- Europe-wide rollout of the all-in-one Kia App begins in Could
- Kia Join, Kia Cost, MyKia, Kia Guarantee E-book and Kia Proprietor’s Guide apps merge right into a single, user-friendly ecosystem
- New options improve connectivity, charging and car administration
Kia Company (Kia) introduced in the present day 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 develop into the primary regional pilot exterior Korea, showcasing the corporate’s dedication to creating additional digital options for its prospects.
“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 automobiles smarter, extra environment friendly and absolutely related to our prospects’ existence.”
The Kia App was just lately acknowledged with the 2025 iF Design Award for Cellular Software UI Design, highlighting its seamless integration and user-friendly interface. By consolidating a number of merchandise and platforms, the app affords prospects easy accessibility to Kia’s providers whereas delivering constant and intuitive person expertise.
A unified platform for Kia homeowners
The Kia App integrates 5 of the model’s current apps right into a single, streamlined expertise: Kia Join, Kia Cost, MyKia, Kia Guarantee E-book and Kia Proprietor’s Guide.
With one sign-in, customers achieve entry to a complete suite of options that enhances connectivity, charging and car upkeep. The new person interface (UI) delivers a refreshed, intuitive design tailor-made to homeowners’ on a regular basis wants, whereas the backend infrastructure stays steady and secure. Most significantly, all buyer knowledge is securely hosted in Europe.
The Kia App affords a variety of key options:
- Distant Car Management: Begin the car, modify air con or heating, lock and unlock doorways, function home windows, lights, and horn, and examine 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 look at charging historical past.
- Upkeep and Service: E-book providers on-line, seek for sellers, and entry digital service historical past, the guarantee booklet, and the proprietor’s guide — all inside the app.
Made for the long run
Designed with real-world possession in thoughts, the Kia App affords a seamless transition for current customers. By logging in with their present Kia account credentials, customers will robotically have their knowledge, private data, 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 underneath a single account.
Wanting forward, Kia plans to develop the app’s capabilities to higher serve enterprise prospects and fleet managers with instruments tailor-made to Kia’s upcoming Platform Past Car (PBV): the PV5. Extra providers, corresponding to versatile mobility options through Kia Drive, are additionally in improvement.
Because the Kia Join, Kia Cost, MyKia, Kia Guarantee E-book and Kia Proprietor’s Guide apps are phased out within the coming months, Kia encourages prospects to obtain the new Kia App from the App Retailer or Google Play.
