Record-Setting First Quarter, Sales Up 4.1 Percent
Kia sold 207,015 cars through the first three months of the year, up 4.1 percent. The Sportage remains the brand’s best-selling model, with 44,704 units sold. Sales for Kia’s two…
Hyundai New York Auto Show Teaser: ‘Something Big Is Coming’
Hyundai will reveal “something big” at the New York Auto Show. The automaker released a cryptic video teasing the ‘major world debut.’ The automaker will reveal it its press conference…
Touch Buttons Cost Half As Much As Physical Controls
CEO Benedetto Vigna says production costs for touch controls are 50 percent lower than those for real buttons. Ferrari will put more traditional controls inside its cars. Existing Purosangue and…
Kia Explains Why The 2027 Telluride No Longer Has A V6
Kia dropped the naturally aspirated V6 engine for the 2027 Telluride, replacing it with a turbocharged four-cylinder. Kia did this due to emissions regulations, weight, and performance. Sang Lee, Kia…
Long Before The Ferrari Luce, There Was The Mazda Luce
Ferrari isn’t the first carmaker to use Luce. Mazda did it first back in 1966. Luce means ‘light’ in Italian. Rehashing old names for new cars is quite common these…
Dead: Kia Niro PHEV
Kia is killing the Niro PHEV for 2026. The company cites ‘changing market conditions.’ The gas Niro and Niro EV will live on. Another one bites the dust. With nine…
BMW Still Stands By Subscriptions, Lays Out Its Case
Certain features can be unlocked by paying a fee. Activating some of the tech incurs running costs for BMW. BMW admits putting heated seats behind a paywall wasn’t a good…
‘There Are Certain Functions You Need’
Kia’s interior design chief believes buttons are required for ‘certain functions.’ He said burying functions deep in menus is ‘bad for everybody.’ The brand has no plans to eliminate buttons…
Toyota Beats Volkswagen In 2025 Sales Race, Again
Even without December sales figures, Toyota is the best-selling automaker. Toyota and its subsidiaries delivered 10.32 million vehicles through November. The VW Group sold 8.98 million vehicles in 2025. Toyota…
The New Kia EV2 Is A Boxy Little EV With A Quirky Design
The Kia EV2 comes with two battery options: 42.2 kWh and 61.0 kWh. It has a maximum range of 278 miles (448 kilometers) in the WLTP cycle. Kia claims a…