Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2023

Kia Corporation and Kakao Mobility, South Korea’s leading mobility as a service (MaaS) platform service company, are collaborating to develop purpose-built vehicles (PBVs) optimized for ride-hailing and new mobility services linked to PBVs. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2023

onsemi’s EliteSiC family of silicon carbide (SiC) power modules has been selected for Kia Corporation’s EV6 GT model. onsemi continues to collaborate with Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation (HMC/KIA) to use the EliteSiC technology for the upcoming high performance EVs based on HMC/KIA’s Electric – Global Module Platform (E-GMP).

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Electric Cars Report

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Kia Corporation has today unveiled three new small- to medium-sized electric models at the brand’s first annual Kia EV Day in Korea, reaffirming its ambitious global strategy to lead and accelerate the ‘EV revolution’.

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APRIL 10, 2024

Hyundai Motor Company and the Kia Corporation plan to produce electric vehicle (EV) batteries in India. Hyundai Motor is Kia’s parent company. Through their partnership, Hyundai and Kia plan to localize LFP (lithium-iron-phosphate) cell production for electric vehicles.

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Electric Cars Report

JANUARY 11, 2024

Kia Corporation and Uber have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) this week at CES 2024 in Las Vegas, committing the two companies to collaborate on Kia’s planned development and deployment of PBVs.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2023

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation introduced the AI-enabled, blockchain-based Supplier CO 2 Emission Monitoring System (SCEMS) to manage the carbon emissions of its cooperative business partners.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2021

Kia Corporation has revealed the first official images of the EV6—its first dedicated battery electric vehicle (BEV) built on the company’s new EV platform (Electric-Global Modular Platform, or E-GMP).

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Baua Electric

MARCH 25, 2024

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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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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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2021

Kia Corporation revealed the first images of the exterior and interior design of EV6, its first dedicated battery electric vehicle (BEV), ahead of the car’s world premiere later this month. The Opposites United design philosophy makes its debut on EV6, and will inform the design of all future Kia models.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Kia Corporation has revealed the Kia Concept EV9 at the AutoMobility LA. Like the recently introduced EV6 ( earlier post ), the Concept EV9 is a dedicated EV developed and optimized on the company’s advanced Electric Global Modular Platform (E-GMP).

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Electric Cars Report

MARCH 20, 2023

Kia Corporation today unveiled the Concept EV5 at Kia Chinese EV Day. The all-electric SUV concept took center stage at the event to present the brand’s strategy to establish global leadership in electrification.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2020

Kia Motors Corporation announced details of ‘Plan S’, its mid- to long-term strategy aimed at progressively establishing a leadership position in the future automotive industry, encompassing electrification and mobility services, as well as connectivity and autonomy. With these models Kia is looking to achieve a 6.6%

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2020

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation today made a strategic investment of €100 million (US $110 million) in a new partnership with Arrival , a UK-based electric vehicle startup ( earlier post ). Of the total investment, Hyundai will contribute €80 million; Kia €20 million.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2023

The Group affiliates Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation and Hyundai Mobis each approved the plan at their respective board meetings. Hyundai Mobis will assemble battery packs using cells from the plant, then supply them to the Group’s US manufacturing facilities for production of Hyundai, Kia and Genesis EV models.

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EV Specifications

MARCH 14, 2023

Kia Corporation has today revealed full images of the exterior and interior design of the Kia EV9, its first three-row electric flagship SUV, which encapsulates bold styling and sophisticated elegance inside and out. The bold and confident visual presence of the EV9.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2023

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation signed a multilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with 17 industry-leading companies, including Hyundai Motor Group affiliates and software development companies, to form the Hyundai Motor Group Model-Based Development (MBD) Consortium.

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Green Car Congress

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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EV Specifications

MARCH 20, 2023

Kia Corporation today unveiled the Concept EV5 at Kia Chinese EV Day. The all-electric SUV concept took center stage at the event to present the brand’s strategy to establish global leadership in electrification.

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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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Baua Electric

MARCH 4, 2024

Kia Corporation today announced total global sales of 242,656 units in February 2024, a 4.6 Outside of Korea, Kia sold 198,348 units, down 2.8 SUV models led the company’s sales in February, with the Sportage selling 47,643 units globally. The post Kia’s global sales in February down 4.6%

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2020

Kia Motors Corporation has founded ‘Purple M’, a new start-up designed to offer customized EV mobility services. Purple M is a new joint venture created in partnership between Kia Motors and CODE42.ai Through this new start-up, Kia and CODE42.ai Through this new start-up, Kia and CODE42.ai Purple M will use CODE42.ai’s

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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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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

The 2019 Kia Niro EV made its North American debut at the LA Auto Show. Kia Motors Corporation sources EV, HEV, and PHEV batteries from multiple global suppliers. Globally, battery manufacturers, including Kia suppliers LG Chem and SK innovation, source battery elements, including cobalt, from a variety of regions.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 3, 2024

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2012

Kia Motors Corporation announced today that its global sales for passenger cars (export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas plants), recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles for 2011 reached an all-time high of 2,478,959 unit, representing an annual year-on-year increase of 18.6%. million unit sales mark.

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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.,

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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

JULY 7, 2021

Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) announced that five key affiliate companies, including Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation, will join Climate Group’s RE100 , a global initiative committed to moving toward 100% renewable energy. Hyundai Motor and Kia, along with Hyundai Mobis Co., Hyundai Wia and Hyundai Transys Inc.,

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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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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Hyundai Motor Group plans to produce various EV models in the United States through Hyundai Motor Alabama Plant (HMMA), Kia Georgia Plant (KaGA), and Hyundai Motor Group New Plant (HMGMA). SK On’s batteries are already installed in the Hyundai IONIQ 5, IONIQ 6, and Kia EV6. million full electric vehicles annually by 2030.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2014

TÜV Nord, an independent technical inspection organization, has certified the new Kia Soul EV according to the ISO 14040 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) standard. Kia Soul EV. ISO 50001 is an international standard on corporate energy conservation planning and implementation. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

This partnership, along with other collaborations with global industry partners, will help address technical barriers and enable progress in hydrogen and fuel cell technologies across applications and sectors. Kia Motors Corp. to strengthen cooperation between the two countries to vitalize the global hydrogen economy.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 3, 2024

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation have today announced that they have signed an agreement with Samsung Electronics for a Car-to-Home and Home-to-Car service partnership, aiming to enhance the connectivity between residential and mobility spaces.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2023

Hyundai Motor Group announced a strategic investment in Tenstorrent , an artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor company based in Toronto, Canada, which will allow the Group to integrate AI into future Hyundai, Kia and Genesis vehicles, and other future mobilities, including robotics and advanced air mobility (AAM).

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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. In what is a global trend, the demand for connected vehicles continues to rise at a rapid pace.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2018

Kia Motors’ upgraded 2018 Kia Sportage ( earlier post ), the brand’s global best-selling vehicle, offers a 2.0-liter liter diesel engine now available with Kia’s new eight-speed automatic transmission, and—in certain markets—48-volt mild-hybrid power ( earlier post ). For other global markets, the 2.0-liter

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