If battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) are still making consumers wary, just wait for the next big thing in the auto industry. It’s not self-driving vehicles and it’s not automobiles that run on software (software-defined vehicles). No, it’s personal urban aircraft. We haven’t heard much from Kia or its parent group Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) about its…
Just before year’s end (2023), the Kia Corp teased its new “Platform Beyond Vehicle” for the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Called the new “PBV”, previously the acronym for “purpose-built vehicles”. After the automaker invested in its E-FOREST production facility for the latter, we’re curious what business plan they have in mind. Apparently, “modular” platforms…
The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance has been a little quiet, with a lot hinging on each automaker to invest in the new Ampere battery-electric vehicle facility. With new Ampere models planned for Mitsubishi Motors and Nissan this year, we can expect to see some new battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) to enter the Mitsubishi lineup and finally challenge the…
2023 was some year, and 2024 is going to be a doozy. In two years, a lot of automakers plan to have an all-electric game plan by then, so we expect to see a lot of that happening over the course of the next twelve months (posted January 4, 2024). With the uncertain future of…
The auto market is starting to get a lot more digital with infotainment systems turning into operating systems and companies like Google and Amazon joining the game. A digital market is also more susceptible to hacking, which opens a new danger for automakers to tackle in the spirit of auto safety. Some automakers have offered…
The Kia Corp has been busy over the last year (2023). Releasing new battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and concepts, like the Kia EV6, EV9, and the EV5, EV4, and EV3 concepts, Kia is making good on its Plan S Strategy to become a leader in BEV sales in the auto industry. The next move is to…
The Kia Corp and its parent group Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) have been super busy this year. Whether looking into new powertrain systems involving Green Hydrogen or changing city infrastructure to build a new charging station network between BMW Group, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz Group, and Stellantis, the automakers have had a lot…
2023 had some very big changes for Mitsubishi Motors. With new developments behind the scenes with the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, a lot has happened to push forward the Alliance 2030 business strategy. Mitsubishi Motors is securing more investments for a new electrified lineup, and we’re sure the Ampere company is just one part of the solution….
Kicking off the auto shows every year is the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Okay, not officially an auto show, more focused on consumer electric products, but automobiles are also consumer products, so automakers tend to show up every year anyway. For the 2024 year, the Kia Corp will be coming to the CES with a…
Now that all three automakers of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance are on board with the new Ampere battery-electric vehicle facility, the alliance expects new models to come to Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors in the next few years. Back in 2020, Mitsubishi was supposed to be the first automaker to release something new to the industry. Instead,…
The Kia EV9 has been getting so much attention lately, winning awards and titles left and right, like being named the “Family Car of the Year” during the TopGear.com Awards. We need to take some time to remember the models that started it all, like the Kia EV6, the first all-electric vehicle by Kia with…
The Jeep Renegade won’t return to the United States for the 2024 model year. The small crossover has lost some legroom at the cool kid’s tables since its debut almost a decade ago. The Renegade was initially launched in 2014 and is a mini crossover that shares the same architecture as the Fiat 500X and…
