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Kia looks to secure US federal tax credit for EV9 in 2025

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It appears that South Korean automaker Kia is taking some steps to ensure that its EV9 all-electric SUV will qualify for the full $7,500 federal tax credit in the United States next year. By producing the EV9 in Georgia, the all-electric SUV could qualify for a partial EV tax credit.

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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’s first three-row electric SUV is off to a good start. Kia expects the EV9 will qualify for the full $7,500 EV tax credit by early next year. Kia America’s head of corporate communications, James Bell, told Nikkei that moving EV9 production to its West Point, GA plant will enable it to qualify for a part of the EV tax credit.

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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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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. Both are working toward bringing EV production to the U.S., has a free-trade agreement, and the EV has a North American final assembly location.

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Hyundai spotted testing Lucid Air and ZEEKR X hints a luxury EV is in the works

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Hyundai was recently spotted testing a Lucid Air electric sedan in South Korea, suggesting a high-end Hyundai EV could be in the works. According to Kelley Blue Book data, Hyundai’s IONIQ 5 electric SUV was the sixth best-selling EV in the US last year, with nearly 34,000 registrations. Possibly under the Genesis brand.

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Hyundai IONIQ 7 will go by IONIQ 9 as the brand’s first three-row electric SUV

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The first three-row electric SUV from Hyundai will be named the IONIQ 9. Hyundai plans to change the name of the electric SUV from IONIQ 7 to IONIQ 9 as it looks to build off Kia’s success with the EV9. The brand is expected to reveal its first three-row electric SUV this June. Hyundai expects EVs built at the massive $7.6

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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. Kia currently builds the EV6 in South Korea and needs a North American manufacturing location for its vehicles to qualify for federal tax credits. Average vehicle purchase prices in the U.S.

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