Kia Motors Supports Maintenance of Old Vehicles for Social Welfare Institutions... 700 Million KRW Invested Over 6 Years

Priority Support for Low-Income Families This Year Due to COVID-19

Kia Motors held the 2020 project results briefing for the elderly vehicle maintenance support project "K-Mobility Care" at the Kia Motors Customer Service Division building located in Guro-gu, Seoul, on the 19th. From the left, Shin Yong-gyu, Secretary General of the Korea Association of Social Welfare Centers; Kim Kyung-hee, Head of Social Contribution at the Community Chest of Korea; Park Sang-duk, Head of Kia Motors Customer Service Division; and Lee Young-ho, President of the National Kia Auto Q Federation, are posing for a commemorative photo. (Photo by Kia Motors)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ji-hee] Kia Motors announced on the 20th that it has supported repair costs of 700 million KRW over six years through the old vehicle maintenance support project for social welfare centers, ‘K-Mobility Care.’

On the 19th, Kia held the 2020 project results briefing for K-Mobility Care at the Kia Customer Service Division building in Guro-gu, Seoul. Since 2015, Kia has been steadily carrying out the K-Mobility Care project in collaboration with the Community Chest of Korea and the Korea Association of Social Welfare Centers, resulting in support for the repair of old vehicles at 428 social welfare centers nationwide up to this year.

Especially this year, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the priority support targets were selected not only for social welfare centers but also for low-income families struggling to make a living, providing support for a total of 77 vehicles. Accordingly, Kia has supported repair costs for a cumulative total of 490 old vehicles amounting to 700 million KRW over the past six years.

In addition, Kia operates a system where all social welfare center vehicles nationwide receive vehicle maintenance at designated Auto Q service centers and get a 20% discount on maintenance labor costs once a year.

A Kia official said, “We hope that the K-Mobility Care project will be of some help to welfare centers facing reduced support due to COVID-19 and low-income families experiencing increased difficulties in making a living,” adding, “We will continue to strive to fulfill our corporate social responsibility through activities that communicate with and coexist with local communities.”

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