- Set to be accessible within the MEA area from 2026, the Platform Past Car (PBV) enterprise will mix fit-for-purpose EVs with superior software program expertise, going past conventional vehicles
- Occasion held on February 20 and February 21 at Banyan Tree, Bluewaters Island, Dubai
Kia Center East and Africa publicizes the forthcoming introduction of its revolutionary ‘Platform Past Car’ (PBV) mannequin within the MEA area, scheduled for 2026.
To have a good time the announcement, Kia Center East and Africa has hosted an occasion to introduce the modular automobiles on February 20th and 21st, 2024, at Banyan Tree, Bluewaters Island, Dubai. Company, together with media representatives, governmental entities, fleet clients, and enterprise homeowners from key markets throughout the area, shall be in attendance to witness the disclosing of Kia’s newest whole mobility resolution.
Kia’s PBVs symbolize the model’s imaginative and prescient to be a Sustainable Mobility Options Supplier past the normal idea of vehicles. As such, PBVs are a robust mixture of fit-for-purpose EVs with superior software program expertise designed to open the door to new companies and life – by reimagining the idea of house because of superior, tailor-made interiors that present flexibility and freedom.
The newly established mannequin goals to deal with the unmet necessities of a various buyer base inside the MEA fleet automobile section. It’s going to present tailor-made mobility options optimized for the area’s particular market and enterprise situations, serving to to beat challenges associated to restricted transportation choices and one-dimensional product choices that presently exist.
SooHang Chang, President, Kia Center East & Africa, commented on the brand new mannequin: “The introduction of Kia’s PBV to the Center East and Africa signifies our dedication to pioneering future-forward mobility options for fleets throughout the area. Working on a customer-centric mannequin, the PBV enterprise is devoted to delivering freedom and suppleness via modular, customizable automobiles catering to the varied wants of companies and people alike. Above all, Kia’s purpose is to make sure all PBV automobiles are easy to function and intuitive to interact with, no matter the place, when and the way they’re used.”
“The debut of this product marks a major milestone for Kia Center East and Africa since our model relaunch in 2021, and we’ll proceed to fulfill the quickly evolving wants of the market reiterating our place because the main sustainability mobility options supplier within the area,” he added.
Simplifying person journeys: Kia PBVs
Using ‘Simple Swap’ expertise to flexibly handle the varied calls for of consumers, a single automobile chassis might be utilized to satisfy a number of mobility wants. The PBV can function as a taxi in the course of the day to a supply van at evening with the mixing of a wide range of interchangeable higher our bodies or life modules. Additional customization is feasible with the PBVs ‘Dynamic Hybrid’ weldless physique construction meeting, which allows changes in response to the required automobile objective.
The model has plotted three distinct phases that make the Kia PBV roadmap to supply tailor-made options in response to buyer utilization patterns. Part one will oversee the introduction of Kia PV5, a flexible EV for main domains reminiscent of hailing, supply, and utilities. Part two will see the completion of the devoted PBV line-up, with PBVs evolving into AI mobility platforms that work together with customers utilizing information, consequently guaranteeing automobiles are all the time updated. Lastly, section three will oversee Kia PBVs evolving into extremely customizable, bespoke mobility automobiles that combine the longer term mobility ecosystem; it will result in the nurturing and thriving of an automatic atmosphere for driving, superior air mobility, and extra.
Kia PBVs shall be accessible within the MEA area from January 2026. For extra data, go to https://worldwide.kia.com/int/pbv-intro.
