Part of the mid-sized family hatchback market, the first generation of Kia Ceed was released in 2006. Along the years, the Ceed was produced in over 1.3 million units and was one of Kia’s best selling models, reaching its 3rd generation in 2018.

KIA cee'd

Kia introduced the second generation of its compact hatchback cee'd in 2012 at the Paris Motor Show in Europe, fueling European's appetite for such vehicles.

The cee'd was the biggest breakthrough for the Korean car-maker Kia. It was launched just before the world economic crisis and it offered more than anyone expected. In 2009 it received a facelift.

The Korean car manufacturer decided to build a C-segment vehicle designed specially for Europe. The C’eed nameplate came from the European Economic Community - CEE in some places - and the ED stood for “European Design”.

Kia introduced the second generation of its compact hatchback cee'd model in March 2012 at the Geneva Motor Show in Europe, and next to it was the station wagon version of it, named Sportswagon.

The Korean car manufacturer decided to build a C-segment vehicle designed specially for Europe.