Kia · 1980–present
Kia Besta
The Kia Bongo (Hangul:기아 봉고), also known as the Kia K-Series or Kia Besta, is a cabover pickup truck and van produced by the South Korean automobile manufacturer Kia since 1980. The Bongo was first launched in 1980 under the name Bongo. In 1997, the third generation Bongo Frontier was launched. As of 2004, the Kia Bongo was in its fourth version, confusingly sold as the Kia Bongo III. "Frontier" was dropped from the name with this revision.
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Specifications
- name
- Kia Bongo
- Manufacturer
- Kia
- aka
- Kia Frontier, Kia Big-Up (Pickup variant; Indonesia), Kia Pregio/Bongo III Coach (Van variant), Kia Travello (Van variant; Indonesia, 2004–2018), Kia Kaon (Taiwan), Forland K1, THACO Kia New Frontier (Vietnam), Kia KC2700, Kia K2400, Kia K2500, Kia K2500 Karga (Philippines, 2019–present), Kia K2700, Kia K3000S, Kia K4000G, Kia Jumbo (Pickup variant; Thailand, 2004–2011), Kia Towner K2500 People Land and Serbia Kia Pitipan
- Production
- 1980–present
- Class
- Light commercial vehicle
- Body style
- Van, Pickup truck
- Assembly
- South Korea: Gwangju (Gwangju Plant), Ecuador: Quito (AYMESA), Uruguay: Montevideo (Nordex), Algeria: Batna (GLOVIZ), Pakistan: Karachi (Kia Lucky Motors), Philippines: Parañaque (1990s–2006), Biñan, Laguna (2006–2019); Columbian Autocar Corporation (CAC); Santa Rosa, Laguna (2019–present); (Kia Philippines), Vietnam: Chu Lai (THACO)
- Successor
- Kia Pregio (for Besta)
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q487038CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kia_BongoCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1376835774 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kia_Hi_BESTA.jpgCC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: BS105 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.