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    Peter Schreyre on the only concept car at the Chicago Auto Show.

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Welcome back to the Chicago Auto Show and -- gasoline you know most of the cars here on display are the real deal production.

Cars production ten cars.

But let me harsher without at least one concept car and you can always count on Kia to bring one here they've had some great ones over the past few years.

And this is their latest the cross GT.

And imagination of -- little more stylish little bigger.

The current Kia sorrento with me now Peter Dreier is the president of Kia as well as the chief of design for Kia and Hyundai.

Thanks for talking to us.

Good afternoon very stylish car some of the current -- design cues in their breath taken it to another level.

Yeah it is another level it's this caller is.

One segment.

We got -- than the sorrento and it's it's UV various -- because you re so.

Four justices cut something completely new and because -- -- UT.

Because.

It it's a bit that the bigger brother of that -- Sharapova here to introduce to trumpet the front foot -- 2011.

So we could the united says culmination you know in -- -- -- product range which -- to -- to get those of this.

Without vision is to send -- obviously very popular class of vehicle right now is this also -- -- -- a little more upscale than me and the surrendering -- current lineup I think it -- yes definitely it's -- -- Every driver out.

So it's -- that Tennessee can you know.

So we're in kind of proportion to it.

-- and again -- Also looking at the drive train for this you're envisioning a hybrid drive train some sort we -- -- -- -- this -- -- vote the vote.

Is this style.

That we're seeing here so there were going to be seeing young.

Kia cars in the near future.

Yeah I think you know -- the nice thing about the show cause so we can explore some things and they can find out about your -- those -- proportions.

And show cause -- quantum colts calls all of us and influence on the production goals and then.

That the sign us you know it's the same team that looks on the production costs that on the -- -- So that cannot delete the ideas from the heads anymore once they -- them.

And have you we will see some some -- the amendments.

Some lose.

On future production -- design has been very important to the growth of kid that you brought a lot of style to you know more affordable and attainable vehicle line up.

How are you able to do that and other auto -- Saturday.

Playing catch up I mean is it cost money to do style or does it just take a little extra effort I think it doesn't cost more money it's Mets -- off.

The institute its.

At PO they appear in the and they they you know.

Puck management.

Gives a lot of attention to this -- and they have from the stupid how important decide his support for us to support me and this and -- -- -- America.

Do those protocols not too many car companies with designers as the president of the company they're so pretty important for you that's true that's a very unique situation and they've also shows.

What importance -- a gift to the side.

-- that's the future here this is the near future you know the new Kia Forte five door when wins this material so.

So you.

Shoot low -- to the -- because there's people.

I think is going to be pretty soon it on the that they expected.

To -- on this five door version of the recently and introduced updated for today but this one actually is going to be your first Turbo charge compact car that you sold America.

-- it's I think that's five stores getting more and more important here in America it's.

It's -- eyes.

Kind of YouTube -- the other end but both those what do you variation of office of of the -- to.

And altogether -- mechanized.

And Americans make up -- myself what the figure you know they do have but who.

Very soon and also the -- on this call to give them.

Make mechanized division I think to an opportunity really.

-- what do -- -- and very very compact looking.

Fast as a very popular in Europe and I think this -- Coming more and more to this country as well.

You know I know it's not here today but it does not too long ago you had a concept for me he's been keeping -- -- -- failure of when we gonna see the return of the minivan into the we wreaking on one -- it -- I can't say no when it comes out there's going to be go to niacin is hard to -- -- and that hasn't been beautiful woman has affected us.

Can't wait to see it insurer there's Nokia the -- more car from Q we got to take a look at just to close the show.

This is a a car that was designed to raise awareness.

For the week can be heroes charity.

Raises money for helping famine.

In the Horn of Africa they -- come over the line of cars Justice League -- teamed up with DC comics this is the Superman.

Kia optima.

Get rid of the show -- again to raise awareness for this charity this the sixth of eight cars are going to be making the final one will actually feature all.

Of the super heroes and now and is actually going to be auctioned off for charity still with your fan of this sort of thing you like he's -- -- is a very nice car.

Look for that.

In the coming weeks but that's it from the Chicago Auto Show head on over to fox carport dot com for reports -- all these cars.

Anymore Alicea next time.