The Kia Sedona added another accolade to its growing trophy case earlier this week at the Chicago Auto Show when MotorWeek announced its selection as “Best Minivan” in its 2007 Drivers’ Choice Awards.  The recognition marks the first time Kia has received a Drivers’ Choice Award from the long-running automotive television program.

Recently honored with MotorWeek’s “Best Minivan” award, the Kia Sedona is now being given The Car Book 2007’s “Best Bet” distinction, along with seven other Kia vehicles: Rio, Rio5, Spectra, Spectra5, Optima, Sportage and Sorento. Rio and Optima were both recipients of the award in 2006, however this is the first time eight different models in the 11-vehicle Kia lineup have received the distinguished accolade.

Kia Motors America (KMA) today donated two vehicles, a 2007 Sedona minivan and 2007 Sorento SUV, to the Irvine Police Department and Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) respectively, during a ceremony held at KMA’s new corporate headquarters. Irvine Chief of Police David Maggard, Jr. and OCFA Assistant Fire Chief, Support Services Jerry Hunter were present to accept the vehicles.

Today it was announced the Kia Sedona minivan and Sorento SUV both received "Good" ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) for rear impact collisions. A "Good" is the highest possible rating given by IIHS and according to the institute represents the best protection for people of all sizes in a typical rear-end crash.

A recipient of a five-star crash safety rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and a "Good" rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the Kia Sedona minivan also was recently picked as the safest family car by Forbes.com.

Already having earned a five-star crash safety rating from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), as well as being a recipient of Consumer Digest’s Best Buy Award, the new 2007 Sedona was selected by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) as one of only 13 vehicles to earn the “Top Safety Pick” award for its impressive performance with top ratings in frontal, side and rear impact crash tests.