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

Oct. 12, 2023 is a special day for South Korean automaker Kia. That’s because this date is the brand’s EV Day, which is a showcase of the latest in Kia’s electric vehicle (EV) technology. It also chose this date to unveil three EVs in its lineup to augment the existing EV6 and EV9 crossovers. Production EV5 gets 313 PS, AWD First is the production version of the EV5 that debuted after the concept version had been revealed on August 2023. The EV5 is essentially a shrunken-down, five-seater versio

Jetour Auto Philippines has partnered with the Midori Clark Hotel and Casino to commemorate the Chinese mid-autumn festival with a special raffle. Midori Clark guests and casino patrons can win an all-new Jetour X70 or X70 Sport seven-seater crossover, a Jetour Dashing compact crossover or a Jetour Ice Cream Electric Vehicle when they join. A total of ₱15 million worth of prizes are at stake, with four Jetour vehicles as the grand prize for the event. Midori Clark will have regular weekly draws

Fully electric Porsches are nothing new – the Taycan electric supercar has been a hit, even for Korean pop stars. But the German carmaker also competes in the 2023 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, where open-wheeled single-seaters with battery-electric drivetrains have been slugging it out since 2014. At the latest round in Jakarta, Indonesia, Porsche made a strong showing, with Pascal Wehrlein winning in Race 10 to regain the team championship lead. This was despite searing temperatures of

The Hyundai IONIQ 6 Electrified Streamliner matches its older sibling, the IONIQ 5's, winning ways as it takes the World Car of the Year, World Electric Vehicle of the Year, and World Car Design of the Year titles at the World Car Awards 2023. This year’s trophy haul matches what the IONIQ 5 won last year at the World Car Awards. The WCA’s international jury of 100 automotive journalists from 32 countries voted in favor of the IONIQ 6 for its “unique aerodynamic design and outstanding all-electr

After months of teaser photos and a “world tour” of the concept version, the production 2024 Kia EV9 sport-utility vehicle (SUV) has finally been revealed. Slated for launch on March 2023, the EV9 is a three-row electric vehicle (EV) that slots above the Kia EV6 crossover. Styling-wise, little was changed from the concept EV9, especially the prominent LED headlights that flow into the front fenders. This is accentuated by the huge painted fascia and the use of matte-black and gloss-black trim on