{"id":31953,"date":"2024-04-26T05:10:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T10:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latamobility.com\/?p=31953"},"modified":"2024-04-25T18:27:20","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T23:27:20","slug":"kia-targets-1-6-million-electric-vehicles-by-2030","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latamobility.com\/en\/kia-targets-1-6-million-electric-vehicles-by-2030\/","title":{"rendered":"Kia Targets 1.6 Million Electric Vehicles by 2030"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Kia <\/strong>set a goal of reaching sales of <strong>1.6 million battery electric vehicles (BEVs) by 2030, while planning to invest \u20ac25.87 billion through 2028 as part of its annual sales strategy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The roadmap was presented in the recent update of its financial targets during the CEO Investor Day in Seoul, Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The manufacturer also aims to sell <strong>4.3 million units globally by the end of the decade, which would represent a 34.4% increase compared to the target set for 2024, which was 3.2 million units.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"749\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/latamobility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/KIA.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/latamobility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/KIA.png 749w, https:\/\/latamobility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/KIA-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/latamobility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/KIA-600x352.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Kia Media<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read also | <\/strong><a href=\"Geotab: 75% of Light-Duty Vehicles Could Be Replaced with Electric Vehicles Today\"><strong>Geotab: 75% of Light-Duty Vehicles Could Be Replaced with Electric Vehicles Today<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-global-strategy\"><strong>Global Strategy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The company plans to significantly increase the proportion of electrified models in its total sales, including hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) and battery electric vehicles (BEVs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By 2030, electrified <strong>models are projected to account for 58% of Kia&#8217;s total sales, with 2.48 million units annually, including 882,000 units of HEVs and PHEVs.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In line with this effort, Kia is working on a strategy to expand charging infrastructure worldwide. 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