The Kia Carnival is a minivan

Minivan

Minivan is a type of van designed for personal use. Minivans are typically either two-box or one box designs for maximum interior volume – and are taller than a sedan, hatchback, or a station wagon....

 manufactured by Kia Motors

Kia Motors

Kia Motors , headquartered in Seoul, is South Korea's second-largest automobile manufacturer, following the Hyundai Motor Company, with sales of over 1.4 million vehicles in 2010...

, introduced in September 1998, now in its second generation and marketed globally under various nameplate

Nameplate

A nameplate identifies and displays a person or product's name. Name plates are usually shaped as rectangles but are also seen in other shapes, sometimes taking on the shape of someone’s name...

s – prominently as the Kia Sedona.

First generation models remain in production (e.g., in China). Second generation models have been marketed since model year 2006 – including as a rebadged

Badge engineering

Badge engineering is an ironic term that describes the rebadging of one product as another...

 variant in the United States, the Hyundai Entourage

Hyundai Entourage

The Hyundai Entourage is a minivan marketed by Hyundai Motor Company in the North American market from model years 2007-2009.The Entourage is a rebadged variant of the second-generation Kia Sedona, manufactured at Kia's Sohari Plant. The minivan was briefly cancelled in August 2005, but...

 for model years 2007–2009.

Beginning in 2010 certain global markets (e.g., the UK) of the second generation model began receiving updated equipment, engine choices and Kia's corporate grille, known as the Tiger Nose, as designed by Kia's design chief, Peter Schreyer

Peter Schreyer

Peter Schreyer is an automobile designer, widely known for his design contributions to the Audi TT and as the Chief Design Officer at Kia Motors ....

.

The Kia Sedona first generation was marketed globally, for example as the Naza

Naza

Naza Group of Companies is a Malaysian business conglomerate associated with motor trading, automotive franchises and property development, which began operations in 1974...

 Ria in Malaysia.