where Kia is on a big electric adventure ? A few years ago, the Hyundai group’s premium brand, which had long been limited to diesel and gasoline, took a major turn. Gradually electrifying every model in every segment. Micro hybrid, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, electric : since then the number of models has multiplied. So much so that today the entire Kia line, with the exception of the city minicar Picanto, is electrified! She follows the same path paved by her a subsidiary of Hyundai, where only the i10 (the Picanto’s cousin) is not offered with an electrified option. But on pure and hard electricity, the novelties are completely fresh. Kia launched its own the first real model in 2021: the A 5-door sedan with a fake EV6 crossover look ! By a true model, we mean a car designed from the ground up to be electric, as opposed to a car Electric niro and soul derived from thermal models.

The electrical assault has well and truly begun

Since then, the brand has multiplied novelties in this area. It recently unveiled the second member of the electric car family: the EV9. It’s a large seven-seat electric SUV that will occupy the top of this new lineup. Only a few days after the presentation, its younger brother EV5 has already shown itself. But not in its final form. Thus, Kia really stands on the rails of electricityand has great ambitions for the future. By 2027, the brand has planned 15 new electric models, which includes the EV5, EV6, EV9 and Niro EV. Kia’s Plan S delivers In 2030, 55% of global sales will be electric. This is 2.38 million cars per year. An offensive that pushes him to reorganize his production centers. Its Slovakian factory in Žilina was chosen to produce the following small electric models.. B and C segment crossovers and sedans that will be destined for Europe. However, the brand has not yet specified which ones will be produced in Slovakia.

Slovakia, the main European country for assembling cars

Kia is not the first foreign manufacturer to set up production in Slovakia. The country is famous for its skilled workforce, with wages 2/3 less than in Germany, for example! volkswagen collect for example Bratislava its large family SUVs. Volkswagen Touareg, Audi Q7, Porsche Cayenne, Audi Q8. Peugeot and Citroën 208 and C3 in Trnava. Land Rover meanwhile, made Nitra the sole production center for its Defender. Not forgetting Volvo which will open a new factory in the country next year. In general, these Eastern countries are popular because of their low production costs and their flexibility. Several other manufacturers are present in neighboring countries where they have established production facilities. BMW, Audi, Suzuki, Opel and Mercedes-Benz present in Hungary. Skoda, Hyundai and Toyota in the Czech Republic…