Kia is already on the path to winning over fans with their Kia Soul - but the South Korean auto maker wants to tackle the midsized model world. Their sedan, the Optima, has been on the market for several years.

But a newly redesigned Optima has hit the floor at 2010's New York International Auto Show - and the response so far has been marvelous.

It's quite a journey from the original Optima, which was less style and more useability, was given an full body makeover from the people at Kia. The 2011 model will be available at a Kia…

WEST POINT, Ga. - This old textile mill town of 3,500 along the Alabama border 80 miles southwest of Atlanta is dealing with a problem it hasn't had in ages: Downtown is booming so much it's often hard to find a parking spot.

Nevertheless, Kia did save the borough known as West Point, here's how.

West…