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New Paper
29-05-2025
- Automotive
- New Paper
Kia launches its first Singapore-assembled EV
The first electric Kia to be assembled in Singapore - and sold exclusively here - is now on the market. The Kia EV5, a five-seat sport utility vehicle sold by Cycle & Carriage, was previewed four months ago at the Singapore Motorshow in January. Assembling an EV5, which involves around 200 robots, takes seven hours. About 67 per cent of the assembly and inspection process is automated, said Dr Hyun Sung Park, chief executive of the Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Centre (HMGICS). South Korean conglomerate Hyundai Group owns both Hyundai and Kia. The model is slightly smaller overall than the Tesla Model Y and the Hyundai Ioniq 5, and comes in three versions. Two versions have a power output of 100kW, qualifying them for a Category A certificate of entitlement (COE), while the third variant is a Category B car with a power output of 230kW. These cars have an operating range of between 400km and 540km on a full charge, and prices start from $194,000 with COE. The EV5, the fourth electric vehicle (EV) to be assembled at HMGICS in the Jurong Innovation District, will not be exported elsewhere. This is also the case for the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Hyundai Ioniq 6 assembled at the plant. The Hyundai Ioniq 5 robotaxi is also assembled here, but is exported to the US. Kia Asia Pacific president and chief executive Kevin Ahn described the launch of the EV5 in Singapore as a significant milestone. Globally, the brand aims to sell 4.2 million EVs by 2030, he added. The South Korean brand delivered 3.1 million vehicles in 2024, comprising EVs and combustion engine models. HMGICS started assembling cars in 2023 and was said to be able to produce up to 30,000 EVs annually. The plant's spokesman declined to give the annual output figures, saying that this is influenced by market demand. Vehicles are produced when they are ordered, with a "small buffer" to minimise the waiting period for customers, he said. "Achieving a large production volume isn't our primary objective. Our main focus remains to be serving as a global innovation hub for Hyundai Motor Group," the spokesman added. Land Transport Authority data shows that Hyundai registered 708 EVs in Singapore in 2024, up from 693 units in 2023. This includes the locally assembled Ioniq 5 and 6 models, and other EV models imported from abroad. Meanwhile, Kia registered 48 EVs in 2024, down from 53 units the year before.
The Star
28-05-2025
- Automotive
- The Star
Kia launches first EV assembled in Singapore
A Kia EV5 being driven on the sky track at Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Centre on May 28, 2025. - Photo: ST SINGAPORE: The first electric Kia to be assembled in Singapore – and sold exclusively here – is now on the market. The Kia EV5, a five-seat sport utility vehicle sold by Cycle & Carriage, was previewed four months ago at the Singapore Motorshow in January. Assembling an EV5, which involves around 200 robots, takes seven hours. About 67 per cent of the assembly and inspection process is automated, said Dr Hyun Sung Park, chief executive of the Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Centre (HMGICS). South Korean conglomerate Hyundai Group owns both Hyundai and Kia. The model is slightly smaller overall than the Tesla Model Y and the Hyundai Ioniq 5, and comes in three versions. Two versions have a power output of 100kW, qualifying them for a Category A certificate of entitlement (COE), while the third variant is a Category B car with a power output of 230kW. These cars have an operating range of between 400km and 540km on a full charge, and prices start from $194,000 with COE. The EV5, the fourth electric vehicle (EV) to be assembled at HMGICS in the Jurong Innovation District, will not be exported elsewhere. This is also the case for the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Hyundai Ioniq 6 assembled at the plant. The Hyundai Ioniq 5 robotaxi is also assembled here, but is exported to the US. Kia Asia Pacific president and chief executive Kevin Ahn described the launch of the EV5 in Singapore as a significant milestone. Globally, the brand aims to sell 4.2 million EVs by 2030, he added. The South Korean brand delivered 3.1 million vehicles in 2024, comprising EVs and combustion engine models. HMGICS started assembling cars in 2023 and was said to be able to produce up to 30,000 EVs annually. The plant's spokesman declined to give the annual output figures, saying that this is influenced by market demand. Vehicles are produced when they are ordered, with a 'small buffer' to minimise the waiting period for customers, he said. 'Achieving a large production volume isn't our primary objective. Our main focus remains to be serving as a global innovation hub for Hyundai Motor Group,' the spokesman added. Land Transport Authority data shows that Hyundai registered 708 EVs in Singapore in 2024, up from 693 units in 2023. This includes the locally assembled Ioniq 5 and 6 models, and other EV models imported from abroad. Meanwhile, Kia registered 48 EVs in 2024, down from 53 units the year before. - The Straits Times/ANN
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Yahoo
Bail for man accused in mom's death set at $350,000
Bail was set Friday for the former Schuylkill Haven man charged in Lancaster County with abuse of his mother's corpse and charged with murder and assault in Maryland. Bail for Kevin Ahn, 31, was set at $350,000 straight cash, according to online court records. He was set to have a 1:30 p.m. hearing in front of Lancaster County Common Pleas Judge Merrill M. Spahn. Ahn is charged with two counts of murder and two counts of assault in connection with the death of his mother, Hyun Ahn, 61, of Owings Mills, Maryland. The charges, both in the first degree, were filed in Baltimore County, Maryland. Additional charges are possible, authorities said. He remains in Lancaster County Prison, according to online court records. On March 24, authorities found the body of the defendant's mother in her Toyota RAV4. Her death was ruled a homicide, according to the Lancaster County Coroner's Office, which said the primary cause of death was strangulation. Kevin Ahn's next Lancaster County Court appearance is set for 10:30 a.m. June 18, 2025 for a status conference. A police sergeant from the NLCRP and a detective both testified at Ahn's hearing, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Facebook page. The detective said surveillance video showed both the defendant and his mother in the vehicle about two days before she was found dead, according to the post, adding that she went inside a Lancaster County business at some point. Prior to his arrest, Kevin Ahn's sister told police her estranged brother was 'talking in numbers ' and speaking gibberish. She said her brother wrote a note while sitting in their mother's Toyota RAV4, according to police. The suspect fled the area in the RAV4 after being asked about the note. When he returned about 30 minutes later, his sister noticed what appeared to be a human leg under clothing and other items in the back seat. According to charging documents, the note left in the victim's SUV read: 'Mom is in the car. I'm sorry Please give her a funeral. My brain is fried. My mom lied, she gave me fake money from the N.A. so did my employees I lost my mind, Foregive me. Please call my sister.' Police from Manheim and the NLCRPD found Kevin Ahn in Manheim Borough after he ran from the scene. Police could see the victim inside the SUV, and a magisterial district judge approved a search warrant for the RAV4. The body of Hyun Ahn was found in the rear passenger side, with items piled on top of her.
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Yahoo
Former Schuylkill Haven man charged with abuse of mom's corpse
A former Schuylkill Haven man has been charged with misdemeanor abuse of his mother's corpse after being arrested in Lancaster County, police reported Wednesday. Authorities found the body of Hyun Ahn, 61, of Owings Mills, Maryland, in her Toyota RAV4. Northern Lancaster County Regional Police arrested Kevin Hyun Ahn, 31, after being dispatched Monday to 110 Fruitville Pike in Penn Twp. for a report of a man acting weird. The woman's death was ruled a homicide, according to the Lancaster County Coroner's Office, which said the primary cause of death was strangulation. The victim is the suspect's mother and died on Monday, March 24, the coroner said. Kevin Ahn's sister told police her estranged brother was 'talking in numbers ' and speaking gibberish. She said her brother wrote a note while sitting in their mother's Toyota RAV4, according to police. According to charging documents, the note left in the victim's SUV read, 'Mom is in the car. I'm sorry Please give her a funeral. My brain is fried. My mom lied, she gave me fake money from the N.A. so did my employees I lost my mind, Foregive me. Please call my sister.' The suspect fled the area in the SUV after being asked about the note. He returned about 30 minutes later. HIs sister then noticed what appeared to be a human leg under clothing and items in the backseat. Police from Manheim and the NLCRPD department found Kevin Ahn in Manheim Borough after he ran away from the scene. Police could see the victim inside the SUV, and a magisterial district judge approved a search warrant for the RAV4, where the body of Hyun Ahn was found in the rear passenger side, with items piled on top of her. Police observed hemorrhaging in her eyes and what appeared to be ligature marks on her neck, documents state. Additional charges may be filed against Kevin Ahn, the Lancaster County District Attorney's office said. Kevin Ahn is in Lancaster County Prison after being denied bail because of the possibility he might not appear for a court hearing and in the interest of public safety, online court records show. A preliminary hearing is set for April 1 at 1:30 p.m. in Magisterial District Judge Torrey Landis' courtroom, Ephrata.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Yahoo
Man charged charged after mother's 'suspicious' death in Lancaster County
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A man was charged Tuesday in the Lancaster County suspicious death investigation after his mother was found dead in the back seat of a vehicle, buried underneath items, court documents state. Kevin Ahn, 31, faces a misdemeanor charge of abuse of a corpse after he allegedly left the woman's body on the floor of a vehicle and tried to cover her up, the charges filed by Northern Lancaster County Regional Police show. Ahn was spotted 'acting weird,' and wrote a note that he left in a relative's vehicle, a white Toyota Rav4, outside a residence along the 100 block of Fruitville Pike in Manheim just before 3 p.m. on Monday, court documents state. A witness walked up to the vehicle and read the note, which stated 'Mom is in car I'm sorry Please give her a funeral. My brain is fried My mom lied, she gave me fake money from the N.A. so did my employees I lost my mind. Forgive me. Please call my sister,' court docs detail. Ahn then got in the vehicle and drove away when the witness questioned him. He did return, and when he was about to be confronted again about the note, he ran away, but eventually, police found him. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now A clothed human leg hidden underneath clothing and household items was spotted in the backseat of the vehicle by a witness, police said. When officers and EMS arrived, they found the woman's body when they searched the vehicle. The woman's face was purple, she had hemorrhaging in her eyes and what looked to be like marks around her neck, court docs state. Police had described the death as 'suspicious.' Ahn, a Schuylkill Haven resident, is locked up with bail denied in Lancaster County Prison by Magisterial District Judge Torrey Landis. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 1. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
