Kia India sold 28,634 units in January 2023 and recorded their highest-ever monthly sales. YoY sales of Kia grew 48.22 percent from 19,319 units sold Jan 2022. MoM sales growth stood at 88.58 percent as a total of 15,184 units were sold in Dec 2022. The most sales of Kia came from Seltos followed by the Sonet and Carens. The Kia Carnival also helped boost the number of sales.
The highest-selling car of Kia India is the Seltos with 10,470 units sold in Jan 2023. The YoY sales of Seltos fell 8.82 percent from 11,483 units sold in Jan 2022. Kia sold 1,013 units less of Seltos in Jan 2023 than in Jan 2022. But the MoM sales of Seltos registered a great growth of 74.65 percent as only 5,995 units were sold in Dec 2022. Currently, Seltos holds a 36.56 percent share of the sales of the company. The previous year this percentage was higher at 39.48 percent.
The second highest-selling car of Kia is the Sonet with 9,261 units sold in Jan 2023. Sonet registered 34.14 percent YoY growth from 6,904 units sold in Jan 2022. Sonet sales also grew MoM at 60.45 percent as only 5,771 units were sold in Dec 2022.
Kia Carens come third on the company’s sales list and it is now a major part of the company because of the 7,900 units sold in Jan 2023. Carens registered extreme YoY growth of 1273.91 percent from only 575 units sold in Jan 2022. The MoM sales of Carens also grew 147.26 percent as only 3,195 units were sold in Dec 2022.
The last car on the Kia India sales list is the Carnival with 1,003 units sold in Jan 2023. Carnival registered 180.95 percent YoY sales growth from 357 units sold in Jan 2022. The MoM growth of Carnival sales stood at 1039.77 percent as only 88 units of this MUV were sold in Dec 2022. A new generation of Kia Carnival was showcased at Auto Expo 2023 and it is expected to launch in India by the end of this year. In order to balance increased input and transportation expenses, Kia India has increased the prices of its car. From January 2023, Kia India has raised pricing across the board. Depending on the model and version, this price increase can be between Rs. 20,000 – Rs 1 lakh.
