The Kia K4 or () is a

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sedan positioned between the

Kia K3 The Kia Forte, known as the K3 in South Korea, the Forte K3 or Shuma in China and Cerato in South America, Australia, New Zealand and Russia, is a compact car manufactured by South Korean automaker Kia since mid-2008, replacing the Kia Spectra. I ...

and

Kia K5 The Kia K5, formerly known as the Kia Optima, is a mid-size car manufactured by Kia since 2000 and marketed globally through various nameplates. First generation cars were mostly marketed as the Optima, although the Kia Magentis name was used i ...

that was designed exclusively for the

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market. The Kia K4 was previewed on the 2014 Beijing Auto Show by the Kia K4 Concept. The production version of the Kia K4 shares the same platform as the

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, and was launched on to the Chinese car market in the second half of 2014 and was unveiled in August 2014, at the 2014 Chengdu Auto Show. The market launch for the production Kia K4 was in October 2014. File:Kia K4 Concept 01 Auto China 2014-04-23.jpg, Kia K4 Concept teased on the 2014 Beijing Auto Show File:Kia K4 China 2016-04-08.jpg, Kia K4 File:Kia K4 rear.jpg, Rear view

2018 facelift

A facelift was revealed in 2018 called the ''Kia K4 Cachet'' featuring new front and rear end styling. File:2018 Kia K4 Cachet front 8.16.18.jpg, 2018 Kia K4 (facelift) File:2018 Kia K4 Cachet rear 8.16.18.jpg, 2018 Kia K4 (facelift)

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* {{Kia Motors K4 Compact cars Sedans Front-wheel-drive vehicles Cars introduced in 2014 2010s cars Cars of China