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Kia to begin EV9 production in the US by May, expects $7,500 EV tax credit eligibility by 2025

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Kia expects the EV9 will qualify for the full $7,500 EV tax credit by early next year. Kia currently builds the EV9 in Korea but expects to move production to the US by the end of May. The EV9 is expected to qualify for the full $7,500 tax credit by early 2025. With that included, the EV9 starts at just $51,395.

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Kia to Rely on Lease Loophole to Make Its EVs Eligible for Tax Credit

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Though their electric vehicle lines are among the most compelling new zero-emissions models, Kia and Hyundai’s EVs don’t currently qualify for federal tax credits because of where they’re built. It’s retooling its West Point, GA factory to build the upcoming EV9, which comes later this year. Image: Kia] Become a& TTAC insider.

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Kia will push EV leasing to harvest tax credit score boon

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. “There’s been a bit of a pause in the industry for some brands on electric vehicle sales as everyone sorted out the tax implications of the Inflation Reduction Act,” Watson defined. On account of the tax credit score adjustments, Kia expects leasing as a proportion of its EV trade to extend from 15 p.c

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Biden Admin. inundated with Inflation Reduction Act exemption requests

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Japan, South Korea, France, Germany, and the EU have all requested exemptions from the Biden Administration’s “location of assembly” requirement for electric vehicle subsidies. However, the global backlash regarding EV tax incentives has been fierce. based EV manufacturing facility.

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Another One Bites the Dust: Kia Killing the Rio After 2023

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Kia will continue building sedans, but cars have fallen off in favor as SUVs and trucks have taken over the world. The automaker’s factory in Monterrey, Mexico, builds the Rio, and the company is expected to retool the facility for EV production. Average vehicle purchase prices in the U.S.

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LG Energy Solution secures lithium supply for the North American market

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.” “Partnering with major suppliers with great potentials like WesCEF, we will ensure stable procurement of key raw materials, thereby delivering advanced battery technologies at competitive prices,” said Kang Yeol Lee, Senior Vice President of Procurement Center at LG Energy Solution.

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Tesla India teams reassigned to other Asia-Pacific markets

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Tesla shifted its other workers from India to focus on the APAC unit, including Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, and Taiwan. . According to the The Economic Times , India places a 60% import duty tax on electric vehicles priced $40,000 or lower and 100% import duty tax on EVs priced higher than $40,000.

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