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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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 10, 2023

Many manufacturers are busy running in the opposite direction from small, affordable cars, but there remain a few which are willing to play in this low(er) margin arena. Kia is one of them, with cars like the Rio and Forte – and it may be re-upping the latter in our market later this year. We’ll have to wait and see.

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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

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.’ to break into Singapore’s last-mile delivery market.

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Teslarati

MARCH 28, 2024

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. As noted in a Nikkei Asia report, Kia is poised to start the production of the EV9 in the United States by May 2024.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Start-up solid-state battery company Factorial Energy , Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation are partnering to test Factorial’s novel solid-state battery technology and its integration in Hyundai electric vehicles.

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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

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

JUNE 23, 2023

The automotive industry is facing a wide range of quality problems, a phenomenon not seen in the 37-year history of the IQS The industry is at a major crossroad and the path each manufacturer chooses is paramount for its future. The basic touch point of door handles is now a percolating problem area as manufacturers attempt to redesign them.

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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

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. Streamlining of the manufacturing process through improvements in use of materials and simplification of parts design. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2021

At Hyundai-Kia, we know that battery and fuel cell electric technologies are needed to meet the diverse needs of our customers. —Jerome Gregeois, Director Commercial Vehicles Development at Hyundai-Kia and chair of the CaFCP board of directors. —Joe Cappello, CEO of Iwatani Corporation of America and vice chair of CaFCP.

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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.

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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. on the market side, while Map & Data was up 37.6% and C&E up 43.1%

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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. on the market side, while Map & Data was up 37.6% and C&E up 43.1%

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2021

Hyundai Motor Group (HMG), which includes Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation, plans to invest $7.4 Hyundai and Kia will invest in growing its EV manufacturing footprint to scale production and satisfy US market demands. Urban Air Mobility (UAM), robotics and autonomous technologies.

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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

AUGUST 17, 2015

National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB (NEVS)—the rebirthed Saab—and Dongfeng Motor Corporation (Dongfeng) have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to achieve global industrial synergies. Dongfeng Motor Corporation (DFM) is the third biggest Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Wuhan, Hubei Province.

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Baua Electric

JULY 1, 2023

light-vehicle gross sales rose for the eleventh consecutive pace in June at Hyundai and Kia, helped via emerging inventories and extra beneficiant reductions join to July 4 sleep promotions. At Kia, June gross sales rose 8 % to 70,495, capping a primary 1/2 that produced document deliveries of 394,333, up 18 %. Blended first-half U.S.

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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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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

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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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 13, 2024

At a time when global electric vehicle major Tesla is set to announce its big-bang entry into the Indian market this month, the world’s third largest passenger vehicle market is set to take a big leap into electric vehicle exports, with the Make in India tag well proven over the last couple of decades.

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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. Cristiano Façanha, Drive to Zero’s Global Director.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Hyundai Motor Group signed an MOU with the Sudokwon Landfill Site Management Corporation (SL Corp) to demonstrate new technologies for large-scale hydrogen production using biogas over the next two years. This is enough to charge more than 34 units of NEXO, Hyundai Motor’s hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle.

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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

Hyundai Motor Group and Rimac Automobili (Rimac) announced a strategic partnership aimed to strengthen the Group’s efforts to lead the high-performance electrified vehicle market and enhance its status as a game changer in Clean Mobility. Rimac is an innovative company with outstanding capabilities in high-performance electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2013

IHI Corporation and Hyundai WIA Corporation, a major automobile parts manufacturer and a major subsidiary of Hyundai-Kia Motor Group, have entered a joint venture agreement for turbochargers. IHI Group’s Turbocharger business aims at a target of 10 million units per year sales.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

At its recent “Kia Sustainability Movement” virtual presentation, Kia Corporation announced a commitment to achieve carbon neutrality throughout its value chain by 2045. By 2045, Kia plans to reduce 97% of the company’s 2019 level of carbon emissions. Achieving full electrification in major markets by 2040.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2022

For the venture, the Group leveraged the second fund of its ZER01NE open innovation platform, which it created in February 2021 with Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, and Hyundai Motor Securities along with external investors, including Korea Development Bank and Shinhan Bank.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2021

Following the pilot operation, it is expected to be used in various fields that require everyday interactions with customers, such as other showrooms of Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation. It features friendly, emotive physical features for close interactions with customers.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Leading vehicle manufacturers in fuel cell technology—Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation/Opel, Honda Motor Co., Leading vehicle manufacturers in fuel cell technology—Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation/Opel, Honda Motor Co.,

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

According to the 2024 Dealer Outlook Survey, 83 percent of respondents said the government was pushing the transition toward EVs too quickly and mucking up the auto market. Others likewise said that it should be the market driving EV sales, not pressure from the government.& Electric vehicles are exciting.

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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. If this quote is any indication, Clean Fleet Report feels strongly it will come to market.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 3, 2023

While Tesla continues to dominate the EV market in the United States and numerous other markets globally, Hyundai Motor Group (including Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis) has rapidly expanded EV offerings over the past 2-3 years and is now a leader in more affordable models. Finally, while the EV market in the U.S.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 4, 2024

Lease cash is a manufacturer incentive that lowers the cost of a new vehicle when it’s leased. Toyota is getting its BEV sales hat handed to it by other automakers such as Volvo, Kia, and Hyundai. But CarsDirect reports that the EV is available in the Greater New York area with a lease cash discount.

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