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Kia pauses EV9 reservations in Canada as demand outpaces low supply

Electrek

Kia opened online reservations for its flagship EV9 electric SUV in Canada on Monday. Despite only allocating just over 500 EV9 models, the electric SUV received “notably high” reservations. So much so Kia plans to relaunch the program.

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Kia targeting annual sales of 1.2M BEVs by 2030; 14 BEV models by 2027 including two electric pickup trucks

Green Car Congress

Kia Corporation described its roadmap to 2030 at the company’s 2022 CEO Investor Day virtual event. The roadmap builds on Kia’s successful Plan S strategy first announced in 2020. Kia also announced its four key business targets for 2030. The aim is to achieve 4 million units in 2030, a 27% increase from Kia’s target for 2022.

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Kia EV6 GT to benefit from additional supply of electric crossover

EV Central

The potent Kia EV6 GT already has people queuing to own it. But there’s good news on the electric SUV that has had people fighting over getting hold of some of the limited numbers trickling into the country: Kia is about to get a whole lot more. The EV6 GT is the pinnacle of the Kia electric car range.

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Kia unveils 2023 Sportage PHEV; 32-mile AER

Green Car Congress

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. Power for the 2023 Sportage PHEV is supplied by a 1.6-liter,

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Report: Vehicle Supplies Are Climbing Back Up

The Truth About Cars

This is according to a report from Cox Automotive , which stated that the month of February opened with the industry seeing an average new vehicle supply of 80 days. However, the figure still doesn’t match the supply averages seen at the start of 2020. Toyota had the lowest by far with a supply of just 38 days.

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Why buying a Kia EV6 or Kia EV9 is about to get easier: Australian production opens up to help chase down the Tesla Model Y and Model 3

EV Central

Kia says it has secured enough examples of its new EV9 three-row electric SUV and popular EV6 to minimise wait times, with the brand suggesting it has learned from the EV6 launch to expect demand, and lots of it. Though Kia is yet to confirm pricing and specification details for the electric SUV, which will likely drive further demand.

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Hyundai, Kia agree to pump $16.5bn into EV production in South Korea

Teslarati

Hyundai Motor Group and affiliate automaker Kia have agreed to spend $16.5 Hyundai Motor Group, which includes Kia, Hyundai Motor, and Genesis, said the factory will build 150,000 vehicles every year, supplying Hyundai and Kia with enough volume to supply customers with EVs. million units by 2030. The planned 1.44