Kia Wins Best Manufacturer at TopGear.com EV Awards 2026
Kia has been named 'Best Manufacturer' at the TopGear.com EV Awards 2026, recognizing its growing electric vehicle lineup.
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2021
What Happened
Kia has been named 'Best Manufacturer' at the TopGear.com EV Awards 2026, now in its seventh year. The awards recognize the best electric vehicles on sale in the UK and celebrate manufacturers leading the electrification transition. Kia's PV5 Passenger also won 'Family Car of the Year' at the BBC TopGear.com Awards.
“Whether you’re in an EV3 or the enormous EV9, the sleek EV6, or the boxy PV5, there’s a familiar sortedness running through the e-Kias like the proverbial stick of rock. Reliable range, unfussy performance, pleasing comfort…and the confidence to bookend its EV ranks with an entry-level EV2 alongside a super SUV in the shape of the EV9 GT.”
Kia is rapidly expanding its EV lineup, which now includes the EV3, EV4, EV5, EV6, EV9, and PV5. The EV2, the brand's most compact and affordable EV, is designed and manufactured in Europe, with first customer deliveries underway. GT versions of the EV3, EV4, and EV5 are planned.
Why this matters
The award underscores Kia's strong position in the EV market and its commitment to expanding its electric vehicle offerings.
Terms in This Story
- EV
- Electric vehicle, a vehicle powered fully or partly by electricity.
- ICE
- Internal combustion engine, the conventional petrol or diesel engine type.
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