Kia India reports 3.9 pc sales growth in May, surpasses 2.5 lakh export milestone

Kia India on Saturday stated it has registered the sale of 19,500 models in May, a growth of over 3.9 per cent (year-on-year) in comparison with 18,766 models in the corresponding month of the final yr.

The automaker stated it additionally dispatched 2,304 models from India to abroad markets in the month, taking the manufacturing determine of Kia to 21,804 models.

With this, the corporate surpassed the 2.5 lakh export milestone to over 100 nations, it stated in an announcement.

Seltos contributed the bulk, with nearly 60 per cent of exports from India accounted for by the mannequin. Sonet and Carens adopted Seltos with 34 per cent and seven per cent, respectively, of the abroad dispatches.

“With a strong community enlargement technique in place, we will proceed to develop in the remainder of the yr and cross 1 million home sales milestone quickly,” stated Hardeep Singh Brar, SVP and Head Sales and Marketing at Kia India.

Launched in January 2024, the brand new Sonet emerged because the highest-selling mannequin for Kia India in May, with 7,433 models, carefully adopted by Seltos and Carens with 6,736 and 5,316 models, respectively.

“So far in this yr, we’ve been aggressive in introducing new aggressive variants of our fashions, which has contributed considerably to our sales,” stated Brar.

The firm has bought greater than 9.8 lakh models in the home market, with Seltos contributing nearly 50 per cent of the full.

Kia India commenced mass manufacturing in August 2019 and has an put in annual manufacturing capability of 300,000 models.