After a lengthy promotional run, Kia’s new flagship battery-electric SUV, the EV9, is officially on sale here in Australia, with the range priced from $97,000 for the base model. Aussie buyers have three options within the EV9 range, kicking off with the entry-level EV9 which picks up a rear-wheel drive […]
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Kia’s Global Sales up 8.3% YTD, Sportage Leads the Charge
Kia has released its financial reports for the third quarter of 2023, detailing a jump of 8.3 per cent for its global sales, once again led by the Sportage SUV. All up, Kia delivered 257,709 vehicles in October, 2023, bringing its year-to-date sales to 2,611,938 in total, marking a […]
Kia Confirms Powertrain, Range and 2024 Arrival for EV5 Midsize SUV
Kia has confirmed some powertrain and range figures that Aussie buyers can expect from the upcoming battery electric EV5 midsize SUV which arrives here in 2024 as well as giving us a slice of what to expect from its future EV lineup with design details of the EV3 compact SUV […]
Sportage & Seltos Help Kia Secure 4.8% Global Sales Growth in September
Kia has released its financial reports for the month of September, detailing steady growth of 4.8% globally with the help of the Sportage midsize SUV and its smaller sibling, the Seltos compact SUV. All up, Kia delivered 261,322 vehicles in September, with domestic sales in Korea totalling 44,123 units – […]
Kia Reveals Upcoming EV5 Battery-Electric Midsize SUV
Kia has taken the wraps off an all-new midsize SUV package, this time with a battery-electric powertrain, with the unveiling of the EV5 which is set to hit the Chinese market before 2023 wraps up. It doesn’t take 20/20 vision to see that the EV5 is a direct descendant of […]
Kia EV9 Wraps up Australian Suspension & Steering Tune Ahead of October Deliveries
Kia says that it has just wrapped up an intensive suspension and steering tune on the rough and tumble of Australian roads ahead of its launch in October. The company says that its next-gen flagship SUV has had everything from its suspension gear, through to the new Highway Driving Assist […]
First Kia EV9 Rolls Off Production Line, Arrives Q3 in Australia
Kia says that the first examples of its battery-electric flagship, the EV9, are beginning to roll off the production line ahead of its Australian launch in the third quarter of 2023. Over the past 12 months, Kia has been trickling out information on the EV9’s platform, clever charging technologies and […]
More Kia EV9 specs confirmed ahead 2024 Australian launch
Kia is once again banging the drum to stir up excitement for its battery-electric EV9 flagship SUV, with the company announcing some more details on its futuristic seven-seater. While we already know the EV9 will come with two choices of powertrains, with the base rear-wheel drive model kicking out 150kW/350Nm, […]