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Kia Sonet surpasses 1.5 Lakh sales milestone in just under 2 years of its launch

Kia Sonet surpasses 1.5 Lakh sales milestone in just under 2 years of its launch

 

·Almost a third of the KIN total sales comes from the Sonet.

·26% of customers prefer the top variants (All the X Plus variants) of the Sonet

·Contributes almost 15% of the highly competitive Compact SUV segment

·Sonet led the adoption of and created favourability for the revolutionary iMT transmission, contributing 25% to its total sales.

 

Chennai: Kia India, the country's one of the fastest-growing carmakers, celebrates the 1.5 lakh unit sales of its smart urban compact SUV – Kia Sonet. The vehicle achieved this remarkable feat in just under two years after its launch in September 2020. Contributing over 32% of KIN's total sales, the Sonet has been a widely appreciated model in its segment, fuelling the compact SUV segment's growth. Being the segment disruptor, Sonet democratised and led the adoption of the iMT technology in India and created favourability in the market, resulting in 25% of Sonet buyers preferring their vehicle equipped with iMT. With almost 15% share in the highly competitive compact SUV category, the Kia Sonet reaffirms its status as a game-changer product.

 

Commenting on this milestone, Mr. Myung-sik Sohn - Chief Sales Officer, Kia India, said, "We are delighted that Sonet has added 1.5 Lakh customers to the Kia India family. Today's evolved urban Indian customer is dynamic, tech-savvy, and bold, and we are incredibly proud to have developed a product that has proven to be the right companion for them. The Sonet has won several accolades not only for its design, performance, and practicality but also by creating favourability for iMT and introducing the only Diesel AT in the segment. In April this year, we added 4 airbags as standard across even the lower variants of Sonet, further enhancing the vehicle's safety and propelling its popularity."

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