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Hybrid and electric cars account for 7.5% of Kia 1H 2017 Europe sales, up from 1% in 2016

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Kia Motors posted its best six-month sales period in Europe, with half-year sales surpassing 250,000 for the first time in the company’s history. of European sales so far this year, up from just one per cent in the first six months of 2016, according to Michael Cole, Chief Operating Officer of Kia Motors Europe.

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Road Test: 2022 Kia K5 GT 2.5L

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Built on an all-new platform, the K5 is wider, longer and lower than the Optima, more powerful, and takes design cues from the performance minded Kia Stinger. So what does Kia do? The 2022 Kia K5 GT is offered with one engine and transmission. Observations: 2022 Kia K5 GT 2.5L. Kia believes in sedans–and it shows.

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Diesel new vehicle market share in Europe in February dropped to 39.5%; SUVs still driving growth

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million, 50,000 more than in February 2017. Alternative-Fueled-Vehicles were also able to take advantage of the decline of diesel, growing by 18.5% —Felipe Munoz, JATO’s Global Analyst. g/km in 2017. Likewise, the new Hyundai Kona and Kia Stonic accounted for 12% of Hyundai-Kia total registrations.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

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It’s a robust list of a variety of models–the majority of which are focused on the hot crossover segment–with total sales of more than 150,000 from six major automaker groups. This list is subjective and weighted toward functionality with an emphasis on fun, but also factors in sales numbers.

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Road Test: 2022 Ford Escape PHEV Titanium FWD

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The importance to Ford the Escape plays in their vehicle mix and sales cannot be understated, as the compact crossover segment is fiercely competitive with at least one model from every major manufacturer. The full EVs as just starting to arrive (like the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6 ). Road Test: 2018 Kia Sportage.

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Flash Drive: 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander

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Apparently many people have been lately, as sales results for March 2021 saw an increase of 59 percent compared with March 2020. This is the best sales month for Mitsubishi in nearly two years. Road Test: 2021 Kia Sorento Hybrid. Road Test: 2017 Toyota 4Runner. Road Test: 2017 Nissan Pathfinder.

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Flash Drive: 2023 VinFast VF 8

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Flash Drive: 2023 VinFast VF 8 The First Car Vietnamese Car Comes To North America When Vietnam’s largest company, the VinGroup, announced in 2017 they were entering the automobile manufacturing business, it probably didn’t get too much notice. An exciting beginning with more to come VinFast has no intention of waiting that long.