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Apple Car Production Again Linked to Kia Motor's US Plant in Georgia
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South Korea banned some BMW cars because they were prone to catching fire.Yeah, they've really stepped up their game recently 🤣
Hyundai and Kia recall 423,000 cars for increased engine fire risk
Big recall aims to cure potential for oil leaks and fire in Sorento, Soul, Sonata, and more.www.thecarconnection.com
Hyundai quality issues hammer quarterly profit report
South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co said on Monday it swung to a net loss for July-September, missing market estimates by a wide margin, as costs related to engine quality issues and recalls smashed what would otherwise have been strong earnings. Hyundai, the world's fifth-biggest automaker when...www.autoblog.com
Hyundai recalls 471K more SUVs, tells owners to park outside
Hyundai is adding about 471,000 SUVs in the U.S. to a September recall for an electrical short in a computer that could cause firesabcnews.go.com
"Hyundai recalls 471K more SUVs, tells owners to park outside". They are telling owners to park their vehicles outsideBut please, tell us more. This shows you how much Hyundai paid JD Power to get on their list.
Here is the news:
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-45191874
It happens to bigger brands as well.
Apple is most certainly not interested in a performance vehicle.
It will be a socially conspicuous nerdpod built for visible consumption of outsourced fossil fuel combustion.
Oh wow. Kia doesn’t compare to Lexus? No way!
I don’t think Apple will be trying to compete with Mercedes anyways.
You've presented a logical fallacy. I'm talking about Hyundai here. Please stick to the topic.
That would be sweet. The e-Niro is one of the best EVs in its price segment. It's also the most sold out EV in Europe. 8 to 12 months delivery time
Drives really well. Certainly better than the floaty, numb (and now, butt ugly) cars BMW's churning out. Shame it's a V6, though; once you've driven an I-6, nothing can compare!
Partnering with an outside OEM reminds me of Apple's partnership with Motorola on the Rokr E1 - this will probably just be a prelude to them launching their own car, designed & built from the ground up. Better be RWD, though!
Nah, they'll just claim that the steering failures were isolated incidents and then replace their design with rack and pinion in the next version...
Gas cars are being banned from future new vehicle sales in some areas. If they are being banned from operating in entire areas, we are talking about areas in the size of several city blocks at most, and only in control freak run areas.
Internal combustion vehicles will be around in the majority for a long time. The laws that you are thinking of have no effect on ownership existing ICE a vehicles or resale of them.
I don’t disagree that EV is the future. But the reality of the intended EV mandates have to be viewed realistically.
I had a 2012 Kia Rio for a few years and never had a single issue with it, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend a Kia. My sister has another model and same story, no issues and had it for longer.
It was comfortable, well built (with very high safety standards), and very good quality for the money paid. If someone's looking at buying something like a Ford, Opel / Vauxhall, Renault, Toyota, Volkswagen - give the Kia's a look too, you'll likely be pleasantly surprised.
Worth noting - I am well aware of their previous history, but the modern examples are far better. In addition, the seven year warranty is legit - one of my friends has a Sportage that suffered a pretty serious engine failure about a year out of warranty - Kia still picked up the bill and sorted it. He now has a Stinger and loves it, and it's a seriously impressive car.
Yea, BMW has certainly veered from its "Ultimate Driving Machine" roots with many of its new cars. Perhaps one day in the future we will once again be able to be told to "turn your hymnals to page 2002."
Well, whatever happens, will someone please get rid of this ugly "H" logo? It reeks of 1970's "Nephew Art" (i.e., the client won't pay you to design a decent trademark logo, insisting that a nephew can draw one just as easily . . . and for free!).
Apple could also be cautious, but as mentioned in the article Hyundai is going to be cautious... and with good reason. The past half decade of brand and image improvements mean a lot to them. They don't want to take a step backwards to be viewed as an OEM manufacturer like Foxconn. I think a lot of people are misinterpreting the partnership Apple is seeking. They aren't looking for a co-branding partner. Apple isn't looking for an Apple branded [insert make/model]. They're basically looking for a contract manufacturer (think Magna Steyr) to make the components and assemble an Apple car. ← Car companies aren't lining up for that. That's simply low margin contract work. Magna may not have the capacity that Apple thinks they'll need, or the desired US location. Kia is an answer could work for everyone. Kia doing the OEM manufacturing doesn't affect the Hyundai brand. Kia has location (US), capacity, and expertise to tool for Apple's designs and build what the customer wants.
I've got nothing against Kia, however it's going to be slightly odd trying to sell a Kia at a hefty price because it's got Apple slapped on top of it.
Unless, of course, the Apple Car isn't really a Kia and Kia is just building it
I don't think either one of these companies can produce a product with the requite level of quality that folks have come to expect from Apple.
2015 was a LONG time ago in Kia years.
Actually, Samsung have been selling cars since 1998. Oops.
Not even really bigger, BMW sold 2.5 million vehicles in 2019, which Hyundai/Kia sold 7.19 million. People are making Hyundai out as if they are some roughshod car company that doesn't know how to build petrol cars or EVs, meanwhile they're here continuously improving their quality and diversity of models. Are they the best in the world? Probably not, but they are putting a lot of other makers to shame these days.
Kia is building an entire car with Apple parts, I think not. It would be a Kia.