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Kia appoints Oliver Samson and Seungmo Lim as heads of Global Design Centres in Europe, China | Autocar Professional

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Kia Corporation has announced the appointment of new senior chief designers Oliver Samson and Seungmo Lim as respective heads of its Europe and China Design Centers, effective April 1. I’ve always admired Kia for its talented and forward-thinking global design team,” said Samson.

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Euro Big 5 auto markets up 8.6% in April, SUVs continue to dominate; shift in segment shares

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Led by strong growth in Spain and Italy, new car registrations in Europe’s Big 5 markets grew by 8.6% million, April produced further gains across the top five European markets with SUVs driving higher volume and counting for 24.4% Germany continued to lead the market, with volume up by 8.4% market share at 116,400 units.

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Chinese-made cars account for one in five BEV sales in February in Europe | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

February 2024 was a positive month for the new car market in Europe. According to JATO Dynamics’ data from 28 European markets, a total of 988,116 passenger cars were registered during the month. This is the highest increase among the top 10 origins – allowing the market share for these vehicles to reach 4.0%, up from 3.0%

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Lamborghini aims to reduce emissions 40% per car by 2030 en route to electric Urus successor

Baua Electric

Despite how impressive Lamborghini vehicles are, we don’t get to cover the marque often on Electrek because it’s been one of the laggards in electric vehicle adoption, but that’s easier to get away with when you develop cars for a niche supercar market. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Fisker Recruits First US Dealers for PHEVs; Appoints First Distributors for Europe

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Fisker Automotive has appointed its first group of 32 US retailers to market and service its luxury plug-in hybrid vehicles, beginning with the $87,900 Karma sedan later this year. Nellemann is one of Europe’s oldest auto distributors, with ties going back to Nash and Morris, and at present time Kia, Jaguar and Aston Martin.

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Seres 3: Why this Chinese SUV is the worst EV I’ve driven

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Seres is a subsidiary of Chinese auto giant Dongfeng, and the Seres 3 has sold in China as the Fengon E3 since 2019. It appears the model sells, or has sold, in France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and Israel. With it being sold in numerous European markets I hope the brand ups its game significantly and quickly.

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Proposed Changes to the Federal EV Tax Credit Passed by the House of Representatives

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A cap of say $200,000 includes 90% of US households and can still account for households living in very expensive markets such as San Francisco and New York City. Hyundai and Kia will invest in growing its EV manufacturing footprint to scale production and satisfy U.S. market demands. consumers starting next year.