If you’ve always known Kia as a value-for-money brand, you’re slightly behind the times. Lately, the South Korean carmaker has been reinventing itself with classier showrooms and an updated customer experience as part of its new global brand identity. The Gateway Group just reopened its revamped Kia Dasmariñas dealership with a new look and is promising to deliver a much-improved service to the Kia customers in the area. Along with AC Motors, the distributor of Kia vehicles and services in the P

Kia is on fire when it comes to its collecting accolades as the brand’s American division has set a record for the highest number of awards ever earned in a single year by a brand in the J.D. Power 2023 Automotive Performance, Execution, and Layout (APEAL) study. The South Korean automaker had seven models ranked number one in their segments - the most awarded to a single manufacturer in the APEAL study’s 28-year history. The accolades don’t stop there, as these awards come on the heels of Kia t

Electric Vehicles (EVs) are slowly becoming popular in the Philippines, with more and more automakers entering the local market, such as the Jetour Ice Cream, Wuling Macaron, and Gameboy, and older entrants, such as the Nissan LEAF. With the arrival of EVs comes new challenges for owners, such as understanding new terms and technologies that aren’t typically available in regular gasoline or diesel power cars. That said, we have created a quick guide on what you shouldn’t do when you go out to ch

Electric vehicles (EVs) are slowly becoming mainstream in the Philippine market. As prices continue to rise, these vehicles become more attractive to the car buyer providing you with an alternative source of "zero-emissions" transportation. It also helps that Executive Order 12 has made these vehicles even more affordable, temporarily putting a hold on their import tariffs. This change has incentivized brands such as Kia to bring in the Kia EV6 GT Line Long Range and Lexus to bring in its own EV

Kia Motors Corporation has announced that it will target to sell 1.6 million electric vehicles by 2030. This is up by 400,000 units from its previous goal of 1.2 million. The South Korean carmaker is also looking at a total of 4.3 million overall sales by that year. That means its EV sales will represent only 37% of the whole pie, and this will be buoyed by an EV lineup of 15 models by 2027. At its CEO Investor Day held last April 5th, Kia stated its plans to become a leading EV brand by raising

Kia Motors has just unveiled the production version of the 2024 EV9 at the Seoul Mobility Show 2023. The South Korean carmaker’s all-new flagship luxury SUV is currently the largest and most powerful EV in Kia’s lineup. And is set to make a huge impact globally as a halo model for the brand. But will the Philippines get it? “We are considering it,” says Manny Aligada, President of KP Motors Philippines, the distributors of Kia vehicles in the country. AutoFun Philippines spoke with Aligada at th