Kia Motors America and The Madison Square Garden Company have just solidified their ongoing partnership by pronouncing Kia as the official vehicle of Madison Square Garden.  For Kia, it means greater brand exposure. For the thousands who attend a single professional sports events or concert series at Madison Square Garden or tens of thousands who may watch on television or check the myriad of MSG's online sports networks, we're talking?

NBA star Pau Gasol may be too tall to comfortably fit in most Kia vehicles, but he is a hard-worker in his community, which makes him eligible for the first-ever season-long Kia Community Assist Award The seven-foot tall center/forward for the Los Angeles Lakers was recently announced as the recipient of the honor.

Kia University, the training branch of Kia Motors America, recently hosted the biennial Kia Skill National Cup competition in Irvine California, the site of the company's headquarters. The competition was created to find the top master-level technicians from all four of the company's regions: western, central, eastern, and southern. The winning technicians then went on to compete in the Kia Skill World Cup, which took place from June 11,2012 to June 15, 2012 at the Chonan Technical Service Training Center in Seoul, South Korea.

London, England is known for its beautiful parks and inner-city retreats. After all, many city-dwellers crave the English countryside but need to live in an urban environment to be closer to work. Many of these parks have playgrounds, one of the oldest of which is the Lambeth Triangle Adventure Playground, which was created by Marjorie Porter in 1958.

If you've heard anything about the 2012 Kia Soul, you know it's a stylish little vehicle with a ton of personality. The new Kia Soul is a great fit for daring drivers like United States Army Corporal Christopher Melendez, who was injured in the line of duty while on patrol in Iraq. Melendez needed a special Kia to fit his needs as a disabled veteran, and Kia fit those needs with a special Soul donation through partnership with the Wounded Warrior Project. Melendez was presented with the vehicle during the 2012 NY International Auto Show.

Did you know that Kia is the fastest growing auto brand in America? In 2012, the auto company is positioned to sell more than 500-thousand crossovers and cars for the first time since it entered the market in 1994. Though up to this point Kia has often lived in the shadow of another South Korean automaker, Hyundai, with its new manufacturing expansions and popular products, it's really stealing the spotlight.

Kia is known for offering some of the most cost-efficient and well-equipped vehicles on the market, but it's also known for taking part in several important local community initiatives. The American branch of the auto brand recently joined with LPGA star Michelle Wie to donate $50,000 to an after school program in Southern California named Camp Pendleton's Armed Services YMCA Operation Hero Program. Kia is a major sponsor of the LPGA, so teaming up with Wie was a no-brainer for the company.

Kia has always been known for its small, affordable, fuel-efficient cars and SUVs and its dedication to the environment, but now the auto brand has taken this commitment a step further by signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the United Nations Environment Programme in support of the group's important World Environment Day, which has been celebrated every year on June 5^th since 1972. This year's WED theme is "Green Economy: Does it include you?"

What do you get when you combine a new Kia Optima with basketball star Blake Griffin  and a spot on FunnyOrDie.com? A hilarious snippet that shows both the Optima's sporty style and explores what would happen when a car, instead of a professional basketball player, decides to "dunk."

Kia Motors is viewed as a rising star. The automaker's assortment of strong, reasonably priced cars continues to increase, and its worth does so as well. To build on its success, Kia Motors America has aligned with the LPGA (Ladies Pro Golf Association). Kia will serve as the "Official Automotive Partner of the LPGA" and the "Official Tournament Vehicle" of eight LPGA tournaments.

What is it that makes LPGA and Kia great business allies?