Well, the Festiva kinda was ( at the time Ford owned part of Kia ).. but it's a Mazda engine/ trans with a Ford logo.. nothing Ford or Kia about it other than they built it to Fords s. the Aspire was discontinued in the US due to safety ratings. granted there all better than 12 years old now, but I know of quite a few Festiva's still around. but only maby only 1 or 2 Aspires that havn't met the shreadder...