{"id":142842,"date":"2023-02-14T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-trio-of-kia-models-named-among-finalists-in-2023-world-car-awards\/"},"modified":"2023-02-14T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T10:00:00","slug":"english-trio-of-kia-models-named-among-finalists-in-2023-world-car-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/english-trio-of-kia-models-named-among-finalists-in-2023-world-car-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"TRIO OF KIA MODELS NAMED AMONG FINALISTS IN 2023 WORLD CAR AWARDS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><b>Niro, Niro EV, and EV6 GT Are Top Contenders Across Three Categories <\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">IRVINE, Calif.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Feb. 14, 2023<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Three Kia models have been named among the finalists across three categories in the 2023 World Car Awards. The Kia Niro is among the list of finalists for 2023 World Car of the Year, while its electrified variant, the Niro EV, is a finalist for the 2023 World Electric Vehicle category. And with a hair-raising 567 horsepower on tap, the EV6 GT is a finalist in the 2023 World Performance Car category. \u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg8e2bleft\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg8e2bleft\" title=\"Trio of Kia models named among finalists in 2023 World Car Awards.\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2001760\/Kia_2023_Niro.jpg\" alt=\"Trio of Kia models named among finalists in 2023 World Car Awards.\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We are honored to receive these nominations from the highly regarded panel of World Car Awards jurors,&#8221; said Steven Center, COO &amp; EVP, <span class=\"xn-person\">Kia America<\/span>. &#8220;With all three finalists powered by electrification, our commitment and dedication to our &#8216;Plan S&#8217; strategy is even more apparent as our hybrids, PHEVs and EVs continue to gain acclaim.&#8221; \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now in its 19<sup>th<\/sup> year, the World Car Awards is an annual journey that follows 100 international jurors from 32 countries as they test-drive and vote on a field of eligible vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The awards were inaugurated in 2003, and officially launched in <span class=\"xn-chron\">January 2004<\/span>, to reflect the reality of the global marketplace, as well as to recognize, reward and inspire excellence, leadership and innovation in a rapidly changing automotive industry,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Jens Meiners<\/span>, chair, 2023 World Car Awards.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The winners will be announced live at an awards ceremony at the 2023 New York International Auto Show on <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 5, 2023<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Kia America<\/span> \u2013 about us<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Headquartered in <span class=\"xn-location\">Irvine, California<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Kia America<\/span> continues to top automotive quality surveys and is recognized as one of the 100 Best Global Brands. Kia serves as the &#8220;Official Automotive Partner&#8221; of the NBA and offers a range of gasoline, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electrified vehicles sold through a network of over 750 dealers in the U.S., including several cars and SUVs proudly assembled in America*.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>For media information, including photography, visit\u00a0www.kiamedia.com.\u00a0To receive custom email notifications for press releases the moment they are published, subscribe at\u00a0www.kiamedia.com\/us\/en\/newsalert.<\/i><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><i>The K5, Sportage, Sorento, and Telluride (excludes HEV and PHEV models) are assembled in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span> from U.S. and globally sourced parts.<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg9a12left\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg9a12left\" style=\"width: 400px; height: 147px;\" title=\" \" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1442697\/Kia_New_Logo.jpg\" alt=\" \" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3782816-1&amp;h=2080781419&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F2001760%2FKia_2023_Niro.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F2001760%2FKia_2023_Niro.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2001760\/Kia_2023_Niro.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3782816-1&amp;h=2735463950&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1442697%2FKia_New_Logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1442697%2FKia_New_Logo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1442697\/Kia_New_Logo.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  <span class=\"xn-person\">Kia America<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><b>Niro, Niro EV, and EV6 GT Are Top Contenders Across Three Categories <\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">IRVINE, Calif.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Feb. 14, 2023<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Three Kia models have been named among the finalists across three categories in the 2023 World Car Awards. The Kia Niro is among the list of finalists for 2023 World Car of the Year, while its electrified variant, the Niro EV, is a finalist for the 2023 World Electric Vehicle category. And with a hair-raising 567 horsepower on tap, the EV6 GT&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":142844,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-142842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-automotriz"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142842"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142842\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/142844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}