{"id":14426,"date":"2024-12-05T14:16:55","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T07:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=14426"},"modified":"2024-12-05T14:16:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T07:16:55","slug":"kia-wins-first-uk-award-for-pv5-van-ahead-of-launch-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=14426","title":{"rendered":"KIA WINS FIRST UK AWARD FOR PV5 VAN AHEAD OF LAUNCH IN 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>The\u00a0Kia PV5 named the &#8216;One to Watch&#8217; at What Van? Awards<\/li>\n<li>Marks the first UK award for\u00a0Kia&#8217;s forthcoming electric vans<\/li>\n<li>Kia&#8217;s first electric van, the PV5, is due for launch in the UK in 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">SEOUL, South Korea<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 5, 2024<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; The\u00a0Kia PV5 has won the prestigious &#8216;One to Watch&#8217; Award at the What Van? Awards 2025, ahead of the production-design reveal and ultimate launch of Kia&#8217;s first electric van next year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\">\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2574008\/Image__Kia_Wins_First_UK_Award_for_PV5_Van.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2574008\/Image__Kia_Wins_First_UK_Award_for_PV5_Van.jpg?p=medium600\" title=\"Kia Wins First UK Award for PV5 Van\" alt=\"Kia Wins First UK Award for PV5 Van\" \/> <\/a> <br \/><span>Kia Wins First UK Award for PV5 Van<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The What Van? Awards celebrate the brands, businesses and organisations within the UK&#8217;s light commercial vehicle industry that have reached the pinnacle of their fields, with an appropriately business-focused event that took place on Wednesday, 4 December at the London Hilton Bankside hotel.<\/p>\n<p>The What Van? Awards are assessed by an experienced panel of independent judges from across the light commercial vehicle sector. The &#8216;One to Watch&#8217; award is only given to the most appealing and interesting vehicle set to change, invigorate or even disrupt the sector.<\/p>\n<p>On behalf of the 2025 awards judging panel, <span class=\"xn-person\">James Dallas<\/span>, Editor of What Van? commented: &#8220;Kia&#8217;s entry into the LCV market with this versatile, modular van promises to signal the shape of things to come for electric load carriers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Simon Hetherington<\/span>, Kia UK&#8217;s Commercial Director said: &#8220;Kia&#8217;s entrance in the van industry is a ground-breaking moment for our brand and comes at a time of significant industry change.\u00a0We gratefully accept What Van?&#8217;s &#8216;One to watch&#8217; award and we are all very proud of this recognition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>The Kia PBV story in brief<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Kia PBV vans are a core part of the brand&#8217;s &#8216;Plan S&#8217; global business strategy, first unveiled in <span class=\"xn-chron\">January 2020<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>In <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 2023<\/span>, Kia broke ground on a brand new dedicated electric van factory. The first PBV concepts, including Concept PV5 and Concept PV7, were unveiled in <span class=\"xn-chron\">January 2024<\/span> at CES in <span class=\"xn-location\">Las Vegas<\/span>, showcasing Kia&#8217;s pioneering intentions in the commercial vehicle space.<\/p>\n<p>The Kia PV5 \u2013 Kia&#8217;s first dedicated electric van due for launch in 2025 \u2013 brings innovation to the light commercial vehicle sector, including unparalleled technology such as V2L and incorporated fleet management solutions.<\/p>\n<p>In early 2025, Kia will reveal the production version of the Concept PV5 van for the first time and soon after will introduce full specifications, pricing and UK business strategy.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Kia, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kianewscenter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.kianewscenter.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>The\u00a0Kia PV5 named the &#8216;One to Watch&#8217; at What Van? Awards<\/li>\n<li>Marks the first UK award for\u00a0Kia&#8217;s forthcoming electric vans<\/li>\n<li>Kia&#8217;s first electric van, the PV5, is due for launch in the UK in 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">SEOUL, South Korea<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 5, 2024<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; The\u00a0Kia PV5 has won the prestigious &#8216;One to Watch&#8217; Award at the What Van? Awards 2025, ahead of the production-design reveal and ultimate launch of Kia&#8217;s first electric van next year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\">\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2574008\/Image__Kia_Wins_First_UK_Award_for_PV5_Van.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2574008\/Image__Kia_Wins_First_UK_Award_for_PV5_Van.jpg?p=medium600\" title=\"Kia Wins First UK Award for PV5 Van\" alt=\"Kia Wins First UK Award for PV5 Van\" \/> <\/a> <br \/><span>Kia Wins First UK Award for PV5 Van<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The What Van? Awards celebrate the brands, businesses and organisations within the UK&#8217;s light commercial vehicle industry that have reached the pinnacle of their fields, with an appropriately business-focused event that took place on Wednesday, 4 December at the London Hilton Bankside hotel.<\/p>\n<p>The What Van? Awards are assessed by an experienced panel of independent judges from across the light commercial vehicle sector. The &#8216;One to Watch&#8217; award is only given to the most appealing and interesting vehicle set to change, invigorate or even disrupt the sector.<\/p>\n<p>On behalf of the 2025 awards judging panel, <span class=\"xn-person\">James Dallas<\/span>, Editor of What Van? commented: &#8220;Kia&#8217;s entry into the LCV market with this versatile, modular van promises to signal the shape of things to come for electric load carriers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Simon Hetherington<\/span>, Kia UK&#8217;s Commercial Director said: &#8220;Kia&#8217;s entrance in the van industry is a ground-breaking moment for our brand and comes at a time of significant industry change.\u00a0We gratefully accept What Van?&#8217;s &#8216;One to watch&#8217; award and we are all very proud of this recognition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>The Kia PBV story in brief<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Kia PBV vans are a core part of the brand&#8217;s &#8216;Plan S&#8217; global business strategy, first unveiled in <span class=\"xn-chron\">January 2020<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>In <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 2023<\/span>, Kia broke ground on a brand new dedicated electric van factory. The first PBV concepts, including Concept PV5 and Concept PV7, were unveiled in <span class=\"xn-chron\">January 2024<\/span> at CES in <span class=\"xn-location\">Las Vegas<\/span>, showcasing Kia&#8217;s pioneering intentions in the commercial vehicle space.<\/p>\n<p>The Kia PV5 \u2013 Kia&#8217;s first dedicated electric van due for launch in 2025 \u2013 brings innovation to the light commercial vehicle sector, including unparalleled technology such as V2L and incorporated fleet management solutions.<\/p>\n<p>In early 2025, Kia will reveal the production version of the Concept PV5 van for the first time and soon after will introduce full specifications, pricing and UK business strategy.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Kia, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kianewscenter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.kianewscenter.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:html --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cision-pr-newswire","category-cision-pr-newswire-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14426"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14426\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}