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Kia India has announced that its popular compact SUV, the Kia Sonet, has reached the cumulative sales milestone of 4 lakh units in just 44 months of its launch in September 2020.
The country's largest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki India, is working on offering six airbags as standard on some of its models, according to a top company official.
In a testament to its growing popularity and market appeal, Kia India’s sub-compact SUV, the Sonet, has raced past the remarkable milestone of 400,000 total sales. Achieving this feat in under 44 months since its launch in September 2020, the Sonet has emerged as a frontrunner in the fiercely competitive sub 4m SUV segment, setting new benchmarks with its blend of first-in-segment features, captivating design, and dynamic performance.
Kia India has recently marked a significant achievement for its sub-compact SUV, the Sonet, which has racked up over 4 lakh units in sales in the 44 months since its launch in September 2020. Domestic sales for the Kia Sonet constituted 3,17,754 units while over 85,814 of the made-in-India SUV were dispatched to overseas markets. About 63 percent of customers of the Sonet preferred variants equipped with a sunroof. When it comes to what type of engine people like, 37 percent preferred the 1.5-litre diesel engine, w
In 2025, Kia India is set to commence production of its locally developed EV model, with plans for further expansion of its EV lineup. And it is highly anticipated that Kia will introduce the Seltos EV as its first indigenously developed EV model, following the footsteps of the Hyundai Creta EV which has been spotted testing on Indian roads on multiple occasions.The Kia Seltos EV will be based on its ICE (Internal combustion engine) counterpart and will retain its silhouette with probable EV specific changes made to it. The exterior will likely have EV design elements like a closed grille, aero-designed alloy wheels and different bumper desig
Ahead of its 30th anniversary in 2026, Hyundai Motor India is already coining its 2030 strategy. The slogan for 2030 strategy is ‘Innovator in Mobility and Beyond’. Hyundai’s subsidiary, Kia India, has also overhauled its operations to promote quantitative and qualitative growth through company’s ‘Kia 2.0’ strategy.
Exports of cars in FY24 was boosted thanks to a series of new launches and increased demand across global markets. Smoother supply chain operations as compared to that seen post-covid along with economic growth, foreign exchange stability and higher demand have all led to this increase albeit minimal. Passenger vehicle shipments from India improved, marginally by 1 percent to 6,72,105 units in the past fiscal from 6,62,703 units sold in FY2023. This was volume growth of 9,402 units.
Kia Motors was the 6th largest automaker in March 2024 after Maruti, Hyundai, Tata, Mahindra and Toyota. However, Kia sales fell by 101 units on a YoY basis to 21,400 units from 21,501 units sold in March 2023 relating to a marginal 0.47% de-growth. MoM sales ended more positively with a 5.94% growth from 20,200 units sold in February 2024.