{"id":7643,"date":"2015-12-23T12:17:03","date_gmt":"2015-12-23T11:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autodesignmagazine.com\/en\/2015\/12\/il-trio-kia-vince-il-premio-good-design\/"},"modified":"2017-02-21T09:02:54","modified_gmt":"2017-02-21T08:02:54","slug":"il-trio-kia-vince-il-premio-good-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/autodesignmagazine.com\/en\/2015\/12\/il-trio-kia-vince-il-premio-good-design\/","title":{"rendered":"KIA MODELS AWARDED TRIO OF GOOD DESIGN AWARDS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kia Motors has received prestigious 2015 GOOD DESIGN awards for three of its most recent models, the 2016 all-new Sorento CUV, the 2016 all-new Optima midsize sedan and the Soul-based Trail\u2019ster concept car, in the award program\u2019s \u2018Transportation\u2019 category. This marks the second consecutive year in which three Kia vehicles have taken home GOOD DESIGN awards, with the Kia K900 (known as \u2018Quoris\u2019 in some countries), Soul EV and GT4 Stinger concept car being recognized at last year\u2019s competition<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Chosen by GOOD DESIGN\u2019s jury of independent design professionals, industry specialists and design media, the three Kia models were evaluated on a range of criteria \u2013 innovative design, new technologies, form, materials, construction, concept, function, utility, energy efficiency and sensitivity to the environment.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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The global Kia design team, led since 2006 by Peter Schreyer, has won widespread acclaim for its striking and innovative work, and for contributing to Kia\u2019s substantial global growth in recent years.<\/p>\n

Now in its\u00a065th year,\u00a0GOOD DESIGN\u00a0is the oldest and the most prestigious awards program worldwide.\u00a0 Established in 1950 and organized annually by The Chicago Athenaeum, the GOOD DESIGN awards program celebrates the most innovative and cutting-edge industrial, product, and graphic designs produced around the world. Designers and manufacturers in around 50 nations are honored every year, and past recipients of GOOD DESIGN awards include everything from a paperclip to a Boeing 787 Dreamliner and NASA spacecraft.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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