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Kia appoints Oliver Samson and Seungmo Lim as heads of Global Design Centres in Europe, China | Autocar Professional

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Kia Corporation has announced the appointment of new senior chief designers Oliver Samson and Seungmo Lim as respective heads of its Europe and China Design Centers, effective April 1. I’ve always admired Kia for its talented and forward-thinking global design team,” said Samson.

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Euro Big 5 auto markets up 8.6% in April, SUVs continue to dominate; shift in segment shares

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Led by strong growth in Spain and Italy, new car registrations in Europe’s Big 5 markets grew by 8.6% million, April produced further gains across the top five European markets with SUVs driving higher volume and counting for 24.4% The appeal of SUVs continues to gain further momentum at the expense of more traditional models.

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BMW tops Tesla in EV sales for the first time as gap narrows in Europe

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Portugal (+19%), Poland (+19%), and Slovakia (+12%) helped boost sales, while the UK (+3%), Italy (+5%), and Spain (+5%) saw modest growth. In July, SUVs set a new record with 554,000 units registered, up 6% YOY. Meanwhile, Volkswagen was the volume leader with a 26% share, followed by Hyundai (including Kia) at 12%.

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GM had $6 billion to spend on next-gen EVs, chose stock buybacks | opinion

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Stellantis is serious Europe-only Jeep Avenger plugin SUV; via Stellantis. The company’s sales there are up 22% over the year before, and it remains a market leader in Italy on the strength of its Fiat, Alfa Romeo , and well-received new Lancia offerings. Via Stellantis.

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Seres 3: Why this Chinese SUV is the worst EV I’ve driven

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The Seres 3 SUV. But its keys were handed to me by Europcar France as my holiday EV rental, in lieu of the Hyundai Kona Electric I’d ordered. It’s a Hyundai Kona-sized small SUV with a 120kW/300Nm single electric motor up front, 52kWh (useable) battery, 18kWh/100km energy use and a claimed 329km range (WLTP).

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Proposed Changes to the Federal EV Tax Credit Passed by the House of Representatives

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Notes: SUVs are not defined, but presumably this category includes crossovers. With caps on vans, SUVs and pickups at $80,000 the proposed revisions fundamentally fails these two goals. 4 and Tesla Model Y are classified as small SUVs. —In the case of a sport utility vehicle, $80,000. ‘‘(C) PICKUP TRUCKS.—In