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Kia Models are a Great Option for Your New Car

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Kia Motors is growing quickly in America. The Korean-based company has sold millions of cars and was named amongst the "Top 10 Best Car Brands for 2012" by Total Car Score. So, why are these cars so popular? Fuel Efficiency Kia cars are known for the fuel efficiency. Obviously, fuel efficiency is influenced by several different factors including your personal driving style, the terrain through which you're driving, the temperature of the outdoor air, the local weather you're driving through, the loads you're carrying or towing behind you in a trailer, the length of your trips, how long the engine is left running if you're sitting, and whether you have a manual or automatic transmission. Various tests are performed on each new car that's developed to determine its fuel efficiency, and the results are used to determine the car's overall performance. Low Cost Quality Cars Though in the past Kia models had a reputation as cheap but unreliable cars, the com...

Van Griffith Kia - Coupons

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Don't forget about our special offers going on this month! Get $50 off a timing belt replacement or 10% off any repairs over $200. Stop by today to take advantage of these great deals. These offer end on June 30th!

Congratulations to the author of this review on purchasing their sixth Kia at our dealership!

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"My family and I have purchased 5 or so Kias from this dealership. I stopped in to ask a question on Saturday and ended up with my 6th purchase from Van Griffith Kia a used one this time! The staff is always kind and courteous and remember what I have purchased in the past.The service staff is always wonderful and timely. They don't add a bunch of stuff I don't need on to my service repair. The Kias in general have been great cars and I love the 100,00 mile warranty. I have run the mileage out on all of the Kias that I have purchased. I love my current Kia Sorento and will probably keep it when I buy my 2013 Kia Sorento from the Van Griffith Crew."-holliberries  

Win a Brand New Lap Top Computer From Van Griffith Kia!

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Don't forget to enter to win a brand new Laptop computer from Van Griffith Kia! Click here to submit your entry.

2012 Kia Soul Ranked Highest in Initial Quality Study by J.D. Power and Associates

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From breakthrough advertising to runaway sales success, the Kia Soul has made quite a splash since entering the marketplace in 2009, and today the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 Initial Quality Study (IQS) ranked the popular urban passenger vehicle highest in initial quality in the compact multi-purpose vehicle segment. The study captures feedback from owners after 90 days of purchase in two distinct categories: quality of design and quality of production. Refreshed for the 2012 model year, the Kia Soul was fine-tuned with a significant number of technological, powertrain and style enhancements, and consumers have responded with sales up more than 22 percent through the first five months of the year. "Kia Motors is dedicated to building world-class, high quality vehicles, and the Soul's recognition in the automotive industry's authoritative study on quality is the latest example of Kia's maturity and momentum in the U.S. market," said B.M. Ahn, group president and...

2011 Sportage 2WD 4dr LX

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Stop in to Van Griffith Kia to take a closer look at this 2011 Kia Sportage that is on sale for just $19,970! This special offer ends on June 30th so we hope to see you soon for a test drive!

2012 Kia Sportage makes AAA’s ‘Top Cars For Teens’ List

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The 2012 Kia Sportage compact CUV has been named one of the “Top Cars for Teens” by the Automobile Association of America (AAA). The Sportage was lauded for its dynamics, dependability, overall value, standard safety features and performance in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) crash safety tests, including a “no tip” evaluation during the tests. “We are honored that AAA, one of the most respected authorities on travel and transportation, is recognizing the Kia Sportage as a top car for teenage drivers,” said Michael Sprague, executive vice president, marketing & communications, Kia Motors America (KMA) in a written press statement. ”Knowing that the Sportage, our longest-running nameplate, has been chosen not only for its attractive design that appeals to all ages, but more importantly, for its safety features, reliability and value is evidence that consumers do not have to sacrifice curb appeal for dependab...

Win a brand new Laptop Computer!

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Join the winner's circle at Van Griffith Kia and enter our latest contest to win a brand new Laptop Computer! Click here to submit your entry. Good luck everyone!

2010 Kia Soul at Van Griffith Kia

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Happy Monday fans! Stop by and see us this week to take advantage of our current specials. You can get this 2010 Kia Soul for just $13,999! Click here for more information.

Kia Back At Vans Warped Tour

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Kia is back for year five as "Official Vehicle of the 2012 Vans Warped Tour." The automaker first used the tour five years ago as a way to tease the U.S. market with the concept version of the Soul vehicle before the on-sale date in 2009. Kia will bring Soul and the newly redesigned Rio -- Kia's smallest car -- to the 40 cities where the tour stops. This time around, Kia will also be official sponsor of the tour's two main stages, which will be called the Kia Soul Stage and Kia Rio Stage. The stages will physically bookend an airborne rigging display showing the Soul.  Over the years, the division of Hyundai Motor has shifted toward a definite Millennial positioning -- especially with the debut of the Soul three years ago, Kia's answer to the protean urban-centric cars from Scion, intended to be hip and multi-utilitarian. While Soul ad creative (DavidAndGoliath in Santa Monica, Calif. has handled the brand for over 10 years) features the anthropomorphic hamsters a...

New 2013 Kia Rio 4dr Sdn Man LX

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Stop in today and get a brand new New 2013 Kia Rio for just $14,894! Call us at (817) 439-6923 or stop in to schedule a test drive!

Kia Named To "Top 10 Best Car Brands for 2012" List By Total Car Score

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Total Car Score ( www.totalcarscore.com ), one of the most comprehensive automotive ranking and comparison websites, has named Kia Motors America (KMA) as one of its "Top 10 Best Car Brands for 2012." One of only two non-luxury brands listed, the fastest-growing automotive brand in the U.S. also posted the biggest improvement over 2011 with a gain of 3.76 points. The list, based on the average Total Car Score for every model within the manufacturer's product line up, comes on the heels of the 2012 Soul urban passenger vehicle and 2012 Sorento midsize CUV being honored with "Top Scoring Car Awards" and the 2012 Forte compact sedan landing on the "Top Cars for College Grads" list from the website. "With record sales that have contributed to Kia becoming the fastest growing car company in the U.S. over the last five years and a full line of critically acclaimed vehicles, consumer awareness of the Kia brand has dramatically increased, and this recent...

Weekly Specials

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Happy Monday fans! Get a jump start to an awesome week by clicking here to check out our weekly specials! Be sure to stop by to get a better look and take a test drive!

Van Griffith KIA Specials

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Stop by and see us this month to take advantage of our special offers. You can get $50.00 off a timing belt replacement or 10% off any repair over $200! Click here to get your coupons today.

Kia Raises A Guinness For Optima Hybrid

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Kia has launched a campaign for its Optima Hybrid car that spotlights the vehicle’s achievement of winning a Guinness World Record. The car got Guinness props last year for having achieved the lowest fuel consumption in a hybrid when a couple of pro drivers toured the 48 contiguous United States on 5½ tanks of gas. They went 7,899 miles at 64.55 miles per gallon by driving at optimal speeds and under optimal conditions. The new campaign, targeted to Gen Xers and younger Baby Boomers, re-tells that story with two professional drivers randomly pulling over in the middle of a desert highway to chat with a man going cross-country on a pogo stick, who is also attempting to set a Guinness record. In the end, the drivers tell the pogo guy that they, too are in the process of setting a World Record and then take off into the sunset. Tag: "Not your average hybrid." The campaign, via David&Goliath, Kia's long-time U.S. agency, also has print, direct-mail, collateral, and promot...

Parallel Park Kia’s All-New cee’d? No Problem

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Let’s admit it –parallel parking isn’t exactly the best part of driving, and it can be both tricky and stressful, especially in some tight European city spaces. That’s why Kia came up with the ‘parallel park assist system’ for our All-New cee’d, so you can just sit back, relax and let 10 parking sensors do the rest. Don’t believe us? Check out the video from Kia UK below to see the cee’d’s parallel park assist system in action:   Courtesy of Kia Buzz

Congratulations to John and Rosie White!

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Congratulations to John and Rosie White on winning the $500 Gas Card Contest.   Hope you have a great trip to Disney Land!!     

First Coast Gears: Kia Track'ster

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Imagine if the Kia Soul got shots of tesosterone and hired a trainer at the gym. The Track'ster concept from Kia (shown here) might just be the result. Kia juiced up the Soul's personality for the Track'ster concept with all-wheel-drive and a turbocharged 2.0-lter four-cylinder that produces 250-horsepower. “The idea was to make the Track’ster tough looking, like a bulldog,” said Tom Kearns, chief designer for Kia Motors America. The wheelbase is nearly an inch longer than the Soul and it's five inches wider. The braking is bulked up with Brembos and of course the interior and exterior received custom styling touches such as sculpted front-wheel arches, and immense LED driving lights. The Track'ster is a pure concept. There are no plans for production. Courtesy of First Coast Gears

We truly appreciate our customers taking the time to let us know how we're doing!

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"I had done my research online on all the Kia Dealers in the DFW metroplex and after reviewing and reading all the customer reveiws, I decided to go with Van Griffith Kia and I do not regret that decision at all. Eddy met us outside and let Brad know we were there. The only disappointing moment came when they told me there was not an Exclaim available within a 4 state area. I asked what they could come close to in the Plus. Within a few minutes they drove one up in the color I wanted. Yes, it didm't come with everything the Exclaim would have but it did have everything I wanted plus a few extras and the cost was less than the Exclaim. I already had my fiancing through my bank at what I thought was a very sweet APR. They asked if they could beat it, would I fiance through them. They were able to beat it by more than 1%. Needless to say I took it and was happy that I let them check. I also picked up some rain guards for the doors from them and Eddy was nice enough to install the...

Congratulations to John White!

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JOHN WHITE! He is the winner of our Facebook contest and will receive a $500 gas gift card. We will be reaching out to him by email to have him come claim his prize. Congratulations John!