149 news articles matched

Tag: Autos Kia
Kia’s Aussie pickup targets nation’s love of energy guzzling...
12 April 2024
CANBERRA: As global automakers pivot to electrify their fleets, South Korea’s Kia Corp has gone against the grain by unveiling its first pickup truck – a diesel model designed spec...
Kia EV9 open for booking, launch soon
09 April 2024
PETALING JAYA: Kia distributor Dinamikjaya Motors Sdn Bhd says the EV9 electric SUV with three-row seating is now open for booking ahead of its official launch that's expected to b...
Kia EV9 wins 2024 World Car of the Year and World Electric C...
28 March 2024
NEW YORK: The all-electric Kia EV9 has captured the prestigious 2024 World Car of the Year and World Electric Car titles. The wins, which were selected by a jury of 100 automoti...
Kia K4 unveiled, successor to Forte
22 March 2024
SEOUL: Kia has unveiled the K4, a next-generation compact sedan that replaces the Forte. Externally, the K4's design breaks traditional boundaries, employing a technique called ...
Celebrity chef Judy Joo creates Korean Fried Chicken using a...
08 February 2024
LONDON: US celebrity chef Judy Joo has created her ultimate Korean Fried Chicken recipe with a twist – she cooked it all using power from the fully electric Kia EV6. Judy, a reg...
Updated Kia Carnival now open for booking
07 February 2024
PETALING JAYA: The 2024 Kia Carnival 7-seater and 8-seater variants see some mild refresh and are now available for booking. The locally assembled Carnival 7-seater and 8-seater...
Uber and Kia sign electric vehicle partnership
12 January 2024
LAS VEGAS: US ride-hailing platform Uber and South Korean automaker Kia announced Wednesday the signing of an agreement on producing electric vehicles, during the Consumer Electron...
Kia Europe names insider Marc Hedrich as president and CEO
21 December 2023
FRANKFURT: Kia has announced that Marc Hedrich will join the European regional headquarters in the position of president and CEO, starting on Jan 1, 2024. With this appointment,...
Kia EV9 named to Popular Science awards
17 December 2023
IRVINE, California: The all-electric 2024 Kia EV9 has been named to Popular Science’s “2023 Best of What’s New” Awards. The publication’s editorial team recognized the three-ro...
New Kia EV9 gets EV-optimised Meridian Audio
26 November 2023
SEOUL: Kia is set to introduce the highly anticipated EV9 luxury SUV across Asia, Europe and the US for the 2024 model year, positioning itself as a formidable competitor in the lu...
Kia unveils all-electric EV3 and EV4 concept models
19 November 2023
LOS ANGELES: Kia America has unveiled its all-electric EV3 and EV4 concept models at the 2023 Los Angeles Auto Show. The Concept EV3 is a compact crossover that draws inspir...
Kia woos customers with free trip to watch Australia Open 20...
01 November 2023
PETALING JAYA: For new Kia owners who are tennis fans, here's your chance to win a free trip to the Australia Open 2024 in Melbourne. Kia distributor Dinamikjaya Motors Sdn Bhd ...
Locally-assembled Kia Carnival 11-seater launched from RM213...
01 November 2023
PETALING JAYA: Dinamikjaya Motors Sdn Bhd, the sole distributor of the Kia brand in Malaysia, has unveiled the locally assembled Kia Carnival 11-seater variant that is now availabl...
Kia Corp unveils three small to mid-sized EVs to widen its a...
12 October 2023
SEOUL: Kia Corp today unveiled three new small-to-medium sized electric vehicles (EV) to try to attract a wider range of customers and accelerate its electrification drive. The ...
Kia introduces its cheapest EV in S. Korea as price war rage...
22 September 2023
SEOUL: Kia Corp.’s latest electric vehicle is the tiny Ray, with seating for just one person in its smallest configuration, and it has a price in South Korea to match. Starting ...
Kia to use ocean plastic haul in its electric cars
02 September 2023
VANCOUVER: Kia has hit upon a brilliant idea of using plastic waste recovered from the ocean. In fact, it has already decided to use recycled plastic from a 55-tonne haul recent...
Kia EV5 unwrapped at China auto show
26 August 2023
CHENGDU/SEOUL: Kia presented on Friday its all-electric compact SUV, the EV5, at the Chengdu Motor Show in China. The EV5, targeted at millennial families, will be launched in t...
2024 Kia EV9: OTA updates, new ADAS tech
23 August 2023
LOS ANGELES: Kia America has revealed additional details about the highly anticipated 2024 EV9 three-row EV SUV, which is expected to hit the market in fourth quarter of 2023. T...
Kia K3 makes global debut
15 August 2023
MEXICO CITY/SEOUL: Kia has revealed the all-new Kia K3 at a world premiere in Mexico City. It will be available in select markets starting from the fourth quarter of the year. D...
English model Jodie Kidd electrocuted with 1 million volts f...
22 July 2023
LONDON: Model and car enthusiast Jodie Kidd has been electrocuted with more than a million volts as part of a death-defying stunt. Sitting on a raised platform and protected fro...