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Kia releases interior, exterior images of Kia EV9 three-row electric SUV

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Kia Corporation released full images of the exterior and interior design of the Kia EV9, its first three-row electric flagship SUV, prior to the vehicle’s full digital global premiere in late March. The EV9’s extended display high-definition audio visual, navigation and telematics (AVNT) screen creates a rich and immersive experience.

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Fisker and Magna enter into definitive agreements for production of Fisker Ocean EV

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has entered into definitive “operational phase” platform-sharing and initial manufacturing agreements with Magna International Inc., The Fisker Ocean SUV will use a modified version of a Magna-developed EV platform. Fisker Inc. which clarify and finalize key aspects of the framework agreement previously announced on 15 October 2020.

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Peak oil, SUV definitions, LeEco cash problem: Today's Car News

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Today, Shell predicts oil demand could peak by 2020, automakers use the loose definitions of different SUV categories to make meeting fuel-economy standards easier, and Faraday Future backer LeEco runs out of cash. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Volkswagen wagons in US fall to SUV surge

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Over the past several years, demand among American consumers has shifted from wagons to SUVs. Through the first half of 2019, SUVs account for 47% of the industry sales, and more than 50% of Volkswagen sales. Volkswagen plans to release three new SUV models in the next 24 months. CROZZ electric SUV debuts early next year.

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Report: Magna might build Fisker Ocean electric SUV in Austria

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entered a memorandum of understanding with Canada-based Magna International to build its Ocean electric SUV—in Graz, Austria. Fisker confirmed to Reuters then that it expects a definitive agreement “in the next few months,” allowing Magna Steyr to produce the Fisker Ocean starting as soon as the fourth.

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2020 Audi E-Tron Sportback goes 7% more miles, costs slightly more than SUV

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For at least a short time, the swoopier, racier-looking 2020 Audi E-Tron Sportback—the version that looks faster—is a step ahead of the E-Tron SUV in something that definitely matters: range.

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2023 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 SUV 4Matic Review – Suburban Comfort

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The ride is definitely luxury-crossover smooth. Or maybe I contain multitudes and can appreciate the most intense muscle car as much as I can a comfortable SUV that blends. Fling it into a corner and you’ll get a bit of body roll but the GLC handles with competence. So, too, is the overall user experience. Maybe I am showing my age.

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