The Kia Bongo (Hangul:기아 봉고), also known as the Kia K-Series or Kia Pregio, is a pickup truck produced and built by Kia Motors. The Bongo was first launched in 1980 under the name Bongo. In 1997, the second generation and third generation Bongo Frontier was launched. As of 2004, the Kia Bongo was in its fourth version, the Kia Bongo III. "Frontier" was dropped from the name with this revision.