SEOUL, Mar. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia’s large electric sport utility vehicle (SUV), the EV9, emerged as the Car of the Year at the 2024 World Car Awards (WCA) held on March 27 during the New York International Auto Show. The EV9 also claimed the title of World Electric Vehicle of the Year. Hyundai Motor Company’s [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – On Thursday, Hyundai Motor Group proudly announced its achievement of securing four top accolades in the 2024 Best Buy Awards by Kelley Blue Book, a prominent U.S. automotive publication. The Hyundai Ioniq 5 was acknowledged as the premier electric vehicle (EV), the Hyundai Kona claimed the title of best [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean carmaker Kia Corp. said Sunday its all-electric EV9 SUV has been named the winner in the Luxury category of the German Car of the Year 2024 (GCOTY) Awards. Its bigger affiliate Hyundai Motor Co.’s pure electric Ioniq 6 sedan won the top spot in the New Energy [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Transys Inc., an auto parts unit of Hyundai Motor Group, said Thursday that its low-power and lightweight technologies, along with interior space utilization technology, into Kia Corp.’s all-electric EV9 flagship SUV. These advancements were developed to enhance the power consumption efficiency of electric vehicles. One of the innovative [...]
SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-biggest carmaker by sales, said Thursday it will invest US$200 million to produce the all-electric EV9 SUV in its U.S. plant next year. The flagship EV9 will be the first EV for Kia to be assembled in the United States, the company said in a [...]
SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-biggest carmaker, said Sunday it will launch its all-electric EV9 flagship SUV in the domestic market this week as part of its electrification efforts. The three-row seater is Kia’s second model equipped with Hyundai Motor Group’s dedicated electric vehicle platform, called E-GMP, after the EV6 [...]
SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-biggest carmaker by sales, on Wednesday unveiled the all-electric EV9 flagship SUV ahead of its domestic launch in the second quarter. The EV9 is Kia’s second model equipped with Hyundai Motor Group’s dedicated EV platform, called E-GMP, after the EV6 SUV launched in 2021. The [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-biggest carmaker by sales, unveiled the design of the all-electric EV9 SUV on Wednesday ahead of its domestic launch during the first half of this year. The EV9 SUV has been developed under Kia’s new design philosophy, “Opposites United,” which embodies its shifting focus toward [...]