Kia has been accepting orders for the new EV4 in its home market of South Korea since this week. The electric mid-size sedan is available there at prices

South Korean automaker Kia told AFP Tuesday it had not approved an advertising campaign that featured one of its electric vehicles with a bumper sticker denigrating rival Tesla owner Elon Musk. The advertisement,

After a cheeky ad featuring a bumper sticker about Elon Musk went viral, the carmaker quickly clarified that it had no part in the campaign.

Anger and shame towards Elon Musk and Tesla in general have been building steadily since last November's presidential election in the U.S., not only in North America but also in the rest of the world.

Kia Norway posted an EV3 photo featuring an “I Bought This After Elon Went Crazy” sticker. The sticker echoes sentiments of Tesla owners expressing opposition to Elon Musk’s actions. Kia extended its marketing strategy to Finland with a newspaper ad subtly referencing Musk.