Kia plans to construct 100,000 EV2 and EV4 fashions a yr

Come on is about to go on the offensive. The automaker plans to almost triple electrical automobile manufacturing in Europe inside the subsequent two years because it introduces the brand new EV2 and EV4.

Kia doubles down on EV2 and EV4 manufacturing plans

With the EV2 and EV4 becoming a member of the lineup, Kia will supply an electrical automobile for practically everybody. The EV2 is Kia’s smallest, most inexpensive electrical automobile, set to sit down beneath the EV3.

Regardless of its compact measurement, Kia stated the EV2 will “redefine city electrical mobility” with a versatile inside, its newest connectivity tech, and extra.

Based on Kia’s CEO, Ho Sung Tune, the corporate plans to construct about 100,000 EV2s at its Zilina plant in Slovakia.

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“The common annual manufacturing of the upcoming EV2 is anticipated to achieve round 100,000 models on the Zilina plant in Slovakia in 2027,” Tune informed Automotive Information Europe earlier this month.

Kia can also be scaling up output of its first electrical hatchback, the EV4. By 2027, Kia plans to construct over 80,000 EV4s on the Zilina plant. In the event you add within the EV4 Fastback or sedan fashions in-built Korea, “the EV4’s mixed world manufacturing is anticipated to achieve roughly 100,000 models,” Kia’s CEO stated.

Tune defined that Kia goals to supply 100,000 EV2 and EV4 fashions globally annually, as this quantity might be excessive sufficient to make them worthwhile.

The brand new manufacturing goal is significantly larger than what Kia Europe CEO Marc Hedrich informed Automotive Information Europe in August.

Hedrich stated that mixed EV2 and EV4 manufacturing may account for 10% and 20% of the output on the Zilina plant in 2026, including {that a} manufacturing aim of 20,000 to 30,000 EV4s “would definitely make sense” subsequent yr.

Officers from Kia Europe defined that manufacturing plans shifted after the EV4 acquired better-than-expected suggestions following its launch in August.

Come on started EV4 manufacturing on August 20, marking a milestone as its first EV in-built Europe. Kia is investing €108 million ($125 million) within the Zilina plant to supply the EV2 and EV4. The EV2 will take part 2026.

The ability has the capability to construct 320,000 autos, however Kia stated output could possibly be expanded to 350,000 with additional time.

Kia has but to disclose ultimate specs, however given the EV3 is about 4,300 mm (169.3?) in size, the EV2 is anticipated to be barely smaller at round 4,000 mm (157?). That’s in regards to the measurement of Hyundai’s entry-level EV, the Inster, at 3,825 mm (150?) in size.

Just like the EV9 and not too long ago launched EV5, Kia’s compact electrical automobile contains a extra upright, crossover-SUV-like design.

Though Kia’s general gross sales are down 3% in Europe by way of August, EV gross sales are up 56% to 71,179. The EV3 is driving development as Kia’s second-best-selling automobile behind the Sportage and because the seventh best-selling EV in Europe. By way of the primary eight months of 2025, Kia offered 45,269 EV3s within the area.