Kia EV9 wins design awards’ Gold trophy

The Kia EV9 has won the Gold trophy at the 2024 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) presented by the International Designers Society of America (IDSA).

The prize marks Kia’s first Gold IDEA accolade and a clean sweep of the three most important global design awards for the brand following the EV9’s successes at the Red Dot ‘Best of Best’ and iF Design Gold awards earlier this year.

Kia received the Gold trophy in the Automotive and Transportation category for its EV9 electric flagship SUV at the IDEA 2024 awards ceremony on September 12 at the Palmer Events Centre in Austin, Texas.

“Guided by the principles of our ‘Opposites United’ creative philosophy, at Kia we are dedicated to the creation of inspiring and authentic products that fulfil customers’ emotional needs just as powerfully as they do their mobility, practicality and sustainability requirements,” says Kia Global Design head Karim Habib.

“Good design should always represent the relationship between our users, our products, and our brand, and we believe that the EV9 achieves that.

“To have the creative and innovative nature of our design values recognised – first by the Red Dot and iF Design Awards, and now with a Gold at IDEA – is immensely gratifying, not just for the Kia design team, but for all our global colleagues,” Habib says.

“Such recognition inspires us to continue pursuing groundbreaking sustainable mobility solutions for our customers.”

Since its launch in 2023, the EV9’s design values and broad customer appeal have achieved flagship global success, says Kia, adding the EV9 also took two trophies at the World Car Awards 2024 as the overall winner (‘World Car of the Year’) and the best EV (‘World Electric Vehicle’).