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Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Euisun Chung Honored with the Issigonis Trophy at the 2021 Autocar Awards

Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Euisun Chung Honored with the Issigonis Trophy at the 2021 Autocar Awards

Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Euisun Chung has today been honored with the Issigonis Trophy at the 2021 Autocar Awards ceremony. Named in honor of legendary car designer Sir Alec Issigonis, the Trophy is Autocar's highest accolade. ... Continue reading

2022 Kia Sportage Introduced

2022 Kia Sportage Introduced

‘Opposites United’ design philosophy at the heart of Sportage’s youthful appearance Kia Corporation has today revealed the official images of the stunning all-new Sportage, an SUV that has been carefully crafted to inspire customers with its interior and exterior design. The exterior challenges design norms and m ... Continue reading

Hundreds of First Edition Kia EV6s Offered for Advanced Reservation Starting June 8, 2021

Hundreds of First Edition Kia EV6s Offered for Advanced Reservation Starting June 8, 2021

Kia America is offering buyers the opportunity to reserve an exclusive EV6 First Edition model. Beginning June 8th at 10am PST, customers can place a $100 fully refundable deposit for the limited run of EV6 First Editions at Kia.com with delivery expected in Q1 2022. ... Continue reading

Automotive Dealerships Using Digital Motors’ Platform Are Successfully Selling Accessory Products Online

Automotive Dealerships Using Digital Motors’ Platform Are Successfully Selling Accessory Products Online

Digital Motors' platform allows dealerships to offer a customizable menu of vehicle-specific accessories to online shoppers. ... Continue reading

2022 Kia K5 Update Overview

2022 Kia K5 Update Overview

Entering its second year, K5 offers a new GT-Line AWD Premium package with a panoramic sunroof, heated steering wheel, LED projection headlights and additional driver assistance features including Highway Driving Assist and Navigation Based Smart Cruise Control-Curve, designed to unleash the spirit of the everyday driv ... Continue reading

Kia America's Historic Run Accelerates With Third Straight Month Of Record Sales In May, 2021

Kia America's Historic Run Accelerates With Third Straight Month Of Record Sales In May, 2021

Kia America today announced its third-successive best-ever monthly sales total of 80,298 units, surpassing the previous mark set in April, 2021. Four Kia nameplates – Forte, K5, Sportage and Carnival MPV – enjoyed their strongest months ever. ... Continue reading

ROAD TRIP: Roads to San Simeon and Ragged Point Along the North Coast of the CA Highway 1 Discovery Route Are Open & Offer Abundant Adventures

ROAD TRIP: Roads to San Simeon and Ragged Point Along the North Coast of the CA Highway 1 Discovery Route Are Open & Offer Abundant Adventures

Here, in San Simeon and Ragged Point, tourism continues as normal, completely unaffected by the highly-publicized mudslide miles north in Monterey County. ... Continue reading

Letter From Europe - A Look At Toyota Supra, Lexus LC 500 (Top Down Blindness), Toyota 4 Runner, Volvo V90, Mazda CX-5

Letter From Europe - A Look At Toyota Supra, Lexus LC 500 (Top Down Blindness), Toyota 4 Runner, Volvo V90, Mazda CX-5

When the latest test car arrived to the California Bureau of The Auto Channel I had no idea what it was. It looked good, it was bright red and all the neighbors thought it was amazing. ... Continue reading

Genesis Reveals U.S. Pricing For First-Ever GV70 SUV

Genesis Reveals U.S. Pricing For First-Ever GV70 SUV

Genesis Motor America announced pricing for the first-ever 2022 Genesis GV70 SUV. Starting from $41,000, like all Genesis vehicles, the GV70 is sold with a comprehensive suite of ownership benefits including complimentary scheduled maintenance with Service Valet, Genesis Connected Services, map updates, and more, all f ... Continue reading

Letter From Europe; Kia Telluride Lovefest; Subaru Crosstrek, Cadillac CT5 And Fleeting Comments

Letter From Europe; Kia Telluride Lovefest; Subaru Crosstrek, Cadillac CT5 And Fleeting Comments

Writing about Kia’s Telluride is an impossible task. It has had every award from all over the World. ... Continue reading

Official Preview - 2022 Hyundai IONIQ

Official Preview - 2022 Hyundai IONIQ

Hyundai IONIQ 5 Electric CUV Disrupts EV Market with Ultra-Fast Charging and Vehicle-to-Load Power Capability Ultra-fast 800-volt multi-charging (10 to 80 percent in 18 minutes) Vehicle-to-Load (V2L) function can power small appliances, devices and even charge other EVs Driving range target of 300 miles New E-GMP platf ... Continue reading

WATCH LIVE: Hyundai Unveils 2022 Ioniq 5 ECUV at 3PM ET - 12 noon PT +VIDEO

WATCH LIVE: Hyundai Unveils 2022 Ioniq 5 ECUV at 3PM ET - 12 noon PT +VIDEO

IONIQ 5 is the first model in Hyundai’s new family of IONIQ electric vehicles ... Continue reading

2022 Hyundai IONIQ 5 Electric CUV North American Virtual Premiere Today

2022 Hyundai IONIQ 5 Electric CUV North American Virtual Premiere Today

Hyundai will present the all-new 2022 IONIQ 5 to the North American market today at 12:00 p.m. PT (3:00 p.m. ET). IONIQ 5 introduces advanced technology, innovative use of interior space and a new global electric platform. During today’s virtual presentation the following executives will share insights about the IONI ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up- May 17-22, 2021

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up- May 17-22, 2021

* President Joe Biden headed to metro Detroit and visited Ford Motor Co.'s electric vehicle plant in Dearborn ahead of the big reveal of the all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck. Biden has called for $174 billion to be included in his own infrastructure bill to go toward helping to install some 500,000 charging st ... Continue reading

USABC PICKING WINNERS AWARDS $7.5 MILLION PRE-LITHIATION EV BATTERY CELL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT TO APPLIED MATERIALS

USABC PICKING WINNERS AWARDS $7.5 MILLION PRE-LITHIATION EV BATTERY CELL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT TO APPLIED MATERIALS

Santa Clara, California for an advanced lithium-ion battery based on pre-lithiated silicon-graphite technology for electric vehicles (EV). The contract award, which includes a 51.2 percent cost share, funds a 24-month project that began earlier this year. The program’s goal is to develop a roll-to-roll (R2R) pre-lith ... Continue reading

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