SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-biggest carmaker, said Monday its unionized workers have accepted the plan to build an electrified purpose-built vehicle plant in South Korea. Kia said it will complete the PBV plant in the Autoland Hwaseong plant by the end of 2024 and start producing mid-sized PBVs from [...]
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, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group said Wednesday it had won good design awards for 2022 in the U.S. In the transportation category, Hyundai Motor Co.’s Trailer Drone and SEVEN concept SUV won 2022 Good Design Awards. In the robotics design category, the company’s PnD (Plug & Drive) mobility L7 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Corp. said Thursday their combined sales in the United States fell 1 percent in 2022 from a year earlier amid a prolonged chip shortage. Hyundai and Kia sold a total of 1.47 million vehicles in the world’s most important automobile market last [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Corp. have broken the 200,000 mark in cumulative electric vehicle (EV) sales in the European Union, industry data showed Sunday. According to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), Kia had sold 200,984 EVs in the European market as of late October 2022. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) by Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller affiliate Kia Corp. sank in the U.S. market last month from a month earlier, company data showed Friday, suggesting the new U.S. law on EV tax credits is affecting the demand. Hyundai sold 1,193 flagship IONIQ 5 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The government has begun to take action to correct Kia Corp.’s “hereditary employment” clause included in the collective agreement. The Ministry of Employment and Labor sent out an official notification that the South Korean automaker’s collective agreement includes an unlawful provision, and that corrective procedures will soon take place. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean automaker Kia Corp. said Monday it had signed a business agreement with domestic startup TBU to verify vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) charging technology. Under the terms of the agreement, the two parties will promote cooperation to reduce the charging time of electric vehicle (EV) users, secure an income model [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean automaker Kia Corp. said Thursday it will provide support in setting up electric vehicle (EV) chargers for buyers who live in apartments, villas and other multi-dwelling homes. Kia signed an agreement with EV charging service provider Home & Service Co. to start a EV charging solution program [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Corp. said Thursday they will expand a self-driving ride-hailing pilot service in Seoul’s Gangnam neighborhood as a way to further upgrade their complete self-driving technology. In collaboration with Kakao Mobility Corp., more vehicles will be added to the pilot RoboRide autonomous service, [...]