Kia India sells over 1.5 lakh Sonet compact SUVs in 21 months

Automatic variants of the Sonet accounted for 22 percent of the sales and diesel variants accounted for 41 percent.

Published On Jun 20, 2022 07:46:00 PM

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Kia Sonet has crossed the 1.5 lakh-unit sales milestone in India in under two years of its launch. Kia says the Sonet accounts for over 32 percent of the brand’s sales in India.

26 percent of Sonet customers opt for the higher variants
Quarter of the Sonet sales come from the iMT variant
Automatic variants account for 22 percent

The Kia Sonet was launched in September 2020 with an introductory price tag of Rs 6.71 lakh, going up to Rs 11.99 lakh. It took just 12 months for the Sonet to sell one lakh units in India.

In FY22, with 73,864 units sold, the Sonet was the fourth highest-selling compact SUV, behind the Tata Nexon and Maruti Vitara Brezza, as well as the Sonet's sister model – the Hyundai Venue.

Kia Sonet top variants, iMT and diesels popular

Twenty-five percent of Sonet buyers opted for the iMT clutchless manual gearbox; the higher variants (HTX+ and GTX+) accounted for 26 percent of the overall sales. While Kia saw 22 percent of the buyers opting for automatic variants, the diesel model accounted for 41 percent of the sales. Kia says black and white are the most popular exterior colour options for the Sonet.

A few months back, Kia had updated the Sonet, along with the Seltos, with an additional focus on safety and more equipment on the lower variants. Now priced from Rs 7.15 lakh (ex-showroom, India), the Sonet comes with an 83hp, 1.2-litre petrol engine; a 120hp, 1.0-litre turbo-petrol engine; and a 1.5-litre diesel. Buyers can opt for a 5-speed manual, a 6-speed manual, 6-speed iMT, 6-speed torque converter, or a 7-speed DCT, depending on the engine and variant.