The Hyundai Motor Group plans to increase its battery electric vehicles (EV) fleet by 2030 under its three brands, Hyundai Motor, Kia, and Genesis, the company announced on Thursday.
The company’s comprehensive and far-reaching electrification strategy across its three automotive brands targets annual EV sales of 3.07 million units by 2030, corresponding to 12% of the global market share.
As part of this plan, Hyundai Motor will introduce 11 battery EVs by 2030, including three sedans, six SUVs, one light commercial vehicle and one new model type. This year, Hyundai will launch the IONIQ 6, followed by the IONIQ 7 in 2024.
Kia will grow its EV line-up to include 14 battery EVs by 2027, including a new range of small and medium-sized EVs from 2025. Kia plans to sell 4 million vehicles a year globally by 2030, 1.2 million of which will be battery EVs.
Hyundai's luxury Genesis brand plans to introduce six additional battery electric vehicles by 2030, including two passenger cars and four SUVs, one of which is the electrified GV70 due to launch later this year. All new models from Genesis will be electrified by 2025.
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Meanwhile, the company won a series of accolades at the prestigious World Car Awards with its battery-electric vehicle Hyundai IONIQ 5. The company secured the title of World Car of the Year, World Electric Vehicle of the Year, and World Car Design of the Year.
The Hyundai IONIQ 5, Kia EV6 and Genesis GV60 all combine the latest EV powertrain and charging technologies with highly spacious interiors. The cars also provide extensive driving ranges and 800V ultra-fast charging capabilities for a 10 to 80% charge in just 18 minutes.
The electric vehicles of Hyundai Motor, Kia, and Genesis, all under the Hyundai umbrella, were nominated as the top three finalists in at least one of the six categories, with the Hyundai IONIQ 5 and Kia EV6 both named as finalists in the World Car of the Year and World Car Design of the Year.
The Genesis GV60 was among the three finalists for the World Luxury Car of The Year.
'Our three brands, Hyundai, Kia and Genesis, have all introduced game-changing electric vehicles this past year. While each has its own clear identity, they all reflect an important Group-wide ethos: to deliver products with class-leading design, innovation, quality and performance,' said Euisun Chung, the chair of the Hyundai Motor Group.
Previous accolades for the cars include Car of the Year in both the UK and Germany for The Hyundai IONIQ 5, while Kia EV6 won the European Car of the Year title and the Crossover of the Year in the Top Gear Awards. The Genesis GV60 was also awarded a prestigious 2022 Red Dot Award.
By Zeynep Beyza Kilic
Anadolu Agency
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