- Europe-wide rollout of the all-in-one Kia App begins in Might
- Kia Join, Kia Cost, MyKia, Kia Guarantee Guide and Kia Proprietor’s Guide apps merge right into a single, user-friendly ecosystem
- New options improve connectivity, charging and automobile administration
Kia Company (Kia) introduced right now the European launch of its new all-in-one Kia App, designed to simplify and improve the Kia possession expertise throughout the continent. Europe will turn out to be the primary regional pilot outdoors Korea, showcasing the corporate’s dedication to creating additional digital options for its clients.
“The brand new Kia App is greater than only a digital device; it’s a gateway to a seamless and clever mobility expertise,” mentioned Marc Hedrich, President and CEO of Kia Europe. “By merging a number of providers into one highly effective app, we’re making on a regular basis interactions with Kia autos smarter, extra environment friendly and totally linked to our clients’ existence.”
The Kia App was lately acknowledged with the 2025 iF Design Award for Cell Utility UI Design, highlighting its seamless integration and user-friendly interface. By consolidating a number of merchandise and platforms, the app gives clients easy accessibility to Kia’s providers whereas delivering constant and intuitive consumer expertise.
A unified platform for Kia house owners
The Kia App integrates 5 of the model’s current apps right into a single, streamlined expertise: Kia Join, Kia Cost, MyKia, Kia Guarantee Guide and Kia Proprietor’s Guide.
With one sign-in, customers achieve entry to a complete suite of options that enhances connectivity, charging and automobile upkeep. The new consumer interface (UI) delivers a refreshed, intuitive design tailor-made to house owners’ on a regular basis wants, whereas the backend infrastructure stays secure and secure. Most significantly, all buyer knowledge is securely hosted in Europe.
The Kia App gives a variety of key options:
- Distant Automobile Management: Begin the automobile, modify air-con or heating, lock and unlock doorways, function home windows, lights, and horn, and test charging standing remotely.
- Navigation and Insights: Entry EV Route Planning, Factors of Curiosity (POI) search, and detailed Driving Insights, together with your security rating.
- Charging Administration: Find and filter charging stations, handle Kia Cost contracts and tariffs, and consider charging historical past.
- Upkeep and Service: Guide providers on-line, seek for sellers, and entry digital service historical past, the guarantee booklet, and the proprietor’s guide — all throughout the app.
Made for the longer term
Designed with real-world possession in thoughts, the Kia App gives a seamless transition for current customers. By logging in with their present Kia account credentials, customers will robotically have their knowledge, private info, and settings transferred from their legacy apps to the new Kia App. The platform additionally helps shared entry, enabling co-drivers to use the app’s options below a single account.
Wanting forward, Kia plans to broaden the app’s capabilities to raised serve enterprise clients and fleet managers with instruments tailor-made to Kia’s upcoming Platform Past Automobile (PBV): the PV5. Extra providers, resembling versatile mobility options by way of Kia Drive, are additionally in growth.
Because the Kia Join, Kia Cost, MyKia, Kia Guarantee Guide and Kia Proprietor’s Guide apps are phased out within the coming months, Kia encourages clients to obtain the new Kia App from the App Retailer or Google Play.
