- Kia EV9 wins 2024 World Automobile of the Yr and 2024 World Electrical Car awards, reinforcing Hyundai Motor Group’s international EV management
- Hyundai IONIQ 5 N takes 2024 World Efficiency Automobile title, marking fourth World Automobile Award win for the IONIQ 5 lineup within the final three years
- This yr’s victories take the Group’s World Automobile Awards whole to 12, together with back-to-back triple wins with IONIQ 5 and IONIQ 6 in 2022 and 2023 respectively
Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) has continued its unimaginable success on the World Automobile Awards, with the Kia EV9 named the 2024 World Automobile of the Yr in a ceremony held on the New York Worldwide Auto Present.
The EV9 was additionally named 2024 World Electrical Car, whereas the Hyundai IONIQ 5 N was topped the 2024 World Efficiency Automobile, reinforcing the Group’s international EV management and the technological excellence of its EV-dedicated Electrical World Modular Platform (E-GMP).
These 2024 victories underscore Hyundai Motor Group’s success on the World Automobile Awards lately, with the IONIQ 5 and IONIQ 6 each taking triple titles in 2022 and 2023 respectively within the World Automobile of the Yr, World Electrical Car and World Automobile Design of the Yr classes.
In 2023, the Kia EV6 GT was additionally named World Efficiency Automobile, and in 2020 the Kia Telluride received the general World Automobile of the Yr title whereas the Kia Soul EV was topped World City Automobile.
This yr, the World Automobile Awards acknowledged the Kia EV9’s revolutionary design, spacious seven-seat inside, and aggressive worth level. Based mostly on the E-GMP structure, the EV9 is the primary Kia to characteristic fourth-generation battery know-how for improved efficiency.
“We’re vastly honored that the 2024 EV9 has been named the World Automobile of the Yr and World Electrical Car,” mentioned Ho Sung Track, President and CEO at Kia. “This triumph is a testomony to our unwavering dedication to pushing the boundaries of know-how and design excellence. The Kia EV9’s continued success will drive us to maintain delivering distinctive automobiles that redefine the driving expertise for patrons world wide.”
Persevering with the IONIQ 5’s success and marking the fourth main victory for the IONIQ 5 lineup on the World Automobile Awards, the IONIQ 5 N’s World Efficiency Automobile title highlights Hyundai’s achievements in defining a brand new section of driver-focused high-performance EVs via new applied sciences and elevated racetrack functionality, signaling step one in N’s electrification technique. It combines the usual IONIQ 5’s Electrical World Modular Platform with N’s motorsport-bred applied sciences and leverages N’s experience from electrified ‘Rolling Labs’ to maximise the EV’s high-performance capabilities.
“We’re thrilled and honored to obtain the distinguished World Efficiency Automobile award for our IONIQ 5 N,” mentioned Jaehoon Chang, President and CEO of Hyundai Motor Firm. “This recognition is a testomony to Hyundai’s dedication to pushing the boundaries of electrical efficiency and innovation. It’s really gratifying to see our efforts rewarded with a complete of seven World Automobile Awards titles within the final three years. We’re proud to proceed our profitable streak and solidify Hyundai’s place as a pacesetter within the international EV business.”
The World Automobile Awards is an annual occasion that sees 100 worldwide jurors throughout 29 counties drive and vote on a discipline of eligible automobiles. Taking 10 World Automobile Awards titles out of a attainable 18 since 2022 (and nominated for an extra 5), Hyundai Motor Group’s current efficiency underscores the technological excellence of Hyundai, Kia and Genesis electrical automobiles underpinned by the E-GMP EV-dedicated structure and the Group’s international EV management.
Hyundai Motor Group World Automobile Awards victories
2024
Kia EV9 – World Automobile of the Yr, World Electrical Car
Hyundai IONIQ 5 N – World Efficiency Automobile
2023
Hyundai IONIQ 6 – World Automobile of the Yr, World Electrical Car, World Automobile Design of the Yr
Kia EV6 GT – World Efficiency Automobile
2022
Hyundai IONIQ 5 – World Automobile of the Yr, World Electrical Car, World Automobile Design of the Yr
2020
Kia Telluride – World Automobile of the Yr
Kia Soul EV – World City Automobile
