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It sits one step below the Seltos in the Kia hierarchy. Kia has published the first video teaser of the updated Sonet crossover. And although the company tried not to highlight details too much, there are images of both the exterior and interior of the car. In the car's teaser video, Kia uses the tagline “Wild. Reborn." [caption id="attachment_85143" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Kia[/caption] [caption id="attachment_85144" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Kia[/caption] "Wild. Reborn." Kia announced and showed the updated inexpensive crossover Kia Sonet The Sonet will receive a new design of the front end (headlights, bumper, radiator grille), and innovations in the interior will include a dashboard and Bose acoustics. [caption id="attachment_85145" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Kia[/caption] It is also possible that there will be some innovation under the hood: the crossover may get a more powerful engine (current Sonet engines produce from 83 to 120 hp). The Kia Sonet will make its full debut in India on December 14.

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The court sided with several hundred insurers A judge has rejected Hyundai and Kia's motions to dismiss a lawsuit by several hundred insurers seeking more than $1 billion they say they owe to drivers of stolen or damaged vehicles. Kia and Hyundai's legal troubles began when thefts of their vehicles spiked in 2021. Automakers have failed to install immobilizers on millions of vehicles, and social media has helped spread videos showing how to steal specific models that are not equipped with immobilizers. The judge agreed that Hyundai and Kia should have understood that people would steal cars that did not have an anti-theft device. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 114 states that a vehicle must have a starting system that prevents normal activation of the vehicle's engine or engine if the key is removed from the vehicle's starting system. Due to mass theft of Hyundai and Kia cars, companies are accused of fraud and demand more than $1 billion [caption id="attachment_83249" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Hyundai and Kia cars[/caption] Hyundai and Kia argued that insurance companies accepted responsibility for the thefts by insuring the vehicles. However, U.S. District Judge James Selna rejected that argument, noting that the automakers violated state consumer protection laws, breached implied and express warranties, and committed fraud by omission and concealment. In Milwaukee, Wisconsin alone, Kia and Hyundai thefts are up 2,644% in 2021. The affected Kia vehicles date back to 2011, while the compromised Hyundai vehicles date back to the 2015 model year. Earlier this year, automakers released a software update to make it harder for their vehicles to be stolen. Additionally, the two companies reached a $200 million settlement this year in a class-action lawsuit brought by vehicle owners. Up to $145 million is expected to cover about nine million drivers and compensate them for their personal losses.

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EV9 starts at $56,395 Kia's first electric seven-passenger vehicle will begin arriving in US showrooms before the end of the year. Customers can now pre-order the base EV9 Light for $56,395. The South Korean manufacturer wants to protect its customers from markups and is reportedly asking its dealers not to raise prices. [caption id="attachment_79327" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Kia[/caption] CarsDirect obtained a letter sent by Kia to its US dealers in which the company politely asked retailers to do this: “The EV9 buyer is an important new user of the Kia brand and price transparency will be paramount to their buying experience. We ask that dealers sell the EV9 at retail at no premium to MSRP." Kia is asking dealers to sell the latest top-end crossover without markups CarsDirect recalls that there were huge markups on the EV6 at some dealers. At the time, a premium of up to $20,000 was reported over MSRP. Motor1 experts believe that maintaining the recommended retail price of an electric crossover may be almost impossible for dealers. The electric three-row SUV comes in five available trim levels - Light Long Range RWD, Wind AWD, Land AWD and GT-Line AWD. The latest model is the top-end model, starting at $75,395. [caption id="attachment_79328" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Kia[/caption] The first examples delivered to the US market will be imported from South Korea, but Kia plans to begin local production in West Point, Georgia in 2024.