For the gift of this global recession, Kia should be singing in the streets.

While others have endured bankruptcy, brand dismemberment, and double-digit declines, Kia's sales and market share are up for 2009. But don't give all the credit to the Koreans' value image. The automaker has also been steadily feeding new -- and substantially improved -- products into the market. The 2011 Sorento is the company's latest effort and, like the Soul and Forte before it, this fresh crossover puts Kia into the mainstream mix...Continued