If you’ve always known Kia as a value-for-money brand, you’re slightly behind the times. Lately, the South Korean carmaker has been reinventing itself with classier showrooms and an updated customer experience as part of its new global brand identity. The Gateway Group just reopened its revamped Kia Dasmariñas dealership with a new look and is promising to deliver a much-improved service to the Kia customers in the area. Along with AC Motors, the distributor of Kia vehicles and services in the P

Kia is on fire when it comes to its collecting accolades as the brand’s American division has set a record for the highest number of awards ever earned in a single year by a brand in the J.D. Power 2023 Automotive Performance, Execution, and Layout (APEAL) study. The South Korean automaker had seven models ranked number one in their segments - the most awarded to a single manufacturer in the APEAL study’s 28-year history. The accolades don’t stop there, as these awards come on the heels of Kia t

Kia Philippines recently held a round table discussion with members of the media. The South Korean automaker outlined its plans and strategies for the coming months. We were also introduced to the new Chief Operating Officer, Brian Buendia, who is set to lead the brand starting this July. At the discussion, the key members of the brand talked about its plans to better its after-sales service, expand its dealership network to 50 nationwide, and improve its service advisor and service technician s

The Hyundai IONIQ 6 Electrified Streamliner matches its older sibling, the IONIQ 5's, winning ways as it takes the World Car of the Year, World Electric Vehicle of the Year, and World Car Design of the Year titles at the World Car Awards 2023. This year’s trophy haul matches what the IONIQ 5 won last year at the World Car Awards. The WCA’s international jury of 100 automotive journalists from 32 countries voted in favor of the IONIQ 6 for its “unique aerodynamic design and outstanding all-electr

After months of teaser photos and a “world tour” of the concept version, the production 2024 Kia EV9 sport-utility vehicle (SUV) has finally been revealed. Slated for launch on March 2023, the EV9 is a three-row electric vehicle (EV) that slots above the Kia EV6 crossover. Styling-wise, little was changed from the concept EV9, especially the prominent LED headlights that flow into the front fenders. This is accentuated by the huge painted fascia and the use of matte-black and gloss-black trim on

For those who deny that the electric revolution is real – the numbers don’t lie. U.S. cleantech publication CleanTechnica reported on February 2023 that 10,091,164 plug-in electric vehicles (EV), which include battery EVs and plug-in hybrid EVs, were registered worldwide in 2022. This figure is 55 percent higher than the 6,495,388 cars registered in 2021. It is also the first time that global plug-in EV sales breached the 10-million mark. Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines president