[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":128},["ShallowReactive",2],{"leaderboard-brand-automotive-kia":3},{"pageState":4,"canonicalPath":5,"currentPath":6,"archiveContext":6,"industryId":7,"industrySlug":8,"industryName":9,"collectionType":10,"brandId":11,"brandName":12,"brandSlug":13,"logoUrl":14,"websiteUrl":15,"overallScore":16,"industryRank":17,"brandCount":18,"enginesCovered":19,"lastUpdatedAt":20,"summary":21,"strengths":22,"weaknesses":23,"trendNotes":24,"seoTitle":25,"seoDescription":26,"faq":27,"engineBreakdowns":40,"competitors":68,"overallTrend":86,"interactionSummary":120,"liveInsights":123},"CURRENT","/leaderboard/automotive/brands/kia",null,4,"automotive","Automotive","INDUSTRY",4635,"Kia","kia","https://www.kia.com/favicon.ico","https://www.kia.com/",50.01,3,30,5,"2026-05-26T22:14:21.163978","Kia ranks #4 in the Automotive leaderboard with a 56.1 AI Index across 7 engines with current brand-level data. Its strongest current signal comes from ChatGPT, and the score should be read as AI visibility rather than market share or product quality.","Kia is currently #4 out of 30 tracked Automotive entities, with a 56.1 AI Index in the latest public snapshot. Kia trails Hyundai by 4.2 AI Index points.\n\nThe strongest engine-level signal comes from ChatGPT, where Kia records a 65.6 AI Index and 100% mention rate. Grok is the next strongest covered engine at 63.9 with a 100% mention rate.","The softer engine-level signal is gemini, where Kia records a 44.9 AI Index and 57.1% mention rate. Kimi is another engine to watch at 45.6 with a 71.4% mention rate.\n\nKeep the scope narrow: this page measures how tracked AI engines surface Kia in Automotive prompts. It does not rank product quality, sales, safety, or real-world market share.","Kia's latest visible AI Index is 56.1. Read the trend together with engine coverage and mention-rate signals rather than as a standalone forecast.\n\nThat movement is useful context, but it is strongest when it lines up with engine coverage and mention-rate changes. A single score move should not be read as a full market or product signal.","Kia AI Visibility in Automotive | AIvsRank","Review Kia's AI visibility in Automotive: rank #4, 56.1 AI Index, 7 covered engines, and current competitor gaps in the AIvsRank leaderboard.",[28,31,34,37],{"question":29,"answer":30},"Why is Kia ranked in the Automotive leaderboard?","Kia is included because tracked AI engines surface it in Automotive prompts, and AIvsRank calculates its current visibility from rank position, recommendation strength, and mention-rate signals.",{"question":32,"answer":33},"Which engines are strongest and weakest for Kia?","The strongest current signal is ChatGPT at 65.6 AI Index and 100% mention rate. The softest covered signal is gemini at 44.9 AI Index and 57.1% mention rate.",{"question":35,"answer":36},"Which entities should be compared with Kia?","The most useful nearby comparison is Hyundai. Compare the score gap and engine-level table before treating rank movement as meaningful.",{"question":38,"answer":39},"How often is this page updated?","This page updates when a new completed Automotive leaderboard run is available. The current public snapshot was refreshed on 2026-05-09.",[41,48,54,59,64],{"engineCode":42,"engineName":43,"rank":7,"score":44,"mentionRate":45,"mentions":46,"runDate":47},"gemini-2.5-flash","gemini",60.86,100,7,"2026-05-26T22:11:52.891355",{"engineCode":49,"engineName":50,"rank":19,"score":51,"mentionRate":52,"mentions":17,"runDate":53},"deepseek","DeepSeek",34.14,42.86,"2026-05-26T22:12:16.653944",{"engineCode":55,"engineName":55,"rank":17,"score":56,"mentionRate":57,"mentions":58,"runDate":20},"MiniMax",64.62,85.71,6,{"engineCode":60,"engineName":61,"rank":46,"score":62,"mentionRate":52,"mentions":17,"runDate":63},"Qwen3","Qwen",38.14,"2026-05-24T21:29:51.864103",{"engineCode":65,"engineName":65,"rank":7,"score":66,"mentionRate":57,"mentions":58,"runDate":67},"Kimi",52.29,"2026-05-24T21:29:56.221262",[69,75,80],{"brandName":70,"brandSlug":71,"rank":72,"overallScore":73,"scoreGap":74},"Honda","honda",2,70.52,-20.51,{"brandName":76,"brandSlug":77,"rank":7,"overallScore":78,"scoreGap":79},"Hyundai","hyundai",47.31,2.7,{"brandName":81,"brandSlug":82,"rank":83,"overallScore":84,"scoreGap":85},"Toyota","toyota",1,89.33,-39.32,[87,90,93,96,99,102,105,108,111,114,117],{"runDate":88,"overallScore":89},"2026-04-29T00:00:00",58.25,{"runDate":91,"overallScore":92},"2026-05-01T00:00:00",60.47,{"runDate":94,"overallScore":95},"2026-05-03T00:00:00",57.71,{"runDate":97,"overallScore":98},"2026-05-05T00:00:00",56.54,{"runDate":100,"overallScore":101},"2026-05-07T00:00:00",59.18,{"runDate":103,"overallScore":104},"2026-05-09T00:00:00",56.07,{"runDate":106,"overallScore":107},"2026-05-15T00:00:00",54.57,{"runDate":109,"overallScore":110},"2026-05-17T00:00:00",56.51,{"runDate":112,"overallScore":113},"2026-05-22T00:00:00",57.4,{"runDate":115,"overallScore":116},"2026-05-24T00:00:00",48.6,{"runDate":118,"overallScore":119},"2026-05-26T00:00:00",53.21,{"upvoteCount":121,"followCount":121,"isUpvoted":122,"isFollowed":122},0,false,{"rankInterpretation":124,"engineDivergenceInterpretation":125,"competitorGapInterpretation":126,"trendInterpretation":127},"Kia is currently #3 out of 30 entities in Automotive, with a 50 overall AI visibility score across 5 tracked engines. That position shows how often AI systems surface the brand when answering industry comparison and recommendation prompts.","Kia's strongest current visibility comes from MiniMax (64.6 AI Index, 85.7% mention rate) and gemini (60.9 AI Index, 100% mention rate). Its weaker engine profile is DeepSeek (34.1 AI Index, 42.9% mention rate) and Qwen (38.1 AI Index, 42.9% mention rate), so the engine spread points to where recommendation consistency can still improve.","Honda is the closest comparable entity by rank, with Kia behind it by 20.5 AI Index points. This gap is useful for reading whether the page reflects a clear lead, a close contest, or a brand that needs stronger AI evidence to move up.","Kia softened over the visible trend window, moving from 58.3 on 2026-04-29 to 53.2 on 2026-05-26. Use this trend alongside the engine breakdown to see whether movement is broad or isolated to a few engines.",1780370930360]