Kelowna Hyundai Blog

2026 Hyundai IONIQ 9 Quick Walkaround Check out this brand-new Hyundai IONIQ 9 in our quick walkaround video, filmed at Kelowna Hyundai. Take a closer look at Hyundai's latest all-electric SUV, featuring a bold new design, spacious interior, and advanced technology. This video gives you an exclusive first look at what makes the IONIQ 9 a standout in the growing EV market.

2025 Santa Fe: Smart Cruise Control & Features for Long-Distance Drives Let's take a closer look at the amazing driving features in the latest Hyundai vehicles, perfect for long road trips! Join us as we drive through the scenic Okanagan in Kelowna, British Columbia, and explore how features like smart adaptive cruise control, lane keeping assist, and blind-spot monitors make your driving experience...

$10 K Cash Giveaway at Kelowna Hyundai! We're excited to announce our $10,000 Giveaway is officially underway! Visit us anytime between June 1st and July 1st for your chance to win one of our amazing cash prizes -- $5,000, $3,000, or $2,000 -- plus plenty of great door prizes! Mark your calendar! Our live prize draw event will take place this August, and you won't want to miss it. Swing by Kelowna...

Operation 500 at Kelowna Hyundai From April 1st to April 30th, join us for Operation 500 -- a month-long campaign where every purchase helps us raise funds to make difference!  We're setting an ambitious goal: sell 500 vehicles across Kot Auto Group! Kelowna Hyundai is aiming to raise $10,000 for the Okanagan College Wellness & Recreation Center. How? For every car sold during April,...

5 Features That Make Your Santa Fe Stand Out Check out our latest YouTube video: 5 Features That Make Your Santa Fe Stand Out. In this quick walkaround video, Jacob Proulx highlights 5 standout features of the Hyundai Santa Fe that make it a top choice for drivers. From its sleek exterior design to its advanced safety features, spacious interior, and innovative tech, the Santa Fe offers...

EV Rebate Update | Breaking News  Incredible news! Kelowna Hyundai is covering the $5,000 EV Rebate for you until January 31st!  Let's make it happen - choose from the Ioniq 5, Ioniq 6, and KONA today! Book your test drive >> 

Kot Auto Group Pot of Gold Challenge We're thrilled to announce our lucky winners of the Kot Auto Group Pot of Gold Challenge! A huge congratulations to our amazing sales team members who hit their targets and took home the prizes: $3,000 Winner - Mike Turner, Penticton Nissan $2,000 Winner - Brent Miscisco, Maple Ridge Hyundai $1,000 Winners: * Aaron Machuca, Penticton Nissan   * Austin Swanson,...

$10K Cash Giveaway at Kelowna Hyundai  Another successful $10K Cash Giveaway in the books! Huge congratulations to our cash winners who took home $5K, $3K, and $2K!  Edith Tremblay - $2,000 Brenda Makota - $3,000 Danielle Scott - $5,000 A big thank you to everyone who joined us for an unforgettable event! See you next year! 

Presenting $10K Cheque to YMCA of Southern Interior BC  We are thrilled to present our donation of $10,000 to YMCA of Southern Interior BC for their financial assistance programs, which play a crucial role in supporting our youth. We thank our loyal customers as this achievement wouldn't be possible without you.  At Kot Auto Group we believe in the power of community and the importance of...

Unveiling the Top 5 Advantages of KONA EV  Experience the future of driving with the KONA Electric -- where innovation meets sustainability to redefine your journey on the road. As we navigate towards a cleaner, greener future, the 2024 KONA Electric stands as a beacon of eco-friendly mobility, offering a host of benefits that elevate your driving experience to new heights. 

Benefits of Owning BEV | IONIQ6  Here is our Sales Consultant at Kelowna Hyundai, Antonio Graham, featuring IONIQ6 and explaining why owning an electric vehicle like this is beneficial for all! Check this out! 

The Best Kot Auto Group Video Contest Huge Congratulations to Jacob Proulx and his best video "Plug into Future with EV" which won our Annual Kot Auto Group Video Contest! Fantastic work! This year our Sales Consultants needed to highlight the benefits of owning a BEV. We hope you will enjoy the video! 

Operation 100 is back to Kelowna Hyundai!  Operation 100 Operation 100 is back at Kelowna Hyundai. For the months of April and May we will be setting aside $100 from every vehicle purchased. Our goal is to raise $100,000 total and give back to local charities in our communities. When you buy a car during Operation 100, you're not just getting a great vehicle, you're joining us in making a real...

How to use Electronic Parking Brake in Your Hyundai How to use Electronic Parking Brake on most new #hyundai models? Here is a quick guide from Bo Lammers. Check this out!

Did you know these 5 fun facts about Hyundai?  Check out what Jacob has for you!  - 1⃣ Fact #1. The Hyundai logo depicts a handshake, celebrating a successful deal!  2⃣ Fact #2. "Hyundai" translates from Korean to "contemporary, modern times" 3⃣ Fact #3. Originally Hyundai was a construction company and then diversified into #automotive excellence.  4⃣ Fact...

How to adjust your Power Liftgate height ☝We bet you didn't know that you can adjust the height of your Hyundai's Power Liftgate! Let Mathew show you how you can do that!   Curious about getting the most out of your Hyundai? Drop your questions or topics you'd like us to cover in our upcoming how-to video, and our experience team will guide you through it all! Check out our YouTube...

Hybrid Vs. Plug-In Hybrid. What's the difference?   Did you know the difference between Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid? Meet Jacob Proulx explaining the difference if you didn't!  - Have any burning how-to questions about Hyundai vehicles? Share with us on our YouTube channel! 

How to connect Apple CarPlay to your Hyundai  Let Mathew explain how you can smoothly connect Apple CarPlay to your Hyundai vehicle! Check this out! 

IONIQ 5 TOP 3 QUESTIONS Meet Jacob who will answer most frequently asked questions about IONIQ 5! Why is your range always fluctuating? Does IONIQ 5 have Auto Lock? How do I hear my vehicle fan running even if the vehicle is powered off? Check this out to get the answers! 

Kot Coat Drive 2023 We need your coats! 5TH Annual Kot Coat Drive is ON! Our 5th Annual Kot Coat Drive is still going on and we still need your winter coats! Bring your winter clothes like coats, sweaters, scarves, gloves to Kelowna Hyundai at 1638 Cary Road, Kelowna and support those who are in need!  

2023 Kelowna Hyundai 10k Giveaway Event! Last night we had our annual 10k Giveaway event at Kelowna Hyundai. Thank you to everyone who came. We hope everyone had a lovely time. Congratulations to our winners of the night!  -Jean Jobe (1 year free maintenance) -Chris Albright (1 year free maintenance) -Nancy Ward (AirPods) -Ray Desson (IPad) -Ronaye Davis ($500 wine tour) -John Reynolds ($2,000)...

How to use the keyless entry on your KONA EV

How to set up the customizable 'Star' & 'Mode' button

How to use the Ioniq 5 touchscreen buttons

How to get in your Hyundai car in case your key fob dies

How to turn on the rearview camera in the rearview mirror

2023 Sonata Ultimate ~ Walk Around The 2023 SONATA embraces the aggressive curves and sharp lines of a 4-door coupe while delivering a sleek and modern cabin designed around your every need. Surround yourself with advanced technology, like the available 12.3" full digital instrument cluster and a suite of standard and available Hyundai SmartSenseTM safety features.

Operation 100 Operation 100 is back at Kelowna Hyundai. We are thrilled to have this promotion for the month of April. For every car sold, whether new or used, $100 of the sale goes to our chosen charity. If you're on the look for a new vehicle, come by Kelowna Hyundai, we will help you find the car that best suits you and help the community.

2023 Elantra N ~ Walk-Around The Hyundai Elantra N carves through curves and whips down straights with so much gusto that it's managed to win us over despite its polarizing angry-catfish front-end design. Its fun-loving driving dynamics are made all the more engaging by a standard six-speed manual transmission and exhaust!

Walk Around ~ 2023 Hyundai SANTA FE Luxury Hybrid Discover the SANTA FE, designed inside and out with an extensive suite of our available Hyundai SmartSense™ safety features. These advanced features help alert you to, and even avoid, dangers on the road by constantly monitoring your surroundings. S/O to Steve Urintsov for guiding us through this beautiful vehicle!

How to access Safety features

How to customize your car camera angles

How to start your Ioniq 5 EV Curious how an electric vehicle starts? Click and watch the video to know!

2023 Hyundai Venue Walk-around⚡

2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz Walk-Around

4th Annual Kot Coat Drive Delivery Our 4th Kot Auto Group Coat Drive was a success! Many thanks to our staff and customers who donated and supported us with this great cause! Special shout-out to Kelowna's Gospel Mission for being the recipient of this year's collection of coats and other winter gear! See you guys next year!

 Kot Auto Group 4th annual Coat Drive It's our 4th Annual Kot Auto Group Coat Drive! For the whole month of November, every Kot Auto Group locations will be participating in a coat drive that will benefit our local Salvation Army! Come and share some holiday cheers!

2023 Genesis GV70 Live walk-around Genesis Kelowna Experience Manager Michael Wu talks about the much anticipated 2023 Genesis GV70!

2023 Hyundai PALISADE ULTIMATE CALLIGRAPHY Live Walk-around | Kelowna Hyundai Peter Warshawski, Sales Consultant at Kelowna Hyundai did a live walk-around for our guests at our grand opening and 10-year anniversary event for Kelowna Hyundai. The 2023 PALISADE Ultimate Calligraphy is Hyundai's largest SUV. This outstanding SUV is sporty, luxurious, spacious and jam-packed with safety features making...

Grand Opening and 10-Year Anniversary | Kelowna Hyundai  Thank you so much to everyone who attended the Grand Opening and the 10th Anniversary of Kelowna Hyundai. It was a night to remember, but we could not have gotten there without the support of our partners, customers and staff. We look forward to many more wonderful years in our beautiful new building. #kelownahyundai #hyundaicanada #hyundai...

$10,000 Giveaway Event!  We had our 11th annual $10,000 giveaway at Kelowna Hyundai and we are thrilled to have 2 cash prize winners this year! Thank you to everyone who joined us for the event in the showroom. We have not been able to host it live in 2 years so it was great to see everyone in person again. We hope you had just as much fun as we did! Congratulations to our cash winners! 1st Place...

It's moving day! Our teams are hard at work getting our new dealership ready to be open tomorrow! We will be open regular hours Tuesday June 21st from 8:30am-7:00pm.

EV or not to EV? | FAQ About Electric Vehicles With the electric car market becoming more and more popular, we wanted to cover a few of the most commonly frequently asked questions people have regarding electric vehicles. Oliver Evans is excited to help out and answer anything you may be unsure about. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask away!

Kot NHL Team Sprirt Welcome to the Kot Auto Group Team! We don't play Hockey, We Sell Cars! However, we love the NHL Season and we band our dealership teams together by wearing our favorite jerseys in support for everything hockey! Even though we rival against each other in sales with our competitive brands, at the end of the day we're still a team!

Thank You for 10 Wonderful Years! The team at Kelowna Hyundai would like to say thank you to to the Kot family for 10 wonderful of years of business. Kelowna Hyundai is celebrating it's 10th anniversary and we're so excited for the next 10 years!

The Kelowna Hyundai Team Stays Late to Sell Matching Cars to Couple The team here at Kelowna Hyundai was thrilled to sell matching cars to this beautiful couple. Congratulations Tanya and Ryan on your new cars and your engagement!

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Hyundai Performance Models Developed and built in Namyang, South Korea. Tested and perfected on the iconic Nürburgring. The race-ready N and the race-inspired N Line represents our mastery in motorsport, from the World Rally Championship to the Touring Car Racing series. The curves of the N represents our love for taking on the perfect turns. And N vehicles were built to do just that. Our N & N...

Kot Auto Group President, John Kot, talks about the importance of the customer's experience