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South Korean automaker Kia is focussing on the utility vehicle segment in the Indian market as it remains bullish on the long-term growth potential of the vertical in the country, according to a senior company official. The automaker, which sells products like Seltos, Sonet and Carens in the market, also plans to keep on offering diesel trims on its models with demand remaining robust for such variants in the fast-growing sports utility vehicle (SUV) segment. Buoyed by its presence in the utility vehicle segment, the company expects its sales to grow by around 10 per cent this year. It sold 2,54,556 units in 2022. "Our focus firmly remains on multi-purpose vehicles and sports utility vehicles," Kia India National Head- Sales and Marketing Hardeep Singh Brar told PTI in an interaction. The company remains bullish on the SUV and MPV segments and does not have any plans to introduce sedans in the market, he noted. Brar noted that the contribution of the SUV segment in the overall ..

Crash guards or bull bar on the vehicles pose serious safety concerns to the pedestrians as well as occupants of the vehicle