Recently, at the "European Car of the Year 2022" award ceremony held in Geneva, Switzerland, kia EV6 won the highest honor "European Car of the Year" award.
As one of the most prestigious automotive awards in the industry, the European Car of the Year was first presented in 1964 and is considered one of the most prestigious automotive awards in the global market. The judging criteria must be the best cars that are on sale in the current year, or have been sold in more than five European markets before the end of the year, voted by local European professional automotive media reporters, and awarded awards.
The Kia EV6 won the most prestigious "European Car of the Year" award in the global market
In November last year, a jury of 61 well-known automotive journalists from 23 European countries was professionally judged to select seven models into the final shortlist, including six pure electric vehicles, which further demonstrated the growing importance of electric vehicles to consumers as the world gradually transitions to new mobility modes.
The Kia EV6 successfully beat the Ford Mustang Mach-E, Skoda Enyaq iV, Cupra Born, Renault Mégane E-Tech and Peugeot 308, which were shortlisted for the final shortlist, to win the 2022 "European Car of the Year" crown.
The Kia EV6 is Kia's first exclusive electric model based on the Group's new electric vehicle-specific platform, E-GMP (Electric-Global Modular Platform). Compared with traditional fuel vehicle platforms, the E-GMP platform has many advantages such as flexible R&D scalability, structural optimization design for electric vehicles, standardized high-capacity battery systems, longer mileage, futuristic aesthetic design and revolutionary spacious cockpits.
With its high level of product features, the Kia EV6 has won praise from European media and consumers
Thanks to this platform, the EV6 features a differentiated design with a 2,900mm wheelbase providing a large interior space, a 600km cruising range, an on-board external power supply function (V2L) that can provide power to the outside of the vehicle, and an ultra-high-speed charging function of 800V, allowing users to achieve ultra-high-speed charging from 30% to 80% in just 14 minutes. With its high level of product characteristics, the Kia EV6 has won unanimous praise from European media and consumers.
Since entering 2022, in addition to winning the "European Annual Wind Car", the EV6 has also won a number of world-renowned awards. These include the "Crossover of the Year" award at the "2021 Top Gear Magazine Award" award ceremony of the british authoritative automotive media "Top Gear"; In addition, ev6 won the first 2021/2022 "Car of the Year" awards and "Electric SUV of the Year".
In addition to winning the "European Car of the Year", EV6 has also won a number of world-renowned awards since entering 2022
Recently, Kia released its global 2030 strategy at the 2022 Investor Conference, announcing that it will accelerate the transition to electrification and plan to build a complete lineup of 14 pure electric vehicles by 2027 starting from EV6. At the same time, Kia also plans to increase the proportion of green car sales to 78% by 2030 in major markets with strict environmental regulations and growing demand for electric vehicles, such as China and South Korea.
At the same time, in China, South Korea's Kia Co., Ltd., Yancheng People's Government and Jiangsu Yueda Group officially signed an expansion investment agreement on February 7, increasing the capital by US$900 million and creating a new joint venture era by expanding investment, introducing new models, developing new energy vehicles, and setting up export bases. It is worth mentioning that the Kia EV6, a pure electric benchmark model highly recognized by the global market, will also be introduced to China next year, and is committed to bringing Chinese consumers a new experience of excellent electric sustainable and environmentally friendly travel.
Starting with the EV6, Kia plans to launch new electric models in the Chinese market every year
As one of the first global auto brands to complete Sino-foreign joint ventures after China's accession to the WTO, Kia has accompanied and witnessed the development and growth of China's auto industry, with nearly 6 million vehicles sold in China. Over the next decade, Kia has set a target of more than 4 million vehicles in China and is committed to achieving another leap forward in its business in China. Starting from the new pure electric vehicle EV6, Kia plans to launch a new electric vehicle model in the Chinese market every year, gradually build a new EV matrix of six electric vehicles, accelerate the electrification transformation of the Kia brand in China, and provide Chinese consumers with more products and services worth looking forward to.
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