The new PV5 purpose built vehicle will be offered in both passenger and cargo-oriented variants.
Kia's PBV strategy will be led by a new PV5 vehicle that has an interchangeable upper body, allowing it to covert from a taxi into a delivery van.
Kia is set to reveal its Purpose-Built Vehicle lineup and its business roadmap for the new sector at the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show.
The firm behind the new TX London black cab has revealed the first details of its new L380 all-electric MPV.
The new Uni Wheel drive system places the drive components within the wheel hub, allowing future vehicles to offer more interior space.
Tightening emission regulations mean fewer cars today have V8s, but as these three models show, this engine format isn't going away so soon.
It's meant for commercial use, but the Niro Plus EV's roomy backseat and easy-going manners could easily serve as alternative family transport, too.
Kia has held a groundbreaking ceremony for its dedicated plant for the production of battery-electric purpose-built vehicles.
As the first portal to Kia's new 'purpose-built' world, the fascinating Niro Plus excels at the one thing it was designed for - passenger-ferrying - without forgetting its driver.
Kia has announced that it will begin construction of a new plant with the capacity to build up to 100,000 PBVs from 2023.
Based off the first generation Kia Niro EV, the Kia Plus is the firm's first purpose-built vehicle designed to serve taxi duty in South Korea.
Kia has begun a collaborative project with S.lab Asia Inc. for a pilot last-mile delivery service in Singapore to test the viability of PBVs.