Kia Motors opens pre-booking for Sonet SUV from Aug 20
<p style="text-align: center;"><img title="1597893847298898.png" alt="9.png" src="/ueditor/php/upload/image/20200820/1597893847298898.png"/></p><p>Kia Motors India, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kia Motors Corporation, announced on Wednesday the commencement of pre-bookings for its sub-compact SUV Sonet, beginning August 20, 2020.<br/><br/>As per the automaker, pre-bookings can be done through the company dealerships across the country or online for a token amount of Rs 25,000.<br/><br/>Kookhyun Shim, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Kia Motors India said, ¡°The Sonet is Kia¡¯s answer to customers in the compact SUV segment who want style and substance, quality and features, performance and technology, comfort and safety in one compelling package.¡±</p><p><br/></p><p>Shim added, ¡°The Sonet has been engineered and built with Indian inputs and is a global model for Kia from India. India is the first country in the world where the Sonet goes on sale, and with the commencement of pre-bookings, we are confident our smart urban compact SUV will be warmly received in the country.¡±<br/><br/>According to Kia, in phase-I, the vehicle is being manufactured only in India at Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh production facility and offered to Indian customers first followed by export to over 70 markets including Middle-East and Africa, Latin America and Asia.<br/><br/>Upon its launch, the Kia Sonet will be offered with 3 engine options of 1.2-litre petrol, 1.0-litre turbo petrol and the 1.5-litre turbo diesel. These engines can either be coupled with a 5-speed manual transmission or the 6-speed DCT or the all-new 6-speed iMT gearbox.<br/><br/>The SUV also comes with the new iMT technology where the 6-speed iMT gearbox will enable a clutch-less shifting with the control of a manual shift level. Until now, this feature was only available in the Indian market for Hyundai Venue.<br/><br/>To offer a safe and hassle-free experience, Kia Motors India ensures a completely paperless, contactless digital platform for the new car buying process end-to-end. Kia pioneered this feature right at the inception of its retail business in August 2019, the company statement added.<br/><br/>First showcased as a concept model at the Auto Expo 2020, the SUV will compete with other B-segment SUV models like Hyundai Venue, Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza and the upcoming Nissan Magnite.<br/><br/>Previously, the South Korean auto major sold two models in India- Seltos and Carnival.</p>
20 Aug,2020
