Auto Build selects Morning as best compact

Auto Build, the world’s most circulated car magazine from Germany, selected Kia’s Morning as the best compact car in the world, The Hyundai Kia Automotive Group said.

In a comparative analysis of the world’s compact cars, the magazine selected Kia’s latest version of Morning city car as the best model for driving comfort, followed by Hyundai’s i10.

Other candidate models included Fiat Panada, Peugeot 107, Suzuki Alto, and Daihatsu Coure.

The company hopes sell 20,000 cars in the overseas market and have the overall sales figure to 240,000 units next year.

(cynthiak@heraldcorp.com)