Kia Exported More than 2.5 Lakh Made in India Vehicles

Kia, one of the big car companies, has achieved a big achievement in the country. Its exports have reached more than 2.5 lakh vehicles. Seltos has about 59 percent share in the company’s exports. Kia’s factory is in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The company’s sales in the country have increased rapidly in the last few years.

The share of Sonet in Kia’s exports is 34 percent and that of Carens is seven percent. Last month, the company’s sales in the country increased by 3.9 percent to about 19,500 units. In the same month last year, the company had sold 18,766 units. Sonet was the best-selling model for Kia in May. It also sells MPV Carnival and electric vehicle EV6. On exports of over 2.5 lakh units, Myung-sik Sohn, Chief Sales Officer of Kia in the country, said, “This achievement has been achieved through our commitment to quality and innovation. This indicates our commitment. Our focus is on the country’s market. We are also planning to maintain the pace of exports this year.”

Last month the company sold 7,433 units of Sonet. After this, 6,736 and 5,316 units of Seltos and Carens have been sold respectively. The company’s exports in May were 2,304 units. It exports vehicles to more than 100 countries. Recently, the company had claimed to sell more than 9.8 lakh units of passenger vehicles in the country. Seltos’s share in this is about 50 percent. The company’s Sonet has crossed the sales of four lakh units in the country. It was launched about four years ago. This includes sales in the country as well as exports. Its 3,17,754 units have been sold in the country and 85,814 units have been exported.

The company launched the updated Sonet earlier this year. 63 percent of the customers who bought Sonet have chosen its sunroof variants. Apart from this, 63 percent have bought its petrol engine and about 37 percent have bought its 1.5 liter diesel engine variant.