Hyundai Motor Group sweeps eight Kelley Blue Book Awards

Kia's Sportage wins among plug-in hybrid vehicles in its first year of production; Hyundai's Ioniq 5 wins in two categories

Kia's Sportage plug-in hybrid electric vehicle 
Kia's Sportage plug-in hybrid electric vehicle 
Hyung-Kyu Kim 1
2022-12-19 11:27:27 khk@hankyung.com
Automobiles

Hyundai Motor Group won eight awards out of 19 categories in this year's Kelley Blue Book Best Buy Awards, the most of any global auto group.

Kia Corp. earned three awards for its Telluride, Seltos, and Sportage plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV)

The Telluride has been named Best 3-Row Midsize SUV for four consecutive years while the Seltos has been recognized as Best Subcompact SUV for three successive years.

The Sportage PHEV, in its first year of production, has been named the winner in the Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles category.

Hyundai Motor Co. also received three awards, with its Ioniq 5 winning the Electric Vehicle segment and New Model segment, and the Santa Fe clinching the Two-Row Midsize SUV segment.

Genesis, Hyundai Motor Group's premium-model brand, won two awards for its small luxury SUV GV70 and midsize luxury SUV GV80.

Write to Hyung-Kyu Kim at khk@hankyung.com

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