Kia sold more cars than Honda from December’20 to January’21
The volume of the auto industry expected to increase this year: Source: samaa.tv

Muhammad Faisal, the Kia Lucky Motors COO said, Kia has sold a more significant number of vehicles than Honda for two back-to-back months. Our numbers were higher in December 2020 and January 2021.

It tends to be said that the Korean auto giant is attempting to change the status quo as Pakistan’s auto market has generally been overwhelmed by Toyota, Honda, and Suzuki, known as the Japanese big three.

Suzuki, which generally serves the hatchback market, sold the most vehicles and was followed by Toyota. In comparison, Honda sold 1,764 cars, including Civic, City, and BR-V, in December 2021 and 1,916 in January, as per the Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association’s information. It implies the quantities of KIA’s crossover SUV Sportage and hatchback Picanto are more significant than this.

Faisal said that KIA had the option to do this as it figured out how to tap sections that stayed undiscovered.

KLM was the first to launch a crossover SUV Sportage between an undiscovered price scale of Rs4 million and Rs7 million. Before, the alternatives accessible for buyers in this value range included outstanding quality sedans, such as Honda Civic, while Toyota’s average SUV Fortuner was estimated at over Rs7 million.

KLM can produce 50,000 units yearly

He also said that KLM isn’t a PAMA member, where individuals share their creation and deal numbers. Joining PAMA doesn’t increase the value us right now. It can deliver 50,000 units yearly.

KLM recently launched mid-size SUV Sorento

It has currently launched 2.4L and 3.5L proper size SUV Sorento. The three vehicles are collected in Pakistan. Aside from these three vehicles, it is additionally selling imported Carnival.

KLM will launch two other vehicles before the end of the policy

He further added that it would launch two additional vehicles before the Auto Development Policy 2016-21, which closes in June, although he didn’t uncover which vehicles will launch.

It has just imported one unit of Peugeot 2008 for testing reasons. Usually, the fifth KLM vehicle to be collected here in Pakistan will be SUV Seltos or car Cerato.

Faisal said that the automobile business volume is relied upon to increase by 64% this year from a low base of 134,000 units in the fiscal year 2020. The new participants’ expansion will drive like-new vehicle organizations under ADP 2016-21.

READ MORE: Pak Suzuki increased the price of its 1,500cc APV by Rs 1.1 million.

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