SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Corp. in Europe surged more than 20 percent on-year last month on the back of the popularity of environment-friendly models, industry data showed Thursday. Hyundai sold 37,032 vehicles in the European market in February, up 25.5 percent from a year [...]
SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-biggest carmaker, said Thursday it will launch 14 electric vehicles by 2027 and sell 1.2 million EVs in global markets in 2030. To beef up the EV lineup and achieve the sales target, Kia will invest 28 trillion won (US$23 billion) in future mobility solutions [...]
SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Corp. said Wednesday their combined sales in the United States rose 6.4 percent in February from a year earlier despite the prolonged pandemic and chip shortages. The corporate duo sold a total of 105,088 vehicles in the world’s most important automobile market [...]
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, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-biggest carmaker by sales, on Wednesday unveiled a new digital instrument that makes it easier for everyone to create music using sounds from nature. ‘move.ment’, produced in collaboration with synthesizer builder Arthur Joly, contains eight sounds of nature including the sound of water flowing at [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Kia Corp. topped all rivals for the first time in the mass-market and premium brand segments in this year’s consumer reliability study, Hyundai Motor Group said Friday. Kia ranked first overall in J.D. Power’s 2022 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS), with its bigger affiliate Hyundai and Hyundai’s [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp. on Tuesday rolled out the one-seat Ray minicar that can be used for multiple purposes. The South Korea’s second-biggest carmaker removed the passenger seat from the existing two-seater van model and created a separate loading space therein, expanding the maximum cargo capacity to 1,628 liters. Additional loading [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Corp., the South Korean carmakers that have been leading India’s automobile market, now face a movement for an online boycott after being embroiled in a territorial dispute. Several local netizens are calling on boycotting the two carmakers on Twitter and other social [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-biggest carmaker by sales, said Monday it will launch six electric vehicles in China by 2027 as it aims to gain a share in the Chinese EV market. Kia plans to launch the EV6 all-electric sedan in the world’s biggest automobile market next year, the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Corp. said Wednesday their combined sales in the United States rose 3.1 percent last month from a year earlier on strong demand for their SUV models. Hyundai, Hyundai’s independent Genesis brand, and Hyundai’s affiliate Kia sold a total of 93,998 vehicles in [...]