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Kia launches India’s fastest charging station in Kochi, plans to set up 15 stations across nation
Trendingdesk •Building up an ecosystem of charging stations in India, Kia has pledged to install 15 150kWh chargers in 12 cities across the country, excluding the recent charging station in Gurugram in July
Carmakers struggle to meet whopping 6.5 lakh units backlog as chip shortage hits production
•The waiting period for company cars varies anywhere from 2 to 9 months. Petrol variants have two months of waiting, diesel variants have 3-5 months and City Hybrid has a waiting of 9 months for new bookings
Kia India sells over 1.5 lakh units of the Sonet in 21 months, 41 per cent of those were diesels
Fp Staff •Kia sold over 1.5 lakh units of the Sonet in less than two years. The surprising thing was, despite the fact that diesel engines are being shunned by most people as well as the government, for the Sonet, 41 per cent of users opted to go for the diesel engine.
Smart features in cars that seem gimmicky but are actually impressive & should come as standard in all cars
Fp Staff •Cars such as the Kia Sonet come with tons of feature. Now, some people may find these features a little gimmicky, but once they’ve experienced them for a prolonged period, they too will feel that these features should come as standard in all cars.
Passenger vehicle exports from India rise by 43 percent in FY22
•Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) led the vertical last fiscal, followed by Hyundai Motor India and Kia India at second and third positions, respectively.
The usual anti-India gambit, starring Pakistan's ISI: A million woke mutinies all the time
Rajeev •There is a narrative, and it reaches a cacophony of hysteria whenever there are elections in India, because the intent is to rally the faithful against the allegedly fascist BJP
Kia Digi-Connect virtual showroom service rolled out for contactless vehicle purchases
•The Digi-Connect platform will enable customers to opt for a video consultation with a complete walkthrough of models.
Kia EV6 is the brand’s first dedicated all-electric vehicle, previewed ahead of world premiere
Overdrive •The Kia EV6 is based on the Hyundai Motor Group’s E-GMP architecture.
Hyundai, Kia say they’re not working with Apple on co-developing an autonomous vehicle
Tech2 News Staff •Following intense speculation in the last few weeks, Hyundai and Kia have both released statements, categorically denying any links with the maker of the iPhone.
Apple reportedly in talks with Hyundai to make its first-ever autonomous electric car
Trendingdesk •Hyundai Motor and Apple Inc will apparently sign a partnership deal for self-driving car as early as March, and start production by 2024 in the US.