SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp. said Tuesday it has appointed Pierre-Martin Bos, a European commercial car expert, as director of the purpose built vehicle (PBV) division at its European operations. Pierre-Martin Bos began working in the newly created position, named PBV director, at Kia Europe from the regional headquarters in Frankfurt on [...]
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, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-biggest carmaker, on Wednesday unveiled its first purpose-built vehicle model Niro Plus as it strives to become a future mobility solutions provider. In the 2022 CEO Investor Day last month, Kia said it will launch PBVs based on the Niro hybrid model and the 1-liter [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-biggest carmaker, said Friday it will build a purpose-built vehicle (PBV) plant in one of its domestic plants, as it strives to become a future mobility solutions provider. Kia plans to complete the PBV plant by the end of 2024 and start operations in 2025, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp. will use its Niro electric vehicle in Singapore as a delivery vehicle for fresh food. The South Korea’s second-biggest carmaker joined hands with local cold chain startup S.lab Asia Inc. for a project to create a last-mile delivery purpose built vehicle (PBV). Last-mile delivery refers to the [...]