SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp.’s all-electric EV6 has been named the North American Utility Vehicle of the Year by the North American Car of the Year (NACTOY) jury, the company said Thursday. The EV6 beat its rivals in the assessment of innovation, design, safety features, performance, technology and value, the company said [...]
SEOUL, March 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp. said Tuesday its all-electric EV6 sedan has been named the 2022 European Car of the Year (ECOTY), marking the first time for a South Korean automobile brand to clinch the award. In a ceremony held in Geneva on Monday (local time), the Kia EV6 received the prestigious [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A majority of drivers who have purchased Kia Corp.’s all-electric EV6 sedan preferred trims offering longer range, letting them cover longer distances on a single charge. Hyundai Motor Group reported that 93.1 percent of customers who had purchased an EV6 as of last month had selected the Long Range [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Worldwide sales of the IONIQ 5 and EV6, the first dedicated battery electric models from Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Corp., respectively, have exceeded 50,000 units just six months after their release, according to recent data. Hyundai Motor’s IONIQ 5 was released in April and Kia’s EV6 [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Nexen Tire, a leading global tire manufacturer, has announced that the company has been selected to supply original equipment for Kia’s first electric car, the EV6. Nexen Tire’s ROADIAN GTX EV and N’FERA Sport EVs will be fitted to the EV6, Kia’s first electric vehicle model that [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-biggest carmaker, on Monday launched an all-electric EV6 sedan in the domestic market ahead of its overseas launches later this year. The EV6 is Kia’s first model embedded with Hyundai Motor Group’s own EV-only electric-global modular platform (E-GMP). Kia has received over 30,000 preorders for [...]
SEOUL, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-biggest carmaker, said Thursday presale orders for its first all-electric model, EV6, have been fully reserved in one day in the United States. Kia sold all of the 1,500 units of the EV6 First Edition in an online preorder event in the world’s most important [...]
SEOUL, May 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 automaker, said Wednesday its first all-electric model, the EV6, logged decent presale orders in Europe. According to the automaker, presale orders for the EV have topped 7,000 in Britain, France, Germany and other major countries, with the number set to further rise. Kia [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp. on Tuesday unveiled the EV6, its first all-electric model built on a dedicated platform that can travel over 500 kilometers on a single charge. In an online world premier event, South Korea’s No. 2 automaker showcased its crossover EV6 based on its parent Hyundai Motor Group’s electric [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp.’s management and its sales union are in a dispute over online reservations for the EV6 all-electric model scheduled to be rolled out later this month. The sales union views EV6 pre-orders online as a sign of full-scale online sales. The carmaker’s management plans to open preliminary online [...]