Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 32. Chapters: Mazda Familia, Kia Carnival, Kia Soul, Kia Optima, Kia Forte, Kia Sportage, Kia Sorento, Kia Rio, Kia Sephia, Kia Cee'd, Kia Mohave, Kia Carens, Kia Picanto, Kia Opirus, Kia Cerato, Kia Credos, Kia Cadenza, Kia Bongo, Kia Venga, Kia UVO, Kia Joice, Kia Enterprise, Kia Granbird, Kia K9, Kia Potentia, Kia Retona, Kia Concord, Kia Spectra. Excerpt: The Mazda Familia is a small family car or compact car that was manufactured by Mazda between 1964 and 2003 and marketed in several body styles and under numerous other brands and nameplates. Other nameplates for the Familia included Mazda 800, 1000, 1200, and 1300, as well as later the 323. In North America, nameplates included GLC, 323, and Protege. In South Africa, it was marketed as the Etude. In Colombia the 8th generation was called Allegro. The Familia was also rebranded as the Ford Laser and Meteor in Asia, Australasia some Latin American countries and (from 1991) as the Ford Escort and Mercury Tracer in North America. Familias were manufactured in Hiroshima, Japan as well as Taiwan, Malaysia, South Africa, Colombia, and New Zealand. The Familia line was replaced by the Mazda Axela in 2004. Mazda's automotive plans for the early sixties consisted of growing alongside the Japanese economy. To achieve this goal, they began by building an extremely cheap Kei car, the R360 in 1960, planning on introducing gradually larger and pricier cars as the Japanese customers became able to afford them. As a preview, testing the waters, a larger "Mazda 700" prototype was shown at the 8th Tokyo Motor Show in 1961, and formed the basis for the upcoming Mazda Familia. Meanwhile, the slightly more upmarket Mazda Carol appeared in 1962. Familia 800 VanThe first production Familia, styled by young Giorgetto Giugiaro while working at Carrozzeria Bertone, appeared in October 1963. In line w...