Seoul, Electric vehicle models produced by South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. have received top ratings in major global car crash safety tests, according to the companies Sunday. According to the companies, five Hyundai and Kia EV models utilizing the E-GMP, Hyundai Motor Group's proprietary EV platform, achieved the highest rating of five stars in the European New Car Assessment Programme. The models are the Genesis GV60, Hyundai's Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6, and Kia's EV6 and EV9, Yonhap News Agency reported. The same models also received top-tier ratings in crash evaluations conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in the United States. The GV60, Ioniq 5, Ioniq 6 and EV6 were awarded the prestigious Top Safety Pick (TSP) Plus rating, while the EV9 earned the Top Safety Pick rating, indicating high levels of safety. In last year's IIHS crash evaluations, 20 Hyundai Motor Group vehicles achieved TSP or higher ratings, marking the highest number among global automotive groups. S ource: Bahrain News Agency
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