The award winning Kia EV9 is a moderately good seller for Kia in the USA. It’s a large vehicle, which Americans love, but that also means it’s not cheap. That said, if you do need (or really, really want) a three-row SUV, this is about as good as it gets … [continued]
You’d have thought the Kia EV3 “launch” by a local car dealer at a prestigious sports club would have attracted Aussie car buyers like flies! However, Majella and I attended and were surprised by how few people showed up. The event had been well advertised on Facebook. We were met … [continued]
Cadillac is delighted to see that quite a few buyers of its all electric Lyriq have never owned a Cadillac before. In the car business, those are known as conquest sales, which brand managers love to talk about in sales meetings. To make things even sweeter for Cadillac, a significant … [continued]
I was invited recently to come to beautiful Savannah, Georgia, to both tour the new Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA) and drive the new IONIQ 9, a new large and luxurious SUV from Hyundai. Hyundai Motor Group means Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis (all of which have separate designers and … [continued]
Kia America just announced through its “Accelerate the Good” Dealer Match program, the company and its nationwide network of retailers raised a total of $4.6 million for non-profit organizations in 2024, including donations totaling more than $1.5 million each to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® and No Kid Hungry®. Now in its … [continued]
Kia showcases PV5 WAV at Financial Times’ Future of the Car Summit in collaboration with Motability Operations Ltd. PBV WAV maximizes benefits of EV architecture to address challenges faced by wheelchair users, their families, caregivers and drivers Model features side-entry system, third-row tip-up seat and curb-side access for improved safety, … [continued]
In addition to our monthly report on the top selling plugin vehicles in the world, here’s a report on the auto brands and auto groups or alliances that are selling the most plugin vehicles globally. Top Selling Brands In March, #1 BYD is now in full export mode. It got … [continued]
As the list of electric vehicles entering the Australian new car market goes ever longer, I thought it might be worth looking at how these cars are being marketed to the public. There are very few EV advertisements on free to air TV. This is not surprising, as most younger … [continued]
Hyundai and Kia are planning to bring more lower priced EVs to world markets including electric cargo vans from Kia.
I was very disappointed today when checking Kia’s US EV sales numbers for April. They crashed — hard. Kia EV6 sales were down from 2,051 sales in April 2024 to 656 sales in April 2025. Kia EV6 sales were down from 1,572 sales in April 2024 to 232 sales in … [continued]
