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Kia India crosses 1mn production mark; to start bookings for new Seltos

Kia India on Thursday said it has crossed the 10 lakh production milestone since making its debut in the market in 2019. The company rolled out the new Seltos from its Anantapur-based plant to mark the occasion. Kia also announced that pre-bookings of the model would commence in the country on July 14. "This is a big moment for us, our employees, and our partners who have lived and supported our journey and helped us in making Kia an integral part of Indian consumer's lives today," Kia India Managing Director and CEO Tae-Jin Park said in a statement. The new Seltos marks the beginning of an exhilarating chapter in the country as the automaker continues to drive towards automotive excellence in the Indian market, he added. Kia made its entry into the Indian market with the launch of Seltos in August 2019.

Expect to grow at double speed of passenger vehicle industry in 2023: Kia

The South Korean carmaker on Tuesday unveiled the Seltos facelift. Seltos, an SUV, currently contributes 55 per cent to the company's overall domestic sales

Kia plans to launch 3 new models, including 2 EVs in India by 2025: Par

South Korean automaker Kia plans to launch three new models, including two electric vehicles in India by 2025, expecting 20 per cent of its total sales to come from EVs by 2030. The company, which on Tuesday unveiled the updated version of its flagship SUV Seltos, has set a target of garnering 10 per cent market share in the India passenger vehicles market in the near future, up from around 7 per cent at present, under its Kia 2.0 strategy in the country. "We have a long-term focus on the Indian market. As we already know, the Indian market is a very high potential market, as the number third (largest automotive market in the world)," Kia India Managing Director and CEO, Tae-Jin Park told PTI in an interview here. In order to keep pace with the growth trend in India, he said the company's current model line up is "not enough to maintain our market share". "So, that is why we are thinking about new products for this market that could be happening in 2025 with some ICE (internal ...

Kia India recalls over 30k units of Carens for software update

Kia India on Monday said it is recalling over 30,000 units of its model Carens for a software update. The automaker is recalling a total of 30,297 units of the model manufactured between September 2022 and February 2023. The company conducts regular checks and rigorous testing of components, governed by brand's global standard, Kia India said in a statement. The company has initiated the recall campaign for vehicle inspection and, if required, a free-of-cost software update is also provided, it added. "The recall campaign has been initiated to inspect any potential error in the cluster booting process that may cause the cluster to go blank," the automaker stated. During this campaign, the company will take utmost care to minimise inconvenience to customers, it added. The company will directly reach out to the owners of the concerned vehicles to update them about this voluntary recall campaign, it noted. The customers of the affected vehicles would be required to contact their ..

With Kia Seltos facelift in sight, dealers offer discounts to clear stock

To woo customers, dealerships are also offering additional accessories such as floor mats and decorative parts like chrome elements free of cost

Kia Seltos facelift spotted in X Line variant, check design updates

Speaking of the exterior styling, the new Seltos is likely to get a redesigned grille up front, a new set of LED headlights with a split treatment along with a new bumper

Hyundai Creta continues its SUV sales reign In April 2023, sold 14186 SUVs

Hyundai Creta tops the chart of most-selling SUVs in April 2023 and was the only company to cross the 10000 mark, while MG Astor was the worst-performing and failed to touch even the 1000 mark.

Kia focuses on utility vehicle segment in India for long-term growth

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 ..

Automaker Kia India sales fall by 5% to 21,501 units in March 2023

Automaker Kia India on Saturday said its sales wholesales declined by 5 per cent to 21,501 units last month, as compared to 22,622 units in March 2022. The company dispatched 8,677 units of Sonet, 6,554 units of Seltos, and 6,102 units of Carnival last month to dealers. For the 2022-23 fiscal, the automaker sold 2,69,229 units, a growth of 44 per cent over 1,86,787 units in 2021-22. "Our focus on offering futuristic design, combined with cutting-edge technology, has helped us in winning the Indian market and new-age customers alike. "With additional features and improvements in engine and transmission combinations in RDE-compliant vehicles, we are confident that we will continue our winning spree," Kia India VP and Head of Sales & Marketing Hardeep Singh Brar said in a statement.

Kia unveils EV9 concept electric SUV, Carens ambulance at Auto Expo 2023

The South Korean automaker announced that it would invest Rs 2,000 crore over the next few years in the EV segment

Kia India records 94.7% rise in domestic sales at 15,184 units in Dec

Automaker Kia India on Monday reported a 94.7 per cent increase in domestic sales at 15,184 units in December. The company had sold 7,797 units in the year-ago period. In the calendar year 2022, the company said it witnessed a growth of 47.7 per cent with cumulative sales of 3,36,619 units. Its sales in 2021 stood at 2,27,844 units. Domestic sales also grew by 40.1 per cent to 2,54,556 units as against 1,81,583 units in 2021, while exports stood at 82,063 units in 2022. "Despite various headwinds like geopolitical issues, Covid-induced supply chain obstructions and price increase, we managed to register the highest sales ever for the brand in the country," Kia India VP and Head - Sales & Marketing Hardeep Singh Brar said in a statement. Kia India said its cumulative sales have crossed the 8-lakh milestone in 41 months since starting mass production in August 2019.

Nov car sales zoom to record high; Maruti, Hyundai post double-digit growth

Tata Motors saw its despatches jump 55 per cent to 46,425 units during the month

Kia India profit down 25% in FY22 as tax outgo slams the brakes

Kia is one of the few unlisted global carmakers in India that saw a contraction in profits

Kia India looks to bring in more EV6 units to cater to pending orders

Kia India is looking to bring in more EV6 units into the country in order to cater to the pending bookings, the automaker said on Thursday. The company said it has delivered 200 units of the EV6, which comes as a completely built unit (CBU), to customers till date. This number is already twice the initially planned 100 units for the entire year, the South Korean automaker said in a statement. "Now, the company is planning to further increase the total allocation of EV6 in 2022 and complete most of the pending deliveries within this year," it added. The company had launched EV6 in the country in June this year, and the deliveries to customers began last month. "At the launch of EV6, amid the very positive response received, we had promised our customers to bring in more units of the EV6, over and above the initially allotted 100 units for 2022. Going forward, our focus will be on completing the deliveries of all the existing and new bookings at the earliest," Kia India Chief Sales .

Kia India reports increase in wholesales by 43% in October to 23,323 units

Kia India on Tuesday said its wholesales increased 43 per cent year-on-year to 23,323 units in October. The automaker had dispatched 16,331 units to dealers in October 2021. The company dispatched 9,777 units of Seltos, 7,614 units of Sonet, 5,479 units of Carens and 301 units of Carnival to the dealers last month. "The demand that all Kia products have managed to generate in the Indian market signifies exciting times for the brand. It tells us that our product strategy was right on point since the very beginning," Kia India Vice President and Head of Sales & Marketing Hardeep Singh Brar said in a statement. The company has already crossed the 2-lakh cumulative sales mark in 2022 and with two months still remaining, the automaker is confident of ending the year on an unprecedented high, he added. With consistent strong sales for successive months throughout the year, Kia India has truly established itself as a force to reckon with in the Indian automobile industry, Brar stated.

How Kia turned out to be a 'sweet price band' for upper middle class

Hyundai's sister concern has established a respectable presence in India despite a pandemic-year launch

Kia recalls 44,174 units of Carens to inspect error in airbag software

Kia India on Tuesday said it is recalling 44,174 units of its latest model 'Carens' to inspect and fix any potential error in air bag control module software. As a responsible corporate, the company has decided to voluntarily recall the vehicles for inspection and if required, a software update will be provided free of cost, the automaker said in a statement. The voluntary recall campaign is being undertaken to inspect any potential error in air bag control module software in the Carens, it added. The company said it will directly reach out to the owners of the concerned vehicles to update them about this voluntary recall campaign. Customers of the affected vehicles would be required to get in touch with their respective Kia authorised dealers to schedule an appointment. Kia India had launched the model, which comes with six and seven seating options, in February this year. The Carens comes powered by a 1.5 petrol, 1.4 litre petrol, and 1.5 diesel powertrains mated with three ...

Kia clocks highest ever monthly sales in India in Sept at 25,857 units

The Korean company said its 2021 domestic sales had been surpassed in the first nine months of 2022

Hyundai Motor, Kia's US sales fall by 11% amid global chip shortage

Hyundai Motor and its affiliate Kia said on Wednesday their combined sales in the United States fell 11 per cent last month from a year earlier amid the prolonged global chip shortage.

Kia India crosses 500,000 sales mark in less then 3 years of commencing ops

With its strong performance in the Indian market, the company now contributes more than 6 per cent to the global sales of Kia Corporation, the automaker stated.