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 marked 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 prestigious gold trophy in the Automotive and Transportation category for its EV9 all-electric flagship SUV at the IDEA 2024 awards ceremony, which took place on September 12 at the Palmer Events Center in Austin, Texas.

This accolade reinforces the EV9’s design excellence and originality, and the innovative nature of Kia’s acclaimed ‘Opposites United’ creative philosophy.
Executive Vice President and Head of Kia Global Design, Karim Habib, said: “Guided by the principles of our ‘Opposites United’ creative philosophy, at Kia, we are dedicated to the creation of inspiring and authentic products that fulfill customers’ emotional needs just as powerfully as they do their mobility, practicality and sustainability requirements.

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