Woof-woof! We'd like to wish a very Happy Dog Day to all our loyal customers and their furry friends!

Today is National Dog Day! This special holiday was founded in 2004 by the National Dog Day Foundation in the hopes of raising awareness for homeless and abused canines. Celebrate the day by treating your furry friend to a special cruise in your car, or by adopting a dog that’s in need of a home!  How do you plan to have fun today with man’s best friend?  How about stopping in for a test drive?

4 Easy Tips For Avoiding Car Sickness

We’re right in the middle of road trip season!  For many, that sounds like nothing but fun and adventure.  But for those prone to car sickness, road trips can be a nightmare.  Here are a few tips for avoiding that dizzy, nauseous feeling:

Sit in the front seat (or maybe do the driving for a little while)

Crack a window (fresh air helps some avoid nausea)

Close your eyes (if you can’t see anything, you won’t get motion sickness)

Avoid focusing your eyes on one particular thing (like a card game or a book)

If you keep these handy tips in mind, you should be able to get out and enjoy the open road with ease.  Check out our online inventory to find the perfect Kia to take on yournext road trip.

Passionate about Kia and looking for a career change?

If you’ve always dreamed of working in a fun, fast-paced environment surrounded by the vehicles you love, we’ve got just the thing for you.  Paramount Kia of Asheville is currently looking to hire sales people—no experience required!  If you are an enthusiastic Kia-fan that’s ready to start loving Mondays, submit your application today.

The 2013 Kia Optima: It's not your everyday sedan.

If you’re looking for turbo performance coupled with sleek styling, the Kia Optima is the car for you!  From the LED daytime running headlights to the gorgeous chrome wheels, this is not your average mid-size sedan.  The Optima is the perfect assembly of reliability, comfort, and class; all at an extremely affordable price!  Get behind the wheel of an Optima today to see what you’ve been missing.

Take a look at the enormous selection of Optimas available todayat Paramount Kia of Asheville.

Hey, Lead-Foot! Want to spend many more years with your Kia?

Want to keep your Kia in perfect condition for a lot longer?  Keep in mind that the most wear to your Kia’s engine and drive train happens within the first ten to twenty minutes of operation.  Remember to accelerate slowly when you begin your drive.  That way, you and your Kia will be able to stay together for much, much longer.

Is it time to service your car?  Click here to schedule a visit with us.

Don't Be Nervous... Plan Ahead and Schedule Your Service!

Is your Kia in need of service? An oil change? A new timing belt? No worries! Just click HERE to schedule your appointment online. No need to call, press a bunch of numbers, and be put on hold. That's so old fashion... Schedule your appointment online right now!

Proud Sponsor of "Stuff the Bus"

Every year many families struggle to buy school supplies for their children. Starting Monday, July 15^th through Saturday, August 3^rd, Mix 96.5 (WOXL) will launch the inaugural “Stuff the Bus” school supply drive together with the Asheville Tourists and Paramount Kia of Asheville that will include multiple events to support Hands On Asheville-Buncombe’s Back to School Supply Drive. 

Mix 96.5 will be on-site with a big white school bus at the July 26^th and July 31^st Asheville Tourists’ games. Fans are invited to donate school supplies and help “Stuff the Bus.” Anyone bringing supplies will be given tickets to a future Asheville Tourists game.

On Saturday, August 3^rd, Mix 96.5 will have the bus on-site from 11am – 1pm at Paramount Kia behind Biltmore Square Mall and from 2 - 4pm at the Tunnel Road location to accept donations for the supply drive. Anyone bringing a full backpack of supplies as detailed by the Hands-On website will receive a $25 gift card to use for service or accessories at either Paramount Kia location plus Paramount Kia will donate one full backpack to the drive for everyone who test drives a vehicle during the events. 

Community members and businesses can help by purchasing new backpacks and other needed items and bringing them to one of these events or at drop off points like the United Way’s Community Services Center at 50 South French Broad Avenue. For a complete list of needed supplies and drop-off sites, visit www.Mix965Asheville.com or www.handsonasheville.org and click on the “Back-to-School Supply Drive” link.
 

All of the school supplies will go to Hands On Asheville-Buncombe, the volunteer center of United Way, to benefit local elementary and middle school students served by organizations like Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC, Buncombe County Schools Foundation Fostering Connections Program and Migrant Education Programs, Children First/Communities in Schools, The Literacy Council of Buncombe County, Mountain Area Child and Family Center, The Salvation Army, and programs within the YMCA. 

Since 2007, the Hands On Asheville-Buncombe Back to School Supply Drive has delivered more than 3,000 fully stocked back packs to area students in need, and this year the goal is to add more than 700 to that total with the help of continued support from the community. Hands On will also be accepting monetary donations at United Way’s office or online at www.handsonasheville.org.

For more details on “Stuff the Bus”, please visit www.Mix965Asheville.com. Asheville Radio Group is Western North Carolina’s leading radio advertising company, reaching thousands of listeners every week on the world-class radio stations of Mix 96.5, 98-1 the RIVER, 105.9 The Mountain and ESPN Radio 1310 & 970.