Kia Sells More than 4 Lakh Sonet in less than 4 Years

South Korean automobile company Kia’s Sonet has crossed the sales of four lakh units in India. It was launched about four years ago. This sales 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 model and about 37 percent have bought its 1.5 liter diesel engine model. The number of people buying its automatic transmission variants is about 28 percent. The compact SUV segment is growing rapidly in the country. Myung-sik Sohn, chief sales officer of Kia’s unit in the country, said, “There is a big opportunity in the compact SUV segment. A lot of first-time car buyers are coming into this segment.”

It competes with Maruti Suzuki’s Brezza and Hyundai’s Venue. This is an SUV of less than four meters. However, the best selling model in the country for Kia is the Seltos. The design of DRL has been changed slightly in the updated Sonet. There have also been changes in its headlights and front bumper. It is available in eight single and two dual-tone colours. Its monotone colors are Olive, White, Silver, Grey, Red, Blue, Clear White and Black. Dual-tone colors include black roof with red and black roof with white.

It has a 10.25 inch main touchscreen display and a 10.25 inch LCD driver display. Along with this, features like 360 ​​degree camera, smart air purification system, seven speaker Bose sound system and electric sunroof have been provided. The company is also getting strong demand for Seltos SUV. For this reason, Kia’s unit in the country has decided to increase its production capacity and cut down on exports. Last month, Kia had increased the prices of Seltos, Sonet and Carens by 3 percent. The reason for this was the increase in manufacturing costs.