors
• Autocar: Best TV Advertisement - Picanto animation ad.

2003

• Diesel Car: Diesel Car of the Year - Sorento (4x4 class winner)
• Gold award in 2003 ‘Service of the Year'
• Auto Express Used Car Honours: Sedona (winner)