Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2023

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation are reorganizing their joint research and development (R&D) organization to be able to respond flexibly to the rapidly changing global automotive industry, advance the transition to electrification and accelerate the development of Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2021

Kia unveiled its new EV6 electrified crossover ( earlier post )—its first dedicated BEV launched under the new Kia design philosophy Opposites United. As part of this, Kia aims to grow its BEV sales to 880,000 units in 2030 and become a top global seller. seconds with a top speed of 260 km/h (162 mph).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2023

Kia has updated its mid- to long-term business strategy with a focus on electrification. Kia’s updated 2030 annual sales target is 4.3 Since then, Kia has held a CEO Investor Day every year to present updates on the company’s future vision and goals. Kia 2023 CEO Investor Day Kia’s 2030 global sales target of 4.3

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

of total California auto sales in 2021. The CEC updates its Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) sales figures quarterly by analyzing DMV data. Specifically, cumulative sales through the end of 2021 were: 663,014 BEV (62.9%). For sales in 2021 only, the shares were: 183,933 BEV (73.5%). From CEC New ZEV Sales dashboard.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2021

The all-new 2022 Kia EV6 crossover arrives as the brand’s first dedicated battery electric vehicle (BEV). The introduction of EV6 signals the US launch of Kia’s ‘Plan S’ strategy that will deliver 11 all-new electrified models across the world by 2026. Starting with the EV6, Kia’s EV lineup will carry a unique naming convention.

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The Driven EV News

MAY 4, 2025

April EV sales remain weak, as Tesla plunges again and the Model Y and Model 3 fall to 7th and 8th places, while BYD, MG and Kia grab the top spots. The post EV sales remain weak in April as Tesla plunges and BYD takes the lead appeared first on The Driven.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2022

Kia Corporation will establish a new manufacturing facility dedicated to producing electric Purpose Built Vehicles (PBVs). The intelligent new production hub for PBVs will be located within Kia’s existing Hwaseong manufacturing site in Korea. —Ho Sung Song, President and CEO of Kia Corporation.

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EV Central

MAY 6, 2025

Sales of EVs dropped again in April off the back of a disastrous month for Tesla on the local sales front. But while EV sales dropped in April 2025 compared with 2024 – there were 6193 sold last year and 6027 this year – they actually held a slightly higher proportion of sales: 6.6 percent versus 6.4

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2020

In Frankfurt, Kia unveiled the new Sorento, the fourth generation of its mid-size SUV, including for the first time a hybrid option. Sorento is at the heart of Kia’s reinvigorated global SUV line-up, which also includes the Seltos, Stonic, Telluride and Sportage. —Emilio Herrera, Chief Operating Officer for Kia Motors Europe.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2023

Kia revealed more details of the Kia EV9, its first three-row seat electric flagship SUV ( earlier post ). Numerous technological breakthroughs include the Highway Driving Pilot (HDP) system, available in the Kia EV9 GT-line in the future, enabling conditional Level 3 autonomous driving in selected markets.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2022

Hyundai Motor America (HMA) and Kia Motor America (KMA) are recalling certain 2022 Ioniq 5 and 2022 EV6 vehicles , respectively, because a software error in the Shifter Control Unit (SCU) may disengage the parking mechanism, which can allow the vehicle to roll away. Dealers will update the Shifter Control Unit software, free of charge.

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EV Central

MARCH 3, 2025

Kia’s smallest, cheapest EV has been previewed by the Kia Concept EV2 at the 2025 Kia EV Day ahead of the production small SUV’s global debut next year. Futuristic new electric Kia PV5 van and people-mover shapes up and gets radical to tackle Volkswagen ID. ” 2025 Kia EV2 Concept interior.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Kia unveiled the 2023 Sportage PHEV, the latest electrified model to join its lineup. As the longest running nameplate from the Kia brand, the Sportage underwent its most significant change to date as the fifth generation was unveiled in November 2021. kWh battery and targeted all-electric range (AER) of 32 miles.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Kia America announced pricing for the 2023 Kia EV6. With strong sales and continued customer demand, the Wind RWD becomes the base EV6 for the 2023 model year, replacing the Light RWD (2022 MSRP $41,400). Entering its second model year, the EV6 CUV starts at an MSRP $48,500 (excludes $1,295 destination fee).

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EV Central

APRIL 13, 2025

Hybrid affordability in the Kia Australia line-up will be dramatically improved in 2025 as part of a strategy to ensure the Korean giant sells a record number of vehicles without incurring penalties from Australias new CO2 reduction scheme. The challenge for all manufacturers is the market has to accept what the mix of sales has to be.

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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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EV Central

APRIL 16, 2025

Kia has announced that is well underway to developing an all-new battery-powered mid-size ute. But its bound for the US market and unrelated to the 2026 Kia Tasman EV ute that will be sold in Australia from around July. Cheaper hybrids coming as Kia plans dramatic Aussie petrol-electric expansion READ MORE: Staying positive!

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 3, 2025

All the hype about EV sales not growing, or not growing fast total rubbish, if you’re Kia. Sure, Tesla had its first decline in sales since the Tesla Model S was released, but several other automakers have done superbly. In the US, we now know that Kia saw a. continued] The post Kia EV Sales Increase 74% in USA!

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EV Central

MAY 8, 2025

The heavily updated 2025 Tesla Model Y starts getting delivered to customers this week, marking a turning point for the EV auto brand after months of soft sales. The shipment creates a new challenge for Tesla, which has seen sales drop 59 per cent in the first four months of 2025 compared with the same time in 2024.

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EV Central

MAY 21, 2025

Teslas local management says a lot of things going on in the world that are outside of our control have impacted its sales and its number-one EV sales status in Australia, describing the impact of Elon Musk and America more generally as not the ideal scenario. I think in my experience for 10.5 Obviously, we understand the market.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 6, 2025

How Kia Was Part of the Game Without Being in the Game Kia had an epiphany. The 2025 Kia Squares sweepstakes, developed for Kia by their creative agency David & Goliath , was a free-to-play contest timed for the five days before Super Bowl LIX (played on February 9, 2025).

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Kia just announced its October sales for the US market, and it especially highlighted strong electrified vehicle sales. continued] The post Kia US EV Sales Grow 70% in October appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Kia just broke its October sales record as its impressive US sales run continues. After another record-breaking month, Kia said the growth is fueled by “strong demand” for its electric vehicles.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 3, 2024

Kia has some great electric vehicle news. It just reached a new monthly EV sales record for itself in the United States. In fact, the company’s US EV sales increased 61% compared to their previous monthly sales record, which was in April 2022 (yes, two years ago). The Kia EV9.

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Electrek

MAY 5, 2025

Kias new EV3 and EV5 are already climbing the sales charts in several key markets. With more low-cost EVs arriving this year, including the EV4, its first electric sedan (and hatch), this could be just the start to Kias global sales run.

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EV Central

MAY 26, 2025

While the entry 2025 Chery E5 Urban now costs $39,990 plus ORCs, it’s worth pointing out that the small all-electric small SUV is currently on sale nationwide priced from $40,000 drive away making it even cheaper than the official price cut. 2024 Chery Omoda E5 review: is it too flawed to challenge the BYD Atto 3?

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 9, 2022

The 2023 Kia Niro lineup is the second generation of the Korean brand’s most energy- and fuel-efficient model. On sale now, the 2023 Niro Hybrid is the least expensive, starting at $27,785 and topping out around $35,000 (all.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Kia will develop Japanese-market-specific PBVs PV5 to be on sale in Japan in 2026, followed by PV7 and further PBV models and variants Kia will partner with Sojitz Corporation for PBV distribution in Japan Kia Corporation (Kia) today announced that it will commence sales of its Platform Beyond Vehicle (PBV) models.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 10, 2024

I already wrote about Audi and BMW electric vehicle sales booming in the USA in the 1st quarter of 2024 compared to the first quarter of 2023. With more automakers reporting their sales numbers, we can now see that several other automakers also had strong year-over-year growth in EV sales.

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InsideEVs

JANUARY 3, 2025

electric lineup made a huge difference in Kias sales numbers in 2024. Adding the EV9 to the otherwise lonely U.S.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 8, 2024

Kia remains committed to an ambitious EV sales goal, but plans to keep hybrids and plug-in hybrids as part of its product mix, the automaker announced Friday in a presentation to investors. Kia still targets 1.6 million global EV sales annually by 2030.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 7, 2023

In a presentation to investors this week, Kia announced plans to boost its EV sales targets and launch a purpose-built robotaxi. The automaker said it's now targeting sales of 1.6 Kia also plans to have 15 EV models in its global lineup. million EVs annually by 2030—up from the previous 1.2

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

continued] The post 100% Electric Vehicles = 17% Of New Car Sales In Europe In January appeared first on CleanTechnica. Positively, BEVs (168,000 units, +37% YoY) continued to grow despite the drop in EV incentives in certain markets. On the other hand, plugin hybrids (PHEVs) were down, dropping by 5% year over year (YoY).

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Kia just set another US sales record in August, with more cars sold than in any month in company history. As demand for its first three-row electric SUV, the EV9 , continues to build, Kia’s EV sales climbed 27% from last year.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 7, 2025

Kia India has announced that Carens has sold over 2 lakh units within 36 months of launch. The top-end trims of the Kia Carens accounted for 24 per cent of sales. In terms of powertrain preferences, the petrol variant leads with 58 per cent of sales, followed by 42 per cent of diesel sales.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Kia is making its presence known in the US. After setting a new November sales record, Kia has “no plans of slowing down.” While Kia’s current EV models, including the EV6 and EV9, are building momentum, even more exciting electric cars are coming soon.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Hyundai and Kia’s most popular electric models set new September US sales records, with momentum expected to continue into the end of the year. more… The post Hyundai IONIQ 5 and Kia EV6 set new September US sales records appeared first on Electrek. Who says EVs are not selling in the US?

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