2019 KIA Ceed Geneva Debut

Source: PALEXPO

The new Kia Ceed Sportswagon has made its world debut at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show. Designed, developed, engineered and built in Europe, this third-generation model is the most practical, spacious and versatile Ceed Sportswagon to date - with more cabin and cargo space than its predecessor.

The new Kia Ceed Sportswagon is the second member of the new Ceed family to be unveiled in Geneva. Following its reveal in February, the Ceed five-door hatchback also makes its public debut today. The expanding Ceed range strengthens Kia's presence in the European C-segment, offering buyers innovative new technologies, a mature and athletic new design, and a more engaging drive.

A C-segment tourer designed to meet the needs of European motorists exclusively, more than 512,000 Ceed Sportswagon models have been built at Kia's Slovakia manufacturing facility since its introduction in 2007. Historically, Sportswagon models have accounted for around 40% of all Ceed sales - compared to around 30% for other C-segment vehicles with tourer variants.

Like its predecessors, the new model has been designed, developed and engineered in Frankfurt by Kia's European design, product development and R&D teams. It will continue to be manufactured in ilina, Slovakia, on the same production line as the new Ceed five-door hatchback, and the Kia Sportage and Kia Venga.

A new naming format - cee'd becomes Ceed - consolidates the new model's reputation as a car for the Community of Europe, with European Design.