The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 23, 2023

Kia is now cutting another sub-$20,000 option with its announcement of the Rio’s demise after 2023. Hyundai cut the Rio’s corporate counterpart, the Accent, after 2022, and sales of the subcompact have been slow for a while. As Automotive News pointed out, the shift is likely tied to Kia’s electrification ambitions.

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JULY 9, 2021

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding with Canada-based Next Hydrogen Corporation, a specialist in water electrolysis technology and a subsidiary of Next Hydrogen Solutions Inc., Hyundai Motor and Kia will also oversee the test performance of the new stack.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Kia Corporation has begun to lay the groundwork for its innovative Purpose-Built Vehicle (PBV) business, partnering with cold chain startup ‘S.lab Asia Inc.’ It is currently building a logistics network that will sell and distribute fresh products to Korea and Southeast Asia. to break into Singapore’s last-mile delivery market.

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Electric Cars Report

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Kia Europe has confirmed plans to re-use former EV batteries in ’Second Life’ battery energy storage systems as part of its global strategic focus on sustainability.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 8, 2024

Kia is no exception today with its CES news. There are three phases to Kia's strategy. This involves an EV concept called the Kia PV5. Phase two involves building out the model line and using AI to keep vehicles' software updated -- and using AI to interact with users. Images: Kia] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2019

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation have invested in Aurora to accelerate development of autonomous vehicle technologies. With the new investment, the companies have agreed to expand research to a wide range of models and to build an optimal platform for Hyundai and Kia’s autonomous vehicles. Earlier post.).

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Baua Electric

MARCH 28, 2024

Kia’s first three-row electric SUV is off to a good start. However, Kia will accelerate EV9 momentum with plans to begin US production by May. Kia expects the EV9 will qualify for the full $7,500 EV tax credit by early next year. Starting under $55,000, Kia calls its electric family move an “industry wake-up call.”

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2020

Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, and LG Chem are jointly sponsoring the “EV & Battery Challenge” (EVBC), a global competition to identify up to 10 EV and battery start-ups for potential investment and collaboration. Hyundai and Kia have gained prominence in the global market with a comprehensive portfolio of EVs.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 4, 2024

Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation and US-based W. For over 15 years, Hyundai Motor, Kia and Gore have been collaborating in the field of fuel cells. We look forward to advancing our long-standing partnership with Hyundai Motor and Kia,” said Michelle Augustine, Gore Clean Energy Business Group Leader. “We

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Southeast Asia’s leading O2O (online to offline) mobile platform, announced an agreement under which Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation will invest an additional US$250 million into Grab and establish a partnership to pilot EV programs across Southeast Asia. Hyundai Motor Group and Grab Holdings Inc., billion raised.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2022

Four key Hyundai Motor Group affiliate companies—Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor), Kia Corporation (Kia), Hyundai Mobis, and Hyundai Wia—are now members of Climate Group’s RE100 , a global initiative committed to large corporates moving toward 100% renewable electricity.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 1, 2023

gross sales rose for the Tenth-straight moment in Might at Hyundai and Kia, helped via emerging stock and incentives and sharply upper fleet deliveries. The corporate stated it delivered 5,931 automobiles to fleet shoppers, or 8.5 Kia, nonetheless hampered via some of the business’s lowest stockpiles, reported U.S.

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Baua Electric

JULY 3, 2023

Kia’s Strong point sedan is also doing neatly because of city consumers, who nonetheless favor smaller, extra cost-efficient automobiles. ” “Our production is up and we’ve been able to sell that because our sales are up year over year, but we’re not building dealer stock,” he stated.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 10, 2024

Kia Corporation and Uber have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, committing the two companies to collaborate on Kia’s planned development and deployment of PBVs. Kia Flex allows drivers to choose Kia vehicles for use on the Uber platform.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 19, 2024

MapmyIndia has bagged a major automotive OEM business contract from Hyundai Autoever Corporation for licensing of CE Info (MapmyIndia) map and connected services contents to Hyundai Motor India and Kia India for the India market. A key milestone was achieving a Rs 100 crore-plus quarterly income (Q3 FY2024: Rs 103.6

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2011

GM selected LG Chem, its provider of battery cells for the Chevrolet Volt, as the Supplier Corporation of the Year in the 19 th annual Supplier of the Year awards. Including GM, LG Chem has secured contracts with 10 automakers including Ford, Renault and Hyundai-Kia. LG is building a new electrolyte production plant in Holland, Mich.,

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 19, 2024

MapmyIndia has bagged a major automotive OEM business contract from Hyundai Autoever Corporation for licensing of CE Info (MapmyIndia) map and connected services contents to Hyundai Motor India and Kia India for the India market. A key milestone was achieving a Rs 100 crore-plus quarterly income (Q3 FY2024: Rs 103.6

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Hyundai and Kia will pay a combined $100-million civil penalty, the largest in Clean Air Act history, to resolve violations concerning the testing and certification of vehicles sold in the US (“Conformity Violations”) and will spend approximately $50 million on measures to prevent any future violations. Hyundai and Kia will also forfeit 4.75

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Kia Motors Corporation plans to build a third manufacturing plant in China in order to meet increasing local demand and to maintain its positive sales momentum in the market. Dongfeng Yueda Kia (DYK) Motors is a 50/50 joint venture through which Kia Motors manufactures, markets and services vehicles in China.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2022

Building more efficient and less polluting transport systems is a critical contribution to the circular carbon economy approach to tackling climate change. Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation have each announced Carbon Neutrality 2045 roadmaps, committing to become carbon neutral in their global products and operations by 2045.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2019

Hyundai Motor Group and India-based Ola—one of the world’s largest ride-hailing platforms— announced a strategic partnership under which Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation will make their biggest combined investment to date, as part the Group’s continued efforts to become a Smart Mobility Solutions Provider.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2019

Under the new partnership, Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation will each invest €64 million and €16 million, respectively, for a total combined investment of €80 million in Rimac. Rimac was founded in 2009 by Mate Rimac as a garage project in Croatia with the vision to build the sports car of the 21 st century.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 14, 2023

Over the weekend, your author happened upon a rural Ford dealership seemingly frozen in time, still using signage from past decades and proudly eschewing whatever cold corporate design is currently being foisted upon dealer principals by The Suits in Dearborn. It was neat to see a store embrace its heritage.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2019

The innovation builds on the Group’s prior work to enhance in-car air quality by introducing a new automated monitoring system, which continually checks interior air quality until it achieves an ‘Excellent’ status. Typical sensors are prone to reliability issues as fine particulates can gradually build up on the measurement lens.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2020

Local, regional and state governments as well as corporate innovators have set strong commitments for fleet electrification and manufacturers want to supply the vehicles they require. Hyundai and Kia also announce €100-million investment in the UK-based startup Arrival. ZETI’s main screen/p>.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 6, 2022

Kia is ready to go big with its next EV–the EV9. Hot on the heels of the well-received Kia EV6 , the Kia EV9 three-row SUV is slated to begin production in second quarter 2023 and American sales sometime in early 2024. We vote “build it!” A Quick Look at What Is on the Electric Horizon. Polestar Precept.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

The partnership will utilize DiDi’s advanced AI technologies to build ride-hailing platforms to enhance efficiency for both taxi operators and drivers. DiDi and SoftBank aim to build an open and inclusive platform that will be available to all of Japan’s taxi operators. Source: DiDi. Click to enlarge.

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EV Adoption

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Building cars and trucks is hard. Hence my proposed new business slang term: “Doin’ a Bollinger” = Companies that can’t scale a product or service and eventually morph into building custom products or services.). ” Source: Wikipedia. And it is also about access to capital and billions of dollars.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 4, 2024

Toyota is getting its BEV sales hat handed to it by other automakers such as Volvo, Kia, and Hyundai. As I’ve said before, Toyota’s strategy, which reflects its conservative corporate culture, has been wrongly steered by its belief that the market and EV technology still need to mature to meet its reliability and efficiency standards.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Ionna, as it’s called, is an EV charging network jointly backed by seven automakers , including an undisclosed amount from BMW Group, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, and Stellantis. In that market, the network and its reliability helped build Europe into a stronger EV market than the U.S.

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Electric Vehicles India

JUNE 15, 2022

Charger installed at this location can charge all popular electric cars with CCS2 connectors like Tata Nexon, Tata Tigor, MG ZS, Hyundai Kona, Kia EV6, BYD E6, and other high end cars that are expected to be launched in the Indian market. Installation of EV chargers in such hotspots will help to promote more EV adoption.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2021

The Group—including Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation—and Grab will further develop new pilots and initiatives that lower the barriers of entry for Grab driver and delivery-partners to adopt EVs, such as lowering the total cost of ownership and reducing range anxiety. Hyundai Motor Group and Grab Holdings Inc.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Leading vehicle manufacturers in fuel cell technology—Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation/Opel, Honda Motor Co., The network is required by 2015 and should be built-up from metropolitan areas via corridors into area-wide coverage.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

However, it can encourage federal regulators to implement policies so rigid that the industry is required to build EVs in greater numbers and that has been its preferred tactic. Meanwhile, inflationary pressures, caused by excessive government spending and plain-old corporate greed, are forcing average buyers downmarket.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2020

Kia Motors Corporation plans to expand its partnerships with global mobility companies to meet the needs of a diverse range of customers worldwide. Kia is striving to provide customized products and differentiated mobility services based on its long history in automotive manufacturing. —President Song.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Korean car manufacturer Kia is the latest carmaker to add their weight behind a joint ‘Letter of Understanding’ being sent out to governments, energy companies and other organisations to develop accessible hydrogen infrastructure for future fuel cell electric vehicles.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 20, 2023

million EVs projected via Hyundai Motor Crew sibling logo Kia, which may also worth a model of the brandnew EV platform. The corporate already builds EVs this manner within the U.S., They’ll have larger power density and advanced low-temperature potency and form it to marketplace round 2025, the corporate stated.

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