SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp. on Friday unveiled a new futuristic concept car featuring cutting-edge smart glass, reflecting the carmaker’s philosophy as it commemorates its 80th anniversary. The South Korean carmaker introduced the Vision Meta Turismo concept car, which “embodies Kia’s vision for a new era of mobility,” the company said during [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia said Thursday that its PV5 passenger model has been named “Family Car of the Year” at the 2026 TopGear Awards, marking the first time a van—rather than an SUV or sedan—has won the category from the influential British automotive magazine. The annual awards evaluate newly released global models [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-biggest carmaker, said Friday it held a ceremony to mark the completion of one facility and the groundbreaking of another for a purpose-built vehicle (PBV) production hub, as part of its broader push to become a future mobility solutions provider. The company held a completion [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s auto industry breathed a sigh of relief on Wednesday after the United States agreed to lower tariffs on Korean vehicles, a move that removes a major trade irritant and strengthens a deal underpinning Seoul’s $350 billion investment pledge in the American economy. The announcement followed a summit between [...]
GOYANG, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, on Monday showcased a lineup of its military mobility platforms at the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition (ADEX) 2025. At the biennial defense trade show under way at KINTEX in Goyang, just northwest of Seoul, Kia featured a military command variant of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. on Monday launched a new public-private consultative body aimed at fostering cooperation in the future mobility sector together with government agencies, businesses and research institutions to address transportation challenges. The launch ceremony for the alliance, named the Next Urban Mobility Alliance (NUMA), was [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. have partnered with South Korea’s leading battery producers — LG Energy Solution Ltd., Samsung SDI Co. and SK On Co. — to advance electric vehicle (EV) safety technologies, the companies said Friday. At Hyundai and Kia’s Namyang research and development (R&D) center in [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller affiliate Kia Corp. have won a combined 11 honors — two Best of the Best and nine Winner awards across eight categories — at the 2025 Red Dot Product Design competition, Hyundai Motor Group said Monday. Hyundai’s City-Pod and Urban-Pod, along with Kia’s [...]
SEOUL, July 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller affiliate Kia Corp. said Wednesday their combined vehicle sales in the United States rose 0.9 percent in June from a year earlier, with growth slowing from the previous month amid ongoing concerns over U.S. auto tariffs. The two automakers sold a total of [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting today, drivers of select Hyundai, Kia, and BMW vehicles in South Korea will receive in-car recall notifications via dashboards and audio alerts, as part of a pilot program aimed at improving recall compliance rates. The Korea Transportation Safety Authority (TS) announced that the initiative will leverage over-the-air (OTA) software [...]