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Kia has officially launched the all-new 2011 Forte5-Door. The model is based on Kia's new and already wildly popular Forte compact sedan and Forte Koup 2-door.

"The Forte5-Door is another key ingredient to the design-led transformation that Kia Motors is currently in the midst of," said Maria Soklis, chief operating officer of Kia Canada Inc. "The Forte5-Door provides Canadians the practicality and utility that is expected from our already successful Forte lineup."

Forte5-Door is already on sale throughout Canada, and is available with a choice of 2.0-liter four-cylinder or 2.4-liter four-cylinder. Each features a six-speed manual transmission…

Saab is looking to get back into China, Russia, Brazil and Mexico, its sales chief said in an interview. Saab is negotiating potential distribution partners there and aims to reach agreements by the end of the year, Adrian Hallmark said.

"In the next two years the new markets will not materially change our performance volume-wise, but in the next five years I believe they will fundamentally change our performance," Hallmark said.

Saab halted its imports of the Swedish brand into China and Russia during the economic crisis of 2008. While the company is now focusing on re-establishing itself in the…

The updated Saab 9-3 is coming in with a slight facelift, a grille somewhat larger than previous models. Big grilles are in these days, after all.

But more major changes are under the hood, where the full range of gasoline engines has improved the consumption performance by 7%.

The new TTiD 1.9 diesel, another option of UK and possibly US buyers, brings in a total of 180 horsepower and lowers fuel consumption.

Other trim levels bring in newer alternatives in horsepower - 130 and 160 hp respectively, which gives values of consumption and emissions same as top diesel. Gas and…

Kia revealed their all new Pop concept at the 2010 Paris Motor Show. After online teasing, which lasted months, we finally get official specs on this concept car. For now, Pop looks more like a design study, but who knows what the future will brings with Kia.

Here are some of the fascinating specifications:

The automaker's electric city vehicle is capable of 87 mph and has a battery that can be recharged by a high-voltage connection in 30 minutes. 

A standard European 230-volt electrical outlet will recharge the 18 kWh lithium polymer gel battery in six hours.  At full…