현대차·기아, 미국서 ‘2022 최고의 고객가치상’ 최다 수상 브랜드 영예최고의 고객가치상은 품질과 상품성뿐 아니라 신차와 중고차 가격, 유지비까지 평가해 종합적으로 우수한 차량에 주어지는 상
*아래는 위 기사를 구글 번역기로 번역한 영문 기사의 [전문]이다. [Below is the [full text] of an English article translated from the above article with Google Translate.
Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors, the most awarded brands in the ‘2022 Best Customer Value Award’ in the U.S.
The Best Customer Value Award is given to comprehensively excellent vehicles by evaluating not only quality and product quality, but also new and used car prices and maintenance costs.
[Introduction to the case/ Reporter Hong-cheol Moon] = Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors received 6 awards in 11 categories for each vehicle type in the '2022 Best Cars for the Money Awards' announced by US News & World Report, a prestigious US weekly news magazine. It was announced on the 23rd that it was honored with the brand that received the most awards by winning the category.
The Best Customer Value Award is given to comprehensively excellent vehicles by evaluating not only quality and marketability, but also new and used car prices and maintenance costs.
According to U.S. News & World Report, the quality and marketability of each vehicle was evaluated in consideration of factors such as driving performance, ride comfort, safety, interior design, technology and convenience specifications, connectivity, fuel economy, and loading space analyzed by automobile media. The economic value of a vehicle was calculated by comparing and evaluating the total cost of maintaining the vehicle over five years, including repair costs, fuel costs, and insurance, with the price of currently traded used cars.
Hyundai and Kia were selected as the best cars in all five categories, especially in the SUV category.
Hyundai Santa Fe and Kia Telluride won awards in the mid-size (2-Row) SUV and Large (3-Row) SUV categories, respectively, and Hyundai Tucson and Kona took first place in the Compact SUV and Subcompact SUV categories. In the best hybrid/electric SUV category, the Tucson Hybrid was named after competing models.
At the same time, Hyundai Motor won two awards related to electrification, such as the Elantra (Korean name Avante) hybrid winning the best hybrid/electric passenger car award, proving its eco-friendly car competitiveness.
In addition, △small Nissan Versailles, △middle-sized Honda Civic, △midsize Honda Accord, and △semi-large Toyota Avalon won awards in the passenger car category, and Honda Odyssey won the award in the minivan category.
In announcing the results, U.S. News & World Report explained, “The award-winning cars will provide customers with a valuable ownership experience in terms of convenience and economy, as well as functionality and performance.”
“Hyundai Motors and Kia are happy and honored to have been selected as the most award-winning brands,” he said.
Meanwhile, Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors are showing outstanding achievements at major automobile awards ceremony in countries around the world, including North America and Europe, which are recently known as advanced automobile markets. Hyundai Motor Company's Elantra and Ioniq 5 were selected as 'Car of the Year' in North America and Germany last year, respectively, and the Genesis GV80 was selected as Canada's 'Utility of the Year'. The Kia EV6 won the Car of the Year and Electric SUV of the Year awards at the ‘2022 What Car Awards’, a prominent British car award.
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