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Kia on April 1 began producing exports models of the EV5 in China. Up until now the compact electric SUV has been a China only model but the car will be exported from China to both left and hand and right hand drive markets.
The Kia K9 – previously known as the K900 – remains the largest and most luxurious sedan from the Korean automaker. For 2024, the model has been updated in its home market receiving mild visual tweaks and a more generous equipment package as standard.The Kia K900 was originally introduced in 2018, followed by a comprehensive mid-lifecycle update in 2021 which didn’t make it to the US market. The second facelift is a lot more discreet, with the visual updates being difficult to spot without a direct comparison.
General Motors is negotiating a U.S. battery-supply deal with China's CATL, Car News China reports.
To say Genesis has been flirting with performance for eight years now would be to betray the budding relationship that already exists inside the Korean luxury brand. Sure, the brand is largely focused on providing a lush sensory experience for its customers, but the mechanics that lie underneath aren't tuned simply for smoothness. Take the 2024 Genesis G70 we tested on track at the Apex Motor Club. Its target audience likely hugs the middle lane for most highway jaunts, but the prevalence of torquey-turbocharged low-end makes the compact sedan a spirited partner. Rear-drive variants also seem to rotate around their rear axis with a degree of eagerness, for what that is worth. But creating an ethos of performance is about more than EV boost buttons and middling horsepower numbers. In fact, qualifying performance is most
Suicide doors—or coach doors, as some automakers prefer to call them—are synonymous with ultra-expensive cars, out of the masses' reach. Rolls-Royce is famous for them, of course, but the next recipient of the rear-hinged doors may come out of Seoul, not Goodwood.
As is the norm of the automotive industry, a few rounds of price hikes throughout the year are inevitable, with the first couple of price revisions usually coming in at the onset of the new calendar and financial years, respectively. Now, for the upcoming financial year (FY) 24-25, many carmakers, including Toyota, have announced their plans to hike prices of the models in their India lineup. Toyota Toyota has announced that it will increase the prices for some variants of a few models, with an expected one
Pickup trucks are undoubtedly growing by the year (even if the functional bed size isn't), but there's also a downsizing trend for certain pickups. Ford's utilitarian Maverick truck launched in 2022, largely creating a category of its own inside a saturated pickup market. But the folks in Dearborn can't claim full responsibility for the resurgence of truly small trucks. Hyundai jumped into the compact segment as well. After launching its quirky, pseudo-truck-crossover Santa Cruz in 2022, Hyundai and Ford began competing for the same set of buyers. As it turns out, four doors, five seats, and the ability to put something (albeit small) in the bed every once in a while is quite appealing. As the 2025 model year approaches, Hyundai is subtly revamping its adventure-ready Santa Cruz, which is based on the Tucson crossover, but with a bed. The Korean automaker is not doing so through sub
The Kia K4 will end the Cerato nameplate’s 20-year run when the fastback sedan arrives in early 2025.