Ukubheja ekubeni yisithenjwa okunikezwayo kwamamodeli kagesi, i-Kia ilungiselela ukuqhamuka “nokuhlasela” okuyiqiniso kokufakwa kukagesi futhi umphumela uba ukufika kwamamodeli ambalwa kagesi akwa-Kia eminyakeni ezayo.
Kodwa ake siqale ngokukwethulela ezinhlelweni zokuvelela zomkhiqizo waseNingizimu Korea. Okokuqala, iKia ihlela ukwandisa uhla lwayo lwamamodeli kagesi lufinyelele ku-11 kuya ku-2025.
Ngokwezinhlelo ezifanayo, esikhathini esiphakathi kuka-2020 no-2025, amamodeli kagesi akwa-Kia kufanele amele ama-20% okuthengiswa okuphelele komkhiqizo eNingizimu Korea, eNyakatho Melika naseYurophu.
Kodwa kukhona okwengeziwe. Ngo-2027 i-Kia ihlela ukwethula hhayi eyodwa, hhayi amabili noma amathathu kodwa ayisikhombisa (!) amamodeli kagesi amasha ezigabeni ezihlukahlukene. Okujwayelekile kuzo zonke kuzoba iqiniso lokuthi zakhiwe ngesisekelo senkundla entsha ezinikele: i-Electric Global Modular Platform (E-GMP).
Uma njengamanje uzibuza ukuthi kungani kwethulwa amamodeli amaningi kagesi akwa-Kia, impendulo ilula: uhlobo lwaseNingizimu Korea lubikezela ukuthi izimoto zikagesi zizobalelwa ku-25% wokuthengiswa kwazo emhlabeni wonke ngo-2029.
Eyokuqala ifika ngo-2021
Ngokuka-Kia, ngeke kudingeke silinde isikhathi eside imodeli yokuqala kagesi eyakhiwe ngokusekelwe ku-Electric Global Modular Platform (E-GMP). Ekhuluma nge-E-GMP, ngokusho kwe-Kia lokhu kuzovumela uhlobo lwaseNingizimu Korea ukuthi lunikeze amamodeli anezindawo zangaphakathi ezibanzi kakhulu emakilasini abo.
Thanda Igama lekhodi ye-CV , lokhu kufika ekuqaleni kuka-2021 futhi, ngokusho komkhiqizo waseNingizimu Korea, kuveza i-design orientation entsha ye-Kia. Ngokusobala, lo mfanekiso kufanele usekelwe ku-prototype ethi “Imagine by Kia” eyethulwa yinkampani yaseNingizimu Korea embukisweni wezimoto iGeneva Motor Show ngonyaka odlule.
Ngokuqondene namamodeli asele okufanele asebenzise le nkundla, i-Kia ayikazimemezeli noma yiziphi izinsuku zokukhishwa.
I-"Plan S"
Yethulwe ngoJanuwari, i-“Plan S” iyisu le-Kia lesikhathi eside futhi iveza ukuthi umkhiqizo uhlela kanjani ukushintshela ekufakeni ugesi.
Ngakho-ke, ngaphezu kwamamodeli amasha, i-Kia ihlola ukudalwa kwezinsizakalo zokubhalisa. Inhloso ukunikeza amakhasimende izinketho ezimbalwa zokuthenga, izinhlelo zokuqasha nezokuqashisa zamabhethri kagesi.
Enye yezindawo ezimbozwe yi-“Plan S” amabhizinisi ahlobene “nempilo yesibili” yamabhethri (ukwenziwa kabusha kwawo). Ngesikhathi esifanayo, i-Kia ihlela ukuqinisa ingqalasizinda yayo ye-aftermarket yamamodeli kagesi futhi isize ukwandisa ingqalasizinda yayo yokushaja.
Ngalesi sizathu, uhlobo lwaseNingizimu Korea luzosebenzisa amashaja angaphezu kuka-2400 e-Europe ngokubambisana nabathengisi bawo. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, lokhu kuzibophezela eziteshini zokushaja kuhunyushwe kutshalomali ngoSepthemba 2019 ku-IONITY.