CHENNAI: Kia India, one of the fastest growing carmakers in the country, today announced that it has recorded 23,323 unit sales in October 2022. With this, the company has crossed the 2 lakh sales mark in CY 2022 with two months remaining in the year, which is well over the total sales figure of 181,583 units in 2021. The company has managed to register a growth of 43% over the same period last year. The month also witnessed the commencement of deliveries to customers of Kia’s first electric vehicle in the Indian market – the Kia EV6.
Kia Seltos dominated the company’s October sales with 9,777 units sold, followed by the Kia Sonet and Kia Carens with 7,614 & 5,479 units sold respectively. The Kia Carnival too continued its strong sales momentum with 301 units sold in October 2022. 152 units of Kia EV6 were sold throughout the month and were made available for deliveries to customers. Backed by the strong demand generated during the ongoing festive season, Kia India continued to maintain its position amongst the top 5 car manufacturers in the country.
Hardeep Singh Brar, Vice President and Head of Sales & Marketing, Kia India said, “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. We have already crossed the 2 lakh sales mark in CY 2022 and with two months still remaining, we are confident of ending the year on an unprecedented high.”
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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. 35% y-o-y YTD growth over 2021 shows the growing affinity for Indian consumers for the Kia brand. A strong market response to EV6 shows the strength of brand Kia in the premium & luxury space as well.”
Kia India recently crossed the 1.5 lakh exports from its state-of-the-art Anantapur plant in Andhra Pradesh. In line with the company’s ‘Make in India’ efforts and its vision of making world class products in India and taking them across the globe, Kia India ships the Seltos, Sonet and Carens to 95 countries in Middle East, Africa, Central & South America, Mexico and Asia Pacific.
