As part of Kia's future EV product strategy event earlier today, Kia's President and CEO Ho Sung Song showed off a sketch of several of the brand's future battery-electric vehicles. It plans on launching a diverse range of dedicated BEVs and partner with EV charging companies worldwide to become one of the market leaders. Kia's "Plan S" strategy includes BEV portfolio expansion to 11 models by 2025. During the same...

16 September 2020

Following record sales its EVs in Europe in the first quarter of 2020, Kia shared its plans for future growth. Earlier this year, Kia announced its Plan S - a mix of long-term and mid-term strategy steps that will establish the brand's leading position in electrification and mobility systems, automotive connectivity and autonomy. During this first quarter, 6% of Kia's total European sales were BEVs. What does the...

13 May 2020

Kia Motors reported record European sales for new PHEVs and BEVs in the first quarter of 2020. This increase also marks Kia's highest European market share in the first quarter. Despite the drop in total sales caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Kia sold 21,340 electrified vehicles which marks a 20.8% growth and accounts for almost 1/5 of all new Kia sales in Europe - 18.9%, up from 13.4% for Q1 of 2019. Of the...

18 April 2020

KIA held a special press conference yesterday, during which it presented its "Plan S" - the mid- and long-term strategies of the company to establish a leadership position in the fields such as electrification, mobility services, connectivity and autonomy. In 2021, KIA will launch a dedicated battery electric vehicle (BEV) and by the end of 2025, it plans to launch a total of 11 BEVs. It expects this to secure a...

15 January 2020

KIA UK has announced that for MY2020 it will launch an upgraded version of the e-Niro 64 kWh. The 2020 KIA e-Niro 4 has almost the same specifications as the model from the previous year but it is the features that have received a boost. The list with standard features is quite overwhelming, indeed. For £34,495 after the government Plug-in Car Grant, you get the 64 kWh version of the e-Niro with a WLTP range of up...

17 December 2019

Kia Motors UK launches its all-electric vehicles for the model year 2020 with the promises that battery shortage issues have been solved and that the company is ready to ensure stable supply for its customers. Paul Philpott, President and CEO of Kia Motors (UK) Limited commented: "Since launching e-Niro at the beginning of the year, we have received unprecedented demand which has been a challenge to fulfil. As we...

3 December 2019