Kia has been awarded two top honours for its Picanto and Rio models in a famous international design competition.
The five-door versions of the Picanto and Rio were both winners in the Product Design category for red dot awards, one of the world's major design contests that have been held by the Design Centre of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany since 1955.
In the Product Design competition more than 4500 products were entered by 1800 manufacturers from 58 countries across a variety of product sectors.
These two latest wins bring Kia's red dot total to six, with the Soul crossover winning in 2009, Venga compAct MPV in 2010, and both Sportage compact SUV and Optima sedan claiming top spots in 2011.
"We are very proud of the red dot awards for the Picanto and the Rio," comments Kia's chief officer, Peter Schreyer. "They are a great tribute to our entire global design team, because all three Kia design centres were involved in the development of both vehicles, and the results are absolutely harmonious models with a strong presence. I am particularly happy about this creative and collaboration between our teams in Korea, Europe and America."
