Kia India, today announced that its flagship mid-sized SUV, Kia Seltos has crossed the 3-lakh sales milestone in the country. The company further said that the Seltos has managed to achieve this feat in less than 3 years, making it the fastest SUV to achieve the milestone. The Kia Seltos is the most popular Kia product in India, accounting for close to 60% of the company’s total sales in the country
Kia recently updated the Seltos with 6 airbags as standard across all variants. This move also resulted in the prices of the lower variants going up by ₹30000. Previously, only the HTX+, GTX(O), GTX+ and X-Line variants used to offer 6 airbags in the Seltos. However, now all the variants including HTE, HTK, HTK+, and HTX offer this safety feature. In April 2022, Kia updated the Seltos with 4 airbags as standard across all variants as it was offered only with dual airbags as standard before. Kia also made all-wheel disc brakes, Electronic Stability Control (ESC), Vehicle Stability Management (VSM), Brake Assist (BA), Hill Assist Control (HAC), and Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) as standard.
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Myung-sik Sohn, Chief Sales Officer, Kia India, ”Being our first product in India, the Seltos has played a pivotal role in charting Kia’s success story here. With Seltos, Kia India was able to establish itself as a true disruptor and was able to cement its position in country’s top 5 car manufacturers within just two months of commencement of sales in the country. With Seltos, we wanted to offer a world class product that addressed the unmet needs of Indian customers, and the great response we’ve received is a testimony to the fact that we have achieved what we initially set out for. We are happy to see today that, Seltos has made its mark not only in its segment but on the overall Indian auto industry; it is amongst the most sought-after cars by the new age Indian customers.” He further added, “Very recently, we introduced six airbags as standard on the Seltos, which was yet again a segment first offering. With such regular updates in our products, and a strong customer centric approach, we are very optimistic about continuing our growth momentum and emerge as a much stronger brand in the days to come.”