Kia Retona
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The Kia Retona is a small 3-door SUV based on Kia's military jeeps
. The name is a portmanteau of Return to Nature. The Retona had been used the same platform as the first generation Kia Sportage
Convertible.Its competitors included the Lada Niva
, Suzuki Jimny
and the SsangYong Korando
.
KM131 Jeep
The KM131 Jeep, alternately K 131 or KM 420, is a Light Utility Vehicle manufactured by Kia Motors in South Korea. The Kia KM131 Jeep was designed and developed by Asia Motors,began to provide into ROK Army in 1997 as the replacement of its predecessor, KM111 Jeep due to its deterioration under Kia...
. The name is a portmanteau of Return to Nature. The Retona had been used the same platform as the first generation Kia Sportage
Kia Sportage
The Kia Sportage is a compact crossover SUV built by the Korean automaker Kia Motors since July 1993.- First generation :...
Convertible.Its competitors included the Lada Niva
Lada Niva
The Lada Niva or VAZ-2121 is the Russian word for "crop field") is an off-road vehicle built by Soviet/Russian automaker AvtoVAZ. The car is very popular in its home country. It is also popular in Canada , South America, Europe, and other regions where the terrain requires a robust and tough car...
, Suzuki Jimny
Suzuki Jimny
The Suzuki Jimny is a line of SUVs from Suzuki. The line started in 1968 and is still running.-History:The history of Suzuki four-wheel-drive cars dates to 1968. Suzuki bought former Japanese automaker Hope Motor Company which had introduced fifteen small off-road vehicles called the HopeStar...
and the SsangYong Korando
SsangYong Korando
The SsangYong Korando is a small SUV produced from 1983–2006 and from 2010-onwards. The name Korando is a contraction of "Korea Can Do".-First generation:...
.