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Good morning! It’s Wednesday, July 5, 2023 and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.

Also Toyota has outlined more of its EV tech and production strategy and China is on the brink of a major automotive milestone, all in today's Morning Shift.

/PRNewswire/ -- Continuing momentum from 2022s record retail sales, Kia America set an all-time first half volume record of 394,333 vehicles, up 18-percent...

Continuing momentum from 2022s record retail sales, Kia America set an all-time first half volume record of 394,333 vehicles, up 18-percent over the first-half of 2022. Kias retail-only sales total for the past six months was 362,933, an increase of 17-percent over the first half of 2022.

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/PRNewswire/ -- Fast-growing Kia America continues its hot streak as the brand posted total May sales of 71,497 units, marking the second-highest monthly sales...

Fast-growing Kia America continues its hot streak as the brand posted total May sales of 71,497 units, marking the second-highest monthly sales total in company history and the tenth consecutive month of year-over-year sales increases. May sales were up 23-percent over the same period last year, with several models posting double- and even triple-digit sales increases, including: Seltos (+171-percent); Stinger (+102-percent); Carnival (+80-percent); Soul (+45-percent); Telluride (+35-percent); S...