Kia EV9 wins Italpress news agency’s “Best of the Best” Red Dot “Best of the Best”

MILAN (ITALPRESS) – The Kia EV9 has been awarded the prestigious award for Best Product Design 2024 in the category Cars and Motorcycles, at the Red Dot Awards. The success of winning the top prize in the international design competition underlines the important contribution made by Kia as a brand and, especially with the EV9, in defining extraordinary levels of innovation in automotive design. Red Dot: The “Best of the Best” award is given to the most modern models and once again confirms the success of Kia’s design team in defining the EV9, the brand’s first fully electric large SUV.
“The EV9 is an electric vehicle with a bold and authentic spirit of an SUV that wants to go beyond the traditional boundaries of design, but not only that, but also of versatility, connectivity and environmental responsibility. Receiving the Red Dot award ‘Best of the Best’ is very rewarding, not only for Kia’s design team, but also for all our colleagues around the world, and demonstrates our continued determination to come up with innovative and attractive solutions,” said Karim Habib, Executive Vice President and Head of Kia Global Design.
“This award recognizes the driving force of Kia’s ‘Opposites United’ design philosophy, which guided us at every stage of the EV9’s development. Reinforcing Kia’s distinctive design identity, Opposites United continues to inspire us to create valuable and important products that can have a positive impact on the lives of our customers.”
The Red Dot Design Award is one of the best design quality awards. Every year a jury of international experts selects projects based on design quality and level of innovation. This year, the jury recognized the innovative potential of Kia’s “Opposites United” design philosophy, highlighting the EV9’s sleek exterior design, modern character and strong classic lines. The Red Dot Awards ceremony will take place on June 24, 2024 at the Aalto Hall in Essen, Germany. The Red Dot Design Award: “Best of the Best” will represent Kia’s 29th achievement since 2009 in this important international competition. This latest announcement follows the 2024 iF Innovation Awards, where the EV9 won the coveted “Gold” award.

photo: Kia Italia press office

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