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Auto Express
4 hours ago
- Automotive
- Auto Express
Car Deal of the Day: Super sci-fi Kia EV6 for an exceptional £260 per month
Star Trek styling with spacious cabin 265-mile range plus lightning-fast charging Only £260 per month The Kia EV6 is now more affordable to buy than ever thanks to the recent introduction of a new entry-level model, but if you'd rather lease the super sharp-looking, very spacious electric car, it's available from only £280 per month through the Auto Express Find A Car service. Advertisement - Article continues below That price is being offered by Milease through Auto Express, and is for the new Kia EV6 Air Standard Range. The two-year lease deal requires an initial payment of £3,414, followed by monthly payments of £260. Included in the offer is an annual mileage allowance of 5,000 miles per year, but if you have a longer commute or enjoy a road trip – which the EV6 is very good at – you can increase the limit to 8,000 miles a year for just £17 extra a month. Or you can stretch it to 10,000 miles per annum, and still only pay £288 per month. The EV6 feels very stable cruising on the motorway, and it's quiet inside, too, plus Kia's Lane Follow Assist 2.0 system helps make long journeys easier. But unlike some other electric family cars, this is a fun and enjoyable car to drive on some twisty roads. This may be the bog-standard EV6, yet it still comes generously equipped with dual 12.3-inch curved displays, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, heated front seats, a heated steering wheel, LED lights all-round, 19-inch alloy wheels, a reversing camera, and smart cruise control with stop-and-go functionality. It also uses a 63kWh battery to provide up to 265 miles of range, and features the same type of 800-volt charging system as the £100k+ Porsche Taycan. This allows for a 10 to 80 per cent top-up in just 18 minutes, if you can find a 350kW DC ultra-rapid charger. The Car Deal of the Day selections we make are taken from our own Auto Express Find a Car deals service, which includes the best current offers from car dealers and leasing companies around the UK. Terms and conditions apply, while prices and offers are subject to change and limited availability. If this deal expires, you can find more top Kia EV6 leasing offers from leading providers on our Kia EV6 deals hub page… Check out the Kia EV6 Deal of the Day or take a look at our previous Car Deal of the Day selection here…
Yahoo
5 hours ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
3 New Luxury SUVs That Are a Good Investment for Retirees
When you retire, you want to make sure everything is set for your life after closing out your career: how you are going to live, where you are going to travel and how you plan to get around town. If you are a retiree or soon to be retired and enjoy upscale sports utility vehicles, there are some new ones that might be a good investment once you clock out of work for good. Below are three new 2025 luxury SUVs that are a good investment for retirees. For You: Read Next: Also here are these luxury SUVs will be dropping in price this summer. Starting price: $54,900 If you are conscious about your carbon footprint, the 2025 Kia EV9 is the electric SUV for you. The EV9's three rows can accommodate up to seven passengers, according to John Ellmore, EV fleet editor for Know Your Business, which means there is plenty of space for kids and grandkids alike. 'The EV9 offers a decent range of up to 304 miles, so retirees do not need to worry about finding charging stops during long trips,' Ellmore went on to say. 'For retirees, the Kia EV9 is very comfortable, has plenty of advanced technology and it's extremely practical, a great investment in a vehicle that supports an active lifestyle.' Trending Now: Starting price: $51,000 In the professional opinion of Alex Black, chief marketing officer at EpicVIN, the 2025 Acura MDX provides plenty of room without 'being too cumbersome,' making it the perfect blend of value and luxury that retirees can buy in for their golden years. '[It] features a powerful V6, it handles well and all the technology retirees tend to like — navigation, parking assist, the whole shebang,' Black said. Additionally, Black noted that when it comes to a luxury SUV like the MDX, the investment retirees are making is in stress-free, high performance driving, rather than growing wealth. 'You're not investing, you're buying peace of mind, comfort and the pleasure of simply being behind the wheel,' Black explained. Starting price: $68,900 '[It's] a luxury electric SUV that comes with a minimalist design and advanced technology,' Ellmore said about the 2025 Polestar 3 and pointed out that it has one of the longest ranges in its class due in part to the 111 kWh battery pack that can last for about 350 miles. 'The Polestar 3 features a dual-motor setup delivering a punchy 517 horsepower,' Ellmore explained. 'Most importantly for retirees, the Polestar 3 doesn't compromise on safety.' That's because the Polestar 3 is a member of the Volvo family, a brand of vehicle known for its safety and reliability on the road. 'So Polestar 3 has a full suite of advanced driver assistance systems, including eye-tracking cameras to ensure driver alertness. This is a great feature for older drivers, it gives extra peace of mind for longer journeys,' Ellmore added. Editor's note: Each vehicle's pricing was sourced from its respective maker's website. More From GOBankingRates The New Retirement Problem Boomers Are Facing How Much Money Is Needed To Be Considered Middle Class in Every State? This article originally appeared on 3 New Luxury SUVs That Are a Good Investment for Retirees
Yahoo
8 hours ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Hyundai just built a $7.6 billion EV factory in Georgia to compete with Tesla and GM — see inside
The Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America is an all-new $7.6 billion EV factory. HMGMA, located near Savannah, Georgia, opened its doors in March of this year. The factory will be able to build 500,000 EVs and Hybrids for Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis every year. The $7.6 billion Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America, or HMGMA, is one of the newest and most technologically advanced car factories in the world. The plant, located near Savannah, Georgia, opened its doors in March and will be a key production facility for Hyundai's EVs and PHEVs, as well as those belonging to its Genesis luxury brand and sister company Kia. In a recent interview with Business Insider, Genesis North America COO Tedros Mengiste cited the investment as an example of Hyundai's track record for "visionary and strategic, and long-term thinking." I recently took a behind-the-scenes tour of Hyundai's new megafactory packed with autonomous robots and state-of-the-art tech. The Hyundai Metaplant is situated on a 3,000-acre campus in the south Georgia town of Ellabell. Located just 20 miles from the Port of Savannah, one of the busiest in the US, the plant not only gives Hyundai much-needed manufacturing capacity in the US to avoid import tariffs, but it also affords the company the flexibility to export vehicles abroad. It also gives Hyundai the production footprint to compete against rivals like Tesla, GM, and Rivian, which is also building a new factory in Georgia. Driving up to the factory, it's easy to be wowed by the sheer scale of the sprawling complex. It's Hyundai Group's second car factory in the state. The company also operates a $3.2 billion, 2,200-acre facility in West Point, Georgia, that builds Kia EV and ICE SUVs. I drove to the factory in a new 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9 EV SUV, which is one of the vehicles assembled at the Metaplant. The only other model assembled at the plant is the Hyundai Ioniq 5 EV. My tour began in the plant's modern main lobby. Hyundai broke ground on the facility in the fall of 2022 and took just two years to complete construction on the main production buildings. The Metaplant site consists of 11 buildings totalling 7.5 million square feet of space. The Metaplant is a marvel of vertical integration, with the goal of having as many key components, ranging from battery packs to seats, made on-site. Here's a Hyundai XCIENT hydrogen fuel cell semi truck used to transport parts and supplies to the factory. It's one of 21 emission-free XCIENT trucks deployed around the Metaplant site. The production process starts in the stamping shop, where sheet metal is cut and stamped into parts that will make up the frame of the car. The sheet metal is supplied by the on-site Hyundai Steel facility. Stamped parts are transported by automated guided vehicles, or AGVs. The plant employs almost 300 AGVs to shuttle everything from spare parts to partially assembled cars. The stamped metal panels are then stored in these massive racks. The Metaplant was originally expected to produce up to 300,000 electrified vehicles annually. However, Hyundai announced at the plant's grand opening in March that its capacity will be expanded to 500,000 units in the coming years as part of a new $21 billion investment in US manufacturing. Here are parts of the Ioniq 9, Hyundai's new flagship three-row EV SUV. The plant is expected to start production of its first Kia model next year. The next part of the tour is the welding shop. Here, the stamped metal pieces are welded together by robot to form the body of the vehicle. The work done by the welding robots is then inspected by the plant's human employees known as Meta Pros. The Metplant employees more than 1,300 Meta Pros, nearly 90% of whom were hired locally. There are employee meeting and break areas located along the inspection and assembly areas. An employee cafeteria with remote ordering capability is located in the main assembly building. In addition to human eyes, the vehicles are also inspected by a pair of Boston Dynamics robot dogs called Spot. In 2021, Hyundai acquired an 80% stake in Boston Dynamics in a deal that valued the company at $1.1 billion. After the inspections are complete, a robot loads the partially assembled vehicles onto a conveyor system. Next stop, the paint shop. Unfortunately, my tour did not get access to the paint shop due to concerns that outside visitors may compromise the quality of the paint application. After receiving a fresh coat of paint, the vehicles travel through a bridge to the assembly building. Here, the painted bodies are married with their battery packs and skateboard chassis. Hyundai Mobis produces the skateboard chassis in a building next door to the general assembly facility. The Metaplant's on-site battery factory, operated in a joint venture with LG, is expected to come online next year. The plant currently sources its batteries from Hyundai's other facilities, including one in North Georgia that's a joint venture with SK. The vehicles' interiors are then assembled by hand. The further along the production process, the more you see human workers on the assembly line. Partially assembled EVs are shuttled through from area to area by the automated robots. The entire facility was immaculately clean, quiet, and felt beautifully choreographed. Assembled vehicles are loaded onto different AGVs that navigate the facility by reading the QR codes embedded into the floor. These AGVs shuttle the vehicles through the plant's various quality control tests. At the end of the assembly line, completed EVs are put through their paces at the on-site test track before being sent to the vehicle preparation center, or VPC, to get them ready for shipping. Vehicles destined for dealerships in the region are put on trucks, while those traveling more than 500 miles are shipped by rail at the Metplant's on-site train terminal. Read the original article on Business Insider Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Saba Yemen
13 hours ago
- Saba Yemen
citizen martyred after vehicle targeted in southern Lebanon
Nabatieh - (Saba): A citizen was martyred at dawn today, Saturday, after a Zionist enemy drone targeted a vehicle in southern Lebanon. The Lebanese National News Agency reported that an enemy drone carried out an aerial aggression in the town of Deir al-Zahrani, which led to the martyrdom of the young man Muhammad Ali Jamoul. It added that an enemy drone targeted his Kia car on the road adjacent to the Deir Al-Zahrani-Nabatiyeh highway near the pedestrian bridge, which led to the immediate martyrdom of the citizen, who is the brother of a martyr who rose in confrontations with the enemy in the Yuhmur Al-Shaqif area in the 66-day war, and the targeting was preceded by a remarkable flight, for the first time in this depth, of enemy Apache helicopters in the airspace of the region. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print more of (International)
Yahoo
14 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
One dead, one seriously injured in U.S. 24 crash near Topeka
SHAWNEE COUNTY, Kan. (KSNW) — A 22-year-old woman was killed and another driver seriously injured Friday afternoon in a head-on crash on U.S. Highway 24, just east of Goodyear Road in Shawnee County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the crash occurred around 2 p.m. when a 2001 Hyundai Santa Fe traveling eastbound veered off the right side of the road. The driver, identified as Anya Joann Turner of Topeka, overcorrected, crossed the median, and entered westbound traffic—where her vehicle collided with a westbound 2020 Kia Forte. Deputy fires shot outside Finney County LEC Turner was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Kia, a 32-year-old woman, also of Topeka, sustained suspected serious injuries. The crash is under investigation by the Kansas Highway Patrol. For more Kansas news, click here. Keep up with the latest breaking news by downloading our mobile app and signing up for our news email alerts. Sign up for our Storm Track 3 Weather app by clicking here. To watch our shows live on our website, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
