The Kia Granbird is a commercial bus 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...

 based on the Hyundai Aero

Hyundai Aero

The Hyundai Aero is a large coach built by the Hyundai Motor Company. Its primary use is as a tourist bus.It is distinguishable by a front 'Aero' badge by Aero Space, Aero Express, and Aero Queen, but the common Hyundai badge is usually used on the rear.In Japan, Asia-Pacific, Mid-East, Africa,...

-inspired platform and for a brief period of time by Asia Motors. Production started in 1994, and the exterior look stayed the same until a cosmetic update in 2007 for 2008. The Granbird is manufactured at Kia

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...

's Gwangju plant, which also makes the Soul

Kia Soul

The Kia Soul is a compact car designed at Kia's design center in California, unveiled at the 2008 Paris Motor Show, manufactured in South Korea and marketed globally beginning with model year 2010....

, Sportage

Kia Sportage

The Kia Sportage is a compact crossover SUV built by the Korean automaker Kia Motors since July 1993.- First generation :...

, Rondo, and Kia

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...

's commercial and military trucks. The Granbird is only sold in selected markets.

External links

• Chronological table of Korean Buses