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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% The appeal of SUVs continues to gain further momentum at the expense of more traditional models.

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JATO: electrified vehicles 13% of new car reg in Europe in January 2020; electrified vehicles only growth-driver

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—Felipe Munoz, global analyst at JATO Dynamics. Among the big markets, electrified vehicles counted for almost 19% in France, 14% in the UK, 12% in Spain, 10% in Germany and 8% in Italy. Across Europe consumers bought 452,900 SUVs, down by only 1%, which allowed them to gain 2.6 SUVs continue to gain traction.

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JATO: US demand for pickups remains strong despite price increases

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In contrast, pickups globally have had a significantly smaller market share—approximately 3.7% million), and Italy (17 million). This is such a strong performance, that if the F-150 were its own brand, it would have been the 9 th best-seller, slotting between Kia and Subaru (5.4 Source: JATO Dynamics. million), Canada (17.8

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

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To do so, Lamborghini says it will reel back emissions throughout its entire value chain, from vehicle production to supply chain and logistics, all the way through the whole life cycle of each of its new vehicles off the line in Italy. Automobili Lamborghini is proof that a sustainable vision is possible.

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

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The Seres 3 SUV. It’s a Hyundai Kona-sized small SUV with a 120kW/300Nm single electric motor up front, 52kWh (useable) battery, 18kWh/100km energy use and a claimed 329km range (WLTP). It appears the model sells, or has sold, in France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and Israel. No, I’d not heard of one either.

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