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Hyundai Motor to phase out Kona EVs in domestic market ( South Korea)

Hyundai Motor has stopped the production of the Kona Electric for the domestic market in a move to phase out the model undergoing recalls over battery fires and shift its focus to Ioniq 5 EVs,

The Kona EV is Hyundai's bestselling EV model launched in April 2018, but the compact SUV's image has been tainted by a series of battery fires, which prompted the automaker to recall over 75,680 units in February jointly with battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd.

Hyundai will only sell Kona EVs in stock for the domestic market, while continuing to export them to overseas markets,

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Another Hyundai Kona catches fire in Korea, vehicle was not part of the recalled ones.

This fire caused a total of 16 fires, including 12 in Korea and 4 overseas, since the Kona Electric Vehicle was launched in 2018.

In February, Hyundai Motor Company implemented a high-voltage battery system (BSA) recall for 25,000 Kona electric vehicles produced from May 2018 to March last year. Then, in April, it decided to stop production of Kona electric vehicles

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