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EV2 TO LEAD KIA’S EUROPE SALES PUSH

The Kia EV2 will arrive early next year as an important next step towards growing electric vehicle sales in Europe, Kia boss Ho Sung Song has said. The new small SUV, previewed earlier this year, is set to be priced from around £25,000 and will rival the Renault 4 and Ford Puma Gen-E. It will be built in Kia’s Slovakia plant, where it will replace the Ceed.

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