Koelliker group yields to Kia Motors Europe the brand Kia Motors Italy S.p.A.

the affirmation of the automotive house South Korean Kia in Italy has had a fundamental stage beginning from 1996, with the creation from the Group Koelliker di Kia Motors Italy S.p.A. (the Italian division of the brand). The society, than until today has commercialized beyond duecentosessanta thousand cars, has accompanied and propiziato the way of a brand in that little famous, second moment the spirit and the specific entrepreneurial culture that the Koelliker Group has seen always engaged in the development of initiatives trade them with the more world-wide manifacturing important, from those most prestigious ones and

consolidated to those emerged. The passage of the automotive house Kia under the directed control of Kia Motors Europe is online with total dynamics of the car and marks a phase of ulterior expansion in the strategy of Kia Motors Company to which the Koelliker Group is proud to have participated carrying the brand to the notoriety in our Country. The decision of Kia Motors Company to find the entire structure is then the demonstration of the confidence and the consideration riposte in the organization and the staff of Kia Motors Italy S.p.A., the Italian society that until today has cured the distribution of the automobiles of the brand in the Beautiful Country. The Koelliker Group maintains the partnership with the Kia Group, thanks to a quinquennial contract with the controlled society, Autotrade& Logistics, for the distribution in Italy of the Kia vehicles. The Koelliker Group wishes ringraziare management and the dependent that will continue with succeeding their activity within Kia Motors Co. Italy in the perspective of objectives still more ambitiouses.