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CTOnews.com August 13 news, CTOnews.com learned from Kia official public account, August 12, Kia China and Shell China formally signed a strategic cooperation agreement, both sides will rely on their respective technology and industrial resources advantages, around the charging infrastructure to carry out in-depth cooperation. On the day of the event, the first cooperative brand overcharging station landed in Nanjing and officially started operation.

At the signing ceremony, Jin Jingxuan, general manager of Kia China, said: "The strategic cooperation between Kia China and Shell marks the official launch of Kia charging network system construction. This is not only another important achievement in the implementation of Kia China's electric strategy, but also demonstrates Kia's firm determination to increase investment in the Chinese market and achieve success. "

In order to actively meet the needs of Chinese users for electric vehicles, Kia released China's medium and long-term electrification strategy in March this year. It plans to launch six pure electric vehicles based on special platforms for electric vehicles by 2027, achieve annual sales of 450,000 vehicles by 2030, of which 180,000 are pure electric vehicles, accounting for 40% of the target, and innovate and transform in multiple dimensions such as brand, product, channel and service. Accelerate the transition to electric brands.

It is worth mentioning that the Nanjing Supercharging Station cooperated by Kia and Shell is equipped with 360kW super charging pile, which can perfectly match the 800V ultra-high-speed charging system of Kia electric products. It takes only 18 minutes to charge from 10% to 80%. Charging for 5 minutes can increase the range of 100km, which can save charging time for users to the maximum extent.

According to Kia, in the future, Kia China and Shell will continue to work together to expand the construction of supercharging stations in key cities across the country starting from Nanjing Supercharging Station; at the same time, they will further expand the basic charging network layout through cooperation with local charging enterprises such as Kuaidian to provide convenient and efficient charging services for Chinese users.

While improving the construction of charging infrastructure, Kia China is also accelerating the introduction of electric vehicle products. It is reported that Kia's global representative electric vehicle EV6 will be officially launched at Chengdu Auto Show later this month, and the new car will be delivered by means of vehicle import. At the same time, Kia's world's first all-electric home SUV EV5 launched in China will also be launched in November. In addition, according to the plan, Kia electric flagship SUV EV9 will be launched next year, and the new car is expected to achieve L3 autonomous driving.

At the same time, Kia China is also speeding up the construction of electric vehicle channel system. The cooperation between Kia and Sime, Xinhanma, Jinlong, Tongli and other large dealer groups is steadily advancing, and the construction of new channel City Store and the renewal of dealer exhibition hall SI 2.0 are also being upgraded in an orderly manner, thus building a more perfect sales and service system.

In order to enhance the brand experience in the electric era, the brand App newly developed by Kia will also be launched in the fourth quarter of this year, innovating the user experience in all fields of automobile life such as car purchase, car use, service, information entertainment, etc., and taking the lead in promoting the digital transformation of Kia China's user service based on the brand App.

It is also noteworthy that Kia China is actively adjusting its strategic deployment and promoting its export business. In July, Kia China's vehicle export sales reached 9,378 units, and it plans to continue to expand export models and export countries in the second half of the year, striving to achieve the goal of exceeding 100,000 vehicle export sales for the whole year.

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