Niro Phevs News Today

Earlier this week, Kia reported its U.S. sales figures for the month of October and the news was good! Kia notched up a few new sales records last month, in fact. Yet, amongst all the good news, there are also some less positive details that beg the question: Is Kia really on track to achieve its sales goals for the year?

Kia, Hyundai and Genesis EVs are all going to be made at a new U.S. plant being built in Bryan County, Georgia, near the port of Savanna. This should allow the Hyundai Motor Group (Hyundai, Kia and Genesis) to qualify for U.S. federal tax incentives on the electric vehicles produced from this new plant, eventually.

Not to sound like a broken record, but once again Kia has seen its monthly sales slip, but at the same time its electrified vehicle sales increased significantly, 86% in fact. This month however, those increased sales are from hybrid (HEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) sales, specifically.

The Korea Herald recently reported Q1 “eco-friendly” car exports for Kia and Hyundai. As far as I can tell most (but not all) of Kia’s new plug-in vehicles exported outside of South Korea are destined for either Europe or North America. At least some percentage goes to other parts of the world (Australia, for example). What I want to know is: how many plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) is Kia delivering in North America?