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Welcome to Rusty Wallace Kia of Knoxville
Why settle for less when you can shop with the best? Rusty Wallace Kia of Knoxville is the most trusted Kia dealer in the region. We’re known for our commitment to our customers, our incredible work ethic, and our values of integrity, transparency, and respect. These values lay the foundation for an extraordinary experience where your automotive dreams are guaranteed to come to life.
Our Values and Vision: An Extraordinary Experience
Throughout his NASCAR career, Rusty Wallace was known for testing the limits with his aggressive racing style and undeniable charisma. Rusty’s high expectations for himself and his passion for life are integral to our culture at Rusty Wallace Kia of Knoxville. Just as Rusty pushed himself on the track to do better and finish first, we push ourselves to deliver an incredible customer experience you won’t find anywhere else.
Our mission is simple—to personalize the automotive experience and make buying and owning a vehicle fun and rewarding for every customer. How do we do it? We operate with integrity, transparency, respect, and accountability. We hold ourselves accountable for prioritizing relationships over selling cars, treating our customers with the utmost respect, and operating with honesty and transparency. The result is a bespoke experience tailored to your specific needs, whether you’re shopping for a new or pre-owned model or relying on the talents of our service technicians.
Our Selection: New and Pre-Owned
Delivering an extraordinary experience starts with your main reason to visit: our inventory is the backbone of our dealership, drawing in customers from Knoxville and the surrounding areas. You can expect to find the entire Kia lineup, from award-winning SUVs like the Telluride to the fun-filled Soul, versatile Sorento, and efficient Seltos. There’s truly something for everyone on our lot, with Kia offering incredible warranty coverage on every new vehicle to give you greater confidence and peace of mind behind the wheel.
Our pre-owned inventory is just as impressive because of our extensive vetting process. Every pre-owned model—from the Kia lineup to other brands—is hand-selected and assessed to ensure it meets our quality standards. Our competitive and transparent pricing sweetens the experience, guaranteeing your money goes further on our lot.
Our Service Center: Partner With Us
When does your experience with a dealership end? For many, finalizing the sale marks the end of the dealership/customer relationship, but at Rusty Wallace Kia of Knoxville, it means something entirely different—it marks the beginning of a partnership.
Buying a vehicle, new or pre-owned, is an investment worth protecting. As a vehicle owner, you’re responsible for your car’s routine maintenance and repair needs to extend its longevity and optimize its performance on the road. As your dealership, we’re here to help you carry that load from the convenience of our state-of-the-art service center.
Our certified and factory-trained technicians are extraordinary because they’re passionate about cars and serving others. Their extensive expertise stretches from the Kia lineup and beyond to every make and model. As a result, you can trust us to handle everything from complex drivetrain repairs and brake tune-ups to routine oil changes and tire rotations. We can even help you shop for new tires, diagnose battery trouble, top off your vehicle’s essential fluids, and replace the windshield wipers. Whatever your vehicle needs, we’re here to handle it with the same integrity, transparency, and respect that defined your car-buying experience.
Stop By Today
You deserve to get excited about buying a vehicle, so why not work with a dealer that fosters that excitement? Rusty Wallace Kia of Knoxville is ready to help you celebrate, from treating you to a unique and rewarding buying experience to helping you manage the demands of routine maintenance, service, and other repairs. We’re a one-stop shop for all your automotive needs and are proud to welcome you to your new automotive home and Kia destination.
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Our Reviews
First place we came to shop for cars today was Rusty Wallace Kia on Callahan Drive. Just looking, had no real intentions on thinking I would buy a car today but when you have excellent service, friendly staff and a huge selection of all kind of makes as models, not just Kia (which is your specialty), I knew I had come to the right place. I was taken care of and drove away a happy customer with a great deal on a great reliable car!! Big Mahalo to my salesman Keith McGinty for taking such good car of me! You and the entire staff made me feel like I was spending a million dollars on a car. What great service!!! Thank you again for an amazing experience!! 🤙🏽🫶🏽
Big Country was super helpful on helping find a car. He was very informative and helped me find the right one. I appreciate his time. Hit him up for your next car
Big Country the client advisor was very mannerly and professional. He made our car buying so comfortable and we got coffee and snacks. Very nice man and fun to talk to- Great job Joe!!!
I love this dealership great service only disappointment the back of my car wasn’t washed at all. Andrew is awesome otherwise!
Brandon was our salesman he was awesome and I will send people to him. Thank you all again
Friendly and heloful had the exact suv we wanted. Even on a busy day we were helped immediately.
I drove out there to test drive a car on the lot. When I arrived, the sales manager asked me how many cars I'd driven at other dealers. "Maybe 5?" I said. He refused to let me test drive the car on the lot because I 'wasn't serious.' A few days later, I bought the same make/model/year at Fox Toyota in Clinton. Better price and really nice folks to work with. I'm still baffled by my experience at Rusty Wallace, and I would never do business with them. And I wish they'd stop sending me junk emails about their crap dealership.
We came in yesterday to look for a bigger SUV as we were running out of room in our jeep. Chris and the whole team were nothing short of exceptional and we left with a 2025 Kia telluride! Thanks for the hospitality.
We came in to trade up to a newer vehicle. Joe Montgomery was amazing in helping us get our deal done in one short, evening visit! He was very informative about new features and helpful in sorting out a deal that worked for us. Thank you guys for the best auto buying experience we've had in several years!!!
We came in to trade up to a newer vehicle. Joe Montgomery was amazing in helping us get our deal done in one short, evening visit! He was very informative about new features and helpful in sorting out a deal that worked for us. Thank you guys for the best auto buying experience we've had in several years!!! Everyone was so nice!
Big country was amazing to work with. Made the car buying process quick and easy
I recently purchased a 2027 Kia Telluride from Joe "big country" Montgomery and had a wonderful experience! I was very hesistant to trade in my 2025 Telluride. But he showed me around the vehicle and explained all the new safety features and benefits of the new Telluride and I decided it would be best for my family. The process of trading it in was a breeze and Joe makes you feel like family! He was so kind and very patient with my children that we had with us. He has also followed up to make sure we are still loving our new vehicle. He has gone above and beyond to ensure we are happy with our purchase and has earned a customer for life! Be sure to go see him if you're in the market for a new ride!
Rusty Wallace Kia of Knoxville falsely advertised an 8-year powertrain warranty. Their web page said: "We are proud to cover your Kia for eight years or 200,000 miles . . .you can expect this to be included with every new Kia we sell without having to ask for it." On 4/22/2026 I purchased a new Kia Niro from Rusty Wallace Kia. When I got home I found that my paperwork did not include a copy of this warranty. I called Rusty Wallace; they were reluctant to provide me with a copy, but when I insisted they sent me the warranty: it is a 7-year warranty. Rusty Wallace refuses to provide me with an 8-year warranty.
I recently purchased a 2027 Kia Telluride from Joe "big country" Montgomery and had a wonderful experience! I was very hesistant to trade in my 2025 Telluride. But he showed me around the vehicle and explained all the new safety features and benefits of the new Telluride and I decided it would be best for my family. The process of trading it in was a breeze and Joe makes you feel like family! He was so kind and very patient with my children that we had with us. He has also followed up to make sure we are still loving our new vehicle. He has gone above and beyond to ensure we are happy with our purchase and has earned a customer for life! Be sure to go see him if you're in the market for a new ride!
Big Country hooked me up with the perfect used car at Rusty Wallace Kia of Knoxville. Thanks, Joe!