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  • Kia Sportage wins ‘Best Fleet Medium SUV’
  • Kia EV9 wins ‘Best EV Large SUV’

On 17 April, Fleet World hosted its annual Great British Fleet Awards at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, bestowing two major awards upon the Kia Sportage and the Kia EV9.

The Kia Sportage, the brand’s UK, Europe and worldwide best-seller, was named ‘Best Fleet Medium SUV’ in the ‘Fleet World Manufacturer Awards’, with the option of low emission powertrains bolstering the model’s appeal to fleet customers around the country. With benefit-in-kind rates from eight per-cent for the plug-in hybrid, and an electric range of up to 34 miles on a single charge, the Sportage offers maximum flexibility across a wide base of customer requirements, in this case excelling with fleet-focused interests at heart.

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John Challen, Editor at Fleet World, commented on the Sportage’s award win: "In a congested and competitive segment, the Sportage stands out as a fantastic all-rounder. The upgraded interior makes the cabin even more user-friendly, while the addition of hybrid technology puts in firmly on the list of cars that fleets will be considering now and in the future.”

The Kia EV9, Kia’s latest and largest fully electric vehicle to join the line-up, was named ‘Best EV Large SUV’ as part of the ‘EV Fleet World Awards’. The current UK and World Car of the Year offers fleet customers zero-emissions motoring and a range of up to 349 miles on a single charge; all while offering space for six or seven – a luxury offered by very few competing models.

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“Already voted UK Car of the Year for 2024, the Kia EV9 could be the electric vehicle that moves more drivers away from petrol or diesel car than any other. Key attributes include seven seats, a high quality interior and more miles from the battery to cure almost any case of range anxiety”, said John Challen.

Steve Hicks, Sales Director at Kia UK, commented: “These two awards are a brilliant recognition of our latest and greatest products, and once again a reinforcement of just how highly we value our fleet customers.

“Since the EV9 first went on sale at the end of 2023, it has proved an instant hit with our fleet customers, with fleet sales currently accounting for just over 40 per cent of all EV9 orders in the UK. Alongside the Niro EV and EV6, we are confident we have a strong all electric model line-up, suitable for any and all fleet-focused needs.

“The strength and depth of our UK line-up has been further echoed by this prestigious award for the Sportage, proving that our growing range of HEVs and PHEVs are just as crucial to our customers as our EVs.”

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The Fleet World Great British Fleet Awards are held every year, and accolades are given out across just shy of 40 categories to reveal the movers and shakers in the fleet industry, judged by the expert panel of Fleet World Group editors.

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If you are interested in adding the Kia EV9 or Kia Sportage to your fleet or business, contact our team of Kia Specialists by calling 01249 444000 or click here to send us an email enquiry.

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Chippenham Motor Company Ltd is an Appointed Representative of Automotive Compliance Ltd, who is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA No 497010). Automotive Compliance Ltd's permissions as a Principal Firm allows Chippenham Motor Company Ltd and MRG to act as a credit broker, not as a lender, for the introduction to a limited number of lenders and to act as an agent on behalf of the insurer for insurance distribution activities only.

We are a credit broker and not a lender. We can introduce you to a carefully selected panel of lenders, which includes manufacturer lenders linked directly to the franchises that we represent. We act on behalf of the lender for this introduction and not as your agent. We are not impartial, and we are not an independent financial advisor.

Our approach is to introduce you first to the manufacturer lender linked directly to the particular franchise you are purchasing your vehicle from, who are usually able to offer the best available package for you, taking into account both interest rates and other contributions. If they are unable to make you an offer of finance, we then seek to introduce you to whichever of the other lenders on our panel is able to make the next most suitable offer of finance for you. Our aim is to secure a suitable finance agreement for you that enables you to achieve your financial objectives. If you purchase a vehicle, in the majority of cases, we will receive a commission from your lender for introducing you to them which is either a fixed fee, or a fixed percentage of the amount that you borrow. This may be linked to the vehicle model you purchase.

Different lenders pay different commissions for such introductions, and manufacturer lenders linked directly to the franchises that we represent may also provide preferential rates to us for the funding of our vehicle stock and also provide financial support for our training and marketing. But any such amounts they and other lenders pay us will not affect the amounts you pay under your finance agreement; however, you will be contributing towards the commission paid to us with the interest collected on your repayments. Before we propose you to a potential lender, we will inform you of the likely amount of commission we will receive and seek your consent to receive this commission. The exact amount of commission that we will receive will be confirmed prior to you signing your finance agreement.

All finance applications are subject to status, terms and conditions apply, UK residents only, 18s or over. Guarantees may be required.
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