Kia Motors which marked its entry in India in 2019, has registered a new sales milestone in the Indian market. The South Korean carmaker has achieved sales of 1 lakh units within one year of its entry into the market. Kia Motors India is said to be the fastest vehicle manufacturer to achieve the sales milestone in the country.
The company entered India 11 months back and has two models on sale: Seltos and Carnival. They are now on the verge of introducing a third offering, in the form of a sub-4-meter compact SUV, the Sonet. The Kia Seltos was the brand’s first model in the Indian market and was introduced in August 2019. The Seltos came with a sharp, sporty and aggressive design which immediately caught the attention of customers in the SUV market, even making it the best-selling in the segment on multiple occasions.
The Kia Seltos over the past 11 months has managed to register a little over 97,700 units in the Indian market. The SUV is manufactured at the company’s production facility in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The Seltos has also become a regular in the country’s best-selling car list consistently for multiple months, over the past one year as well.
The Kia Carnival is the brand’s second product in the Indian market. The Carnival is a premium MPV offering from Kia Motors and was launched earlier this year at the 2020 Auto Expo. The Kia Carnival since its launch in India has registered around 3,600 units in the Indian market. The Carnival MPV comes with multiple seating configurations and is packed with a host of features and equipment.
The Kia Sonet will be the brand’s third offering in the Indian market and the second ‘made-in-India’ model, following the Seltos. The World Premiere of the Kia Sonet has been scheduled to take place on the 7th of August, ahead of its launch in India during the latter part of the month or in early-September. The Sonet has been spied testing multiple times and once introduced will be positioned in the compact-SUV segment. The Kia Sonet will rival the likes of the Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza, Ford EcoSport, Hyundai Venue and Tata Nexon.
