Korean Car Journalists Association Selects Kia EV9 as 'Car of the Month' for July

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The Korea Automobile Journalists Association announced on the 6th that it has selected the Kia EV9 as the Car of the Month for July this year.

Among the new cars introduced last month, the Kia EV9, Lexus electric vehicle RZ, Lexus RX, and Toyota Crown were nominated for Car of the Month for July. The EV9 received 33.7 points (out of 50) and was ultimately selected as the Car of the Month for July.

The EV9 scored 7.7 points (out of 10) in the safety and convenience features category, as well as in the energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions category, and recorded 6.7 points in the interior/exterior design and emotional quality category, and power performance category.

Jung Chi-yeon, Chairperson of the Car of the Year Selection Committee, said, “The EV9 is Kia’s second model based on the electric vehicle-dedicated platform E-GMP and is a flagship electrified sport utility vehicle (SUV) that will completely change the concept and method of mobility.” He added, “The EV9 secures a maximum driving range of 501 km on a single charge under domestic standards with a large-capacity 99.8 kWh battery and various efficiency maximizations, and new technologies such as wireless (OTA) software updates that allow easy maintenance of the vehicle’s various functions in the latest state have been applied.”

The Korea Automobile Journalists Association has been selecting and announcing the Car of the Month since 2019, and last month, the New Peugeot 408 was named Car of the Month. The association has 55 member media outlets including domestic daily newspapers, broadcasters, news agencies, online platforms, and automotive specialized magazines, with about 200 journalists affiliated with the member companies actively participating.

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