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Kia has announced that is set to launch a new concept car at the North American International Auto Show 2011 which is being held in Detroit from the 10th to the 23rd January 2011.

Kia’s most recent concept car was the POP, a compact urban electric vehicle, which was unveiled at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, however this new concept debuts a new convention-challenging design that may result in a production model. Kia’s design team has been delivering production vehicles such as the Soul, Sportage and Sorento which did resemble the original concept designs so it will be interesting to see if this trend continues.

Kia POP

Kia has unveiled the Kia POP at the Paris Motor Show which is a three-seater, three-metre long electric car. The car has a striking overall look with its chrome features and purple colour scheme and the inside is like a capsule with its clean feel.

Audio, sat-nav, climate control and so on is controlled via a touch-screen while everything else operates from one button. The car emits zero emissions and has has a 50kW motor offering a single-charge range of 160k which is fully rechargeable in just six hours.

Kia POP

Peter Schreyer, Kia Motors Chief Design Officer said, “The POP doesn’t point at the style of the next generation of cars, but looks even further into the future. There are a lot of new things, for example the side-window graphic is like a signature, unique with its own character.

Kia POP

Kia Motors is set to unveil its all-new electric concept car at the forthcoming Paris Motor Show on the 30th September. The Paris Motor Show will run from the 30th September until the 17th October and will showcase the latest in challenging designs and latest models.

The Kia all-new electric concept car is called the Kia POP and boasts zero emissions (whilst in use), is only three metres long, has a three-seat layout and adds innovative chic to the city car segment. Further details will be released closer to the show.