Kia to launch two new concept cars next week

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Compact crossover and sleek saloon set to join Korean firm's fast-growing EV line-up

Kia will reveal two new electric concept cars in the form of a new compact crossover and saloon at an event in Korea next week.The firm has released a teaser image showing five silhouette models with their daytime running lights shown. That clearly shows the EV6 GT on the far left and EV9 on the far right, with the newSUV, which was revealed in August, in the middle. Kia has said that “detailed specifications” of the EV5 will be given at the event.

The EV Day will also include a strategy update about Kia's ambitious plans to grow its market share and sales in the electric age.The firm last year anounced aims to sell 1.2 million electric vehicles globally in 2030 through a major expansion of its EV line-up, the use of enhanced autonomous driving technology and new digital revenue streams.

Those targets build on those announced as part of the Korean brand’s ‘Plan S’ electrification strategy and are broadly in line with ambitions laid out byThe brand has four primary targets for 2030: sell 1.2 million battery-electric vehicles, sell four million vehicles overall, roll out advanced connectivity and autonomous driving functionality to all models and become the leading provider of ‘purpose-built’ vehicles for third-party fleet operators. Plus derivative.

Underpinning Kia's sales targets will be so-called ‘eco-friendly’ vehicles, which it aims to increase from a 17% sales share to some 52% in 2030. It plans to sell 807,000 EVs per year by 2026 and on to 1.2 million four years later - up 36% on the previously envisioned 2030 target.In markets where demand for these vehicles is particularly strong , it aims for electrified vehicles to account for 78% of its global volume.

Kia previously said that its pure-electric line-up will stand at 14 models come 2027, among which it will count two pick-up trucks and an entry-level BEV, presumably positioned as a zero-emission successor to today’sin gaining a GT-badged performance range-topper. It promises that these hot EVs will have “differentiated” designs from their standard counterparts.

 

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