Kia Corp. has established a posh facility in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, that includes an authorized used automobile direct retailer and a burpose-built Automobile (PBV) specialised hub.
Kia introduced on Nov. 17 that it held the opening ceremony for the Kia Licensed Used Automotive Heart Pyeongtaek Direct Retailer, a buyer hub specializing in licensed used automobile manufacturers, and the PBV Expertise Heart, Kia’s first PBV-specialized hub, in Cheongbuk-eup, Pyeongtaek-si, Gyeonggi Province.
This hub was established on a web site of roughly 19,000 pyeong. The primary ground homes the Kia Licensed Used Automotive Heart Pyeongtaek Direct Retailer, that includes an authorized used automobile lounge and electrical automobile (EV) lounge. The second ground operates the PBV Expertise Heart, composed of PBV lineup exhibitions and enterprise areas.
The shop is the second direct retailer following the Yongin location that opened in February final 12 months. It options exhibition services for a complete of roughly 1,400 automobiles, together with 640 indoor and 750 outside models. Clients can discover automobiles of curiosity on the official Kia Licensed Used Automotive web site, then go to the middle to examine precise automobiles, obtain skilled session, and conduct check drives. The roughly 800-meter-long Kia Licensed Used Automotive Unique Check Drive Monitor incorporates slopes and uneven sections throughout the observe, permitting clients to immediately check automobile sturdiness and trip consolation earlier than buy. An EV Lounge the place clients can expertise Kia’s electrical automobile lineup and a Kia Store promoting aftermarket equipment have been additionally established.
The PBV Expertise Heart will sequentially show the total PBV lineup, beginning with the primary PBV PV5 launched final June. Within the PBV exhibition zone, guests can see PV5 fashions in varied inside and exterior colours, in addition to the PV5 Cargo mannequin developed in collaboration with international instrument model‘Milwaukee. Moreover, augmented actuality (AR)-based expertise applications permit guests to expertise the assorted potential functions of PBV in precise work environments.
The Kia Licensed Used Automotive Heart Pyeongtaek Direct Retailer and PBV Expertise Heart function each day from 9 AM to 7 PM. In the course of the preliminary opening interval, a free shuttle service utilizing PV5 automobiles might be supplied at hourly intervals from Pyeongtaek Jije Station to the middle for the comfort of visiting clients.
A Kia consultant said, “That is an built-in buyer expertise area the place guests can expertise all areas of Kia’s mobility, together with licensed used vehicles, Kia EV lineup, PBV, and Kia Store in a single location,” including, “Primarily based on the differentiated applications throughout the heart, we’ll current new requirements for used automobile purchases and set up ourselves as a hub that grows along with the area people.”