Hyundai Ioniq 9 Will Debut On The Los Angeles Auto Show?

Seven Concept yang akan jadi inspirasi Ioniq 9. (Dok. HMG)

JAKARTA - Hyundai Motor Group (HMG)'s popularity in the United States (US) is increasing, they managed to become the second best-selling electric car brand in the US after Tesla in the second quarter of this year.

HMG reports outstanding EV sales growth of 74 percent year over year, thanks to the success of E-GMP-based models such as Hyundai Ioniq 5, Ioniq 6, Kia EV6, and EV9. Now, this Korean manufacturer hopes that new models will further strengthen the strong EV lineup.

This news is quite surprising considering that sales of electric cars have indeed experienced ups and downs this year, but the Hyundai Motor Group continues to accelerate with its electrification plan.

Launching InsideEvs, August 13, one of HMG's newest models to be introduced soon is Hyundai Ioniq 9. This news was strengthened after South Korean media, Newsis, quoted an internal source who reported that the production version of Ioniq 9 could debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show (November 22 - December 1) later this year.

Previously, many estimated that Ioniq 9 was equivalent to Kia EV9 and would be named Ioniq 7, especially after the "Seven Concept" was exhibited in 2021. However, the manufacturer then changed the name to Ioniq 9, turned it into a flagship model and opened space for the development of the smaller Ioniq 7 or Ioniq 8 model in different segments.

Ionig 9 is predicted to use the same E-GMP platform, offer three rows of seats, and a powertrain option similar to EV9. Korean media reported that Hyundai has been testing this model since March and is currently conducting a final quality inspection.