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Hyundai Motor America and Kia America are recalling a combined 147,100 U.S. vehicles over a damaged charging unit, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Thursday. Hyundai will recall 98,878 vehicles, including certain 2022-2024 Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6, Genesis GV60, Genesis GV70 Electrified and Genesis GV80 Electrified models, while Kia will recall 48,232 vehicles impacting certain EV6 models.
The 2025 K4 replaces the value-packed Forte in Kia’s small car lineup, although it’s grown marginally to cement its intentions of challenging segment leaders like the Toyota Corolla, Honda Civic, and its Hyundai Elantra stablemate. It’s 2.7 inches longer and about two inches wider than the outgoing Forte sedan, resulting in what the automaker claims are best-in-class numbers for rear headroom (37.3 cubic inches) and legroom (38 cubic inches). Furthermore, Kia claims the sleek rear end delivers 14.6 cubic feet of cargo room. However, the growth spurt takes a literal backseat to the small-car interpretation of the brand’s Opposites United design philosophy, the same artistic discipline that makes new Kias like the K5 and EV6 the head-turners in their respective segm
Kia is currently working on its first-ever pickup truck, something to compete with the midsize Ford Ranger and Toyota Hilux in many markets around the world. It's called the Tasman, but it's not due to be sold in the United States—which makes it all the more curious why recent spy photos and videos have depicted it cruising around the Mojave Desert. What is it doing here?
The 2025 K4 replaces the value-packed Forte in Kia’s small car lineup, although it’s grown marginally to cement its intentions of challenging segment leaders like the Toyota Corolla, Honda Civic, and its Hyundai Elantra stablemate. It’s 2.7 inches longer and about two inches wider than the outgoing Forte sedan, resulting in what the automaker claims are best-in-class numbers for rear headroom (37.3 cubic inches) and legroom (38 cubic inches). Furthermore, Kia claims the sleek rear end delivers 14.6 cubic feet of cargo room. However, the growth spurt takes a literal backseat to the small-car interpretation of the brand’s Opposites United design philosophy, the same artistic discipline that makes new Kias like the K5 and EV6 the head-turners in their respective segm
Hyundai and Kia are recalling more than 147,000 U.S. electric vehicles due to damaged charging units, federal safety regulators said.
Hyundai and Kia are offering more anti-theft software upgrades to drivers after a TikTok trend revealed how easy it was to steal older models. The car manufacturers are also scaling up efforts to ensure more eligible owners are protected.
Kia's popular 2024 Telluride has been awarded the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's highest accolade, with the strong-selling family SUV receiving the Top Safety Pick+ from the IIHS. Kia's best-selling model, the 2024 Sportage, managed to clinch the Top Safety Pick rating.
Kia has already ushered in several new EVs over the past model year. Looking ahead to the next year, it will solidify some new decisions about its range of hybrids and plug-in hybrids for the brand, in addition to additional EVs on the way.