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KiaBongo

1980 – present South Korea Pickup truck 1 production year
Record depthReference-ready→ ComparePlace beside another car⇄
Production1980 – present
Recorded originSouth Korea
ClassPickup truck
Also known asKia Besta · Kia Ceres · Kia Frontier · Kia K2500
Background

The Kia Bongo, 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.

Text adapted from “Kia Bongo” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07

Chronology ledger

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Production chronology1980–open

Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.

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Production timeline

1980 – present

1980
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