{"id":564,"date":"2023-04-20T14:15:29","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T12:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autocity.dev.webeng.co\/kia-site\/kia-ev9-suv-exterior-teased-in-video-clips-2\/"},"modified":"2023-05-25T12:49:13","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T10:49:13","slug":"kia-ev9-suv-exterior-teased-in-video-clips-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/autocity.dev.webeng.co\/kia-site\/kia-ev9-suv-exterior-teased-in-video-clips-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Kia EV9 SUV exterior teased in video clips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/autocity.dev.webeng.co\/kia-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/05\/5af9b0b2-e764-4e7b-aff9-bfa0019e84ba.jpg\" alt=\"Kia starts building facility for electric purpose-built vehicle (PBV) production\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kia EV9 SUV exterior teased in video clips<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Dedicated plant for electric purpose-built vehicles (PBV) with annual capacity of 150,000 units in the second half of 2025<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Plant to showcase flexible production by adopting smart innovations such as efficient \u2018cell method\u2019 of manufacturing while pursuing low carbon footprint, intelligence and human-centred principles<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Hyundai Motor Group announces aim to become one of the world\u2019s top 3 EV manufacturers and invest of KRW 24 trillion in the domestic EV industry by 2030<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>17 April 2023 \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>Kia broke ground last week on its dedicated plant for the production of batter-electric purpose-built vehicles (PBV). The ceremony was held at Kia\u2019s Hwaseong plant, located in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, and was attended by over 200 people, including government officials, Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung, Kia\u2019s Global President and CEO Ho Sung Song, and other employees from the Group and the automotive parts industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kia President and CEO, Ho Sung Song, on behalf of Hyundai Motor Group, highlighted in a greeting that Hyundai Motor, Kia, and Hyundai MOBIS together plan to invest KRW 24 trillion in the domestic electric vehicle industry by 2030, with the goal of making South Korea one of the top three players in the global EV market. \u201cOur focus is to enhance the competitiveness of the entire electric vehicle ecosystem, including research and development, production, and infrastructure, and to lead the way in driving change and innovation in the new global automotive industry.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cutting-edge smart factory with annual production capacity of 150,000 units<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kia will invest around one trillion won (approximately USD 758 million) to secure 99,000 acres of land, with the company planning to start mass-production in the second half of 2025. It plans to produce 150,000 units in the first full year, with the potential to expand in line with future market conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new PBV plant will be built as an eco-friendly plant that applies future innovative manufacturing technologies while minimising carbon emissions. It will also seek efficiency and intelligence with Hyundai Motor and Kia\u2019s smart factory brand \u2018E-FOREST technologies\u2019<sup>1<\/sup>&nbsp;such as digital manufacturing systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the innovative manufacturing processes to be implemented at the new PBV plant is known as the \u2018cellular (or cell) method,\u2019 which allows vehicle production based on diverse customer demands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cell method is a process layout strategy that groups together machines or workstations that are used to produce similar products or parts. The goal of the cell method is to create a more efficient and flexible manufacturing process by reducing the distance that materials and products need to travel during production. Under the cell method, machines are arranged in a way that optimises the flow of materials and products between workstations, with the aim of minimising downtime, reducing costs and increasing productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The PBV plant\u2019s cutting-edge manufacturing system unifies the new cell method with the original mass-production conveyor system to allow flexible production with more customisation of various product types.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, the PBV plant will be built as a low-carbon factory by operating a dry booth, a nature-friendly construction method, during the painting process of vehicle manufacturing, and reducing carbon emissions by about 20% compared to existing factories by utilising natural light and streamlining the manufacturing process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kia will also apply innovative technologies such as automation of facilities using machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), automation of painting quality inspection under the vehicle, automation of installation of parts such as glass, vehicle name, and company logo, and real-time automatic measurement quality data analysis to autonomously correct and install the vehicle body in real time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new facility will be a \u2018human-friendly\u2019 plant by pushing automation in heavy-duty work and tasks that require looking up at the ceiling, while enhancing the feeling of \u2018openness\u2019 and reducing noise levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>First battery electric PBV production set for 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kia plans to show SW (project name), the first model in the company\u2019s dedicated PBV line-up, in 2025. The model will be a mid-sized PBV and will be based on the \u201ceS\u201d platform, a dedicated skateboard platform for battery electric PBVs, enabling various types of vehicle bodies to be flexibly combined. SW has been developed to respond to various business demands such as delivery, ride hailing, and business-to-business (B2B) transactions thanks to its excellent load structure and spacious indoor space that reaches the height of an adult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After launching the mid-sized SW PBV, Kia plans to expand its product line-up to large-sized PBVs that can be used for logistics, fresh food delivery, multi-seat shuttles, and mobile offices and stores as well as small-sized PBVs and mid-sized robotaxis applied with autonomous driving technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hyundai Motor Group aims to be one of the world\u2019s top 3 EV manufacturers by 2030<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the ceremony, Hyundai Motor Group also outlined its aim to become one of the world\u2019s top three EV manufacturers by 2030 through the combined sales of Hyundai Motor, Kia and Genesis electric models. The Group also announced that it plans to significantly expand the annual EV production in Korea to 1,51 million units and global volume to 3,64 million units by 2030. To enable such plans, Hyundai Motor and Kia, alongside with Hyundai MOBIS, plan to invest KRW 24 trillion (approximately 18 billion USD) in the EV sector domestically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2030, Hyundai Motor Group will have a total line-up of 31 EV models, including models from Hyundai Motor, Kia, and luxury brand Genesis. Kia will launch EV9, its first three-row seat electric flagship SUV, this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Group\u2019s large-scale investment aims to upgrade Korea\u2019s EV ecosystem and strengthen its role as a hub for driving innovation in the global future automotive industry. It is also expected to promote a virtuous cycle of domestic EV production, R&amp;D, infrastructure, and related industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; display: inline-block;\"><iframe style=\"border: none; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/ljsp.lwcdn.com\/api\/video\/embed.jsp?id=49d576a2-0b4c-4cfb-8af9-3b3509e783f6&amp;pi=9ba18b71-9732-4e24-b215-f2e6ba6b0a17\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"Source: https:\/\/motorpress.co.za\/\">Source: https<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/experience.kia.co.za\/\">:\/\/motorpress.co.za\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kia EV9 SUV exterior teased in video clips Dedicated plant for electric purpose-built vehicles (PBV) with annual capacity of 150,000 units in the second half of 2025 Plant to showcase flexible production by adopting smart innovations such as efficient \u2018cell method\u2019 of manufacturing while pursuing low carbon footprint, intelligence and human-centred principles Hyundai Motor Group &#8230; <a title=\"Kia EV9 SUV exterior teased in video clips\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/autocity.dev.webeng.co\/kia-site\/kia-ev9-suv-exterior-teased-in-video-clips-2\/\" aria-label=\"More on Kia EV9 SUV exterior teased in video clips\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":567,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/autocity.dev.webeng.co\/kia-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/autocity.dev.webeng.co\/kia-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/autocity.dev.webeng.co\/kia-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autocity.dev.webeng.co\/kia-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autocity.dev.webeng.co\/kia-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=564"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/autocity.dev.webeng.co\/kia-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":566,"href":"https:\/\/autocity.dev.webeng.co\/kia-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564\/revisions\/566"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autocity.dev.webeng.co\/kia-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/autocity.dev.webeng.co\/kia-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autocity.dev.webeng.co\/kia-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autocity.dev.webeng.co\/kia-site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}