After a dream launch in 2019 and a quick charge up the sales charts, Kia seems to have plateaued. In this episode of the Autocar Deep Drive podcast powered by Kotak Mahindra Prime, Hormazd Sorabjee – Editor, Autocar India – and Sergius Barretto – Managing Editor, Autocar India – discuss how the Korean carmaker is plotting its next phase of growth.
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Chapters –
0:00 – Introduction
2:00 – KIa’s journey so far
4:25 – Kia vs Hyundai
10:40 – Getting into niches
13:12 – Increasing dealer count
13:52 – Syros effect
14:45 – Kia MPVs
17:15 – Electric vehicles
17:47 – Kia Carens facelift and EV
19:20 – Kia EV9
22:32 – New Seltos coming in 2026
26:30 – Case for Kia Sorento
27:15 – Kia’s Innova rival
29:40 – Gunning for the Fortuner
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