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Sep 10, 2008

Hyundai-Kia Releasing New Hybrid Car in 2009

Hyundai-Kia plans to begin mass production of environmentally friendly cars in mid 2009.

They will begin with and LP1 hybrid car in 2009, and then introduce a mid-sized gasoline and LPG car in 2010.

Kia-Buzz.com
reports, in an article by Hyun Jin Cho, of the "Sustainability Management Team" for Kia Motors Corporation, the announcement of new hybrid car plans.

Hyundai-Kia Group also plans to develop a mass produced hydrogen fuel cell car in the next 2 years.

The automaker seems passionate about their commitment to begin production of a green line of cars, here's what Hyun Jin Cho had to say about the announcement,

Presently, most automakers around the world are focusing on developing
and launching green cars or similar vehicles under the realization that
such products are directly linked to their future existence.
Hybrids may be off to a slow start around the world, but now that we understand the urgency of clean energy, we will see a rapid growth in the next 2 years.


The Hyundai-Kia Hybrid car