or a variation on the theme. "KN is Kia? Wow, that logo is a terrible design," you might have thought. Or maybe you came to a different conclusion: "What a forward-thinking logo!" Either way ...

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EVs allow us to create...a very premium experience for people who may not have been able to afford it in the past,” says Karim Habib, Kia's head of global design.

According to Pearce, Mazda decided to change its logo after 28 years to create a look more friendly to the smartphone era.