← Kia
Kia / Model record

KiaKM131 Jeep

1997 – present South Korea Automobile 1 production year
Production1997 – present
Recorded originSouth Korea
ClassAutomobile
Background

The K131 Jeep, alternately KM420, is a light utility vehicle manufactured by Kia Motors in South Korea. The Kia K131 Jeep was designed and developed by Asia Motors, and it started being delivered to the South Korean army in 1997 as the replacement for its predecessor, the K111 jeep. Its civilian version is known as the Kia Retona, and was sold between 1998 and 2003. The 42 series vehicles are 1/4 ton capacity and are available in various configurations, serving since 1997. A toy version is sold as part of a larger construction toy set sold by Oxford Toy in South Korea.

Text adapted from “K131 jeep” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07

Chronology ledger

Dates with their meaning intact

Production chronology1997–open

Source includes an open interval; the explicit year list contains observed starts and closed segments only.

Wikipedia infobox ↗1 year