Kia raises the price

13 January 2018

Most of the models became more expensive on 5-10 thousand rubles

At the end of 2017 Kia was not only the most popular foreign brand, but also one of the fastest growing. Its sales jumped by 22 %, which is the best indicator among the brands included in the TOP 10 in popularity. It is not surprising that the Korean company was among the first to raise the price tags.

The price increase will affect almost all models. Fortunately, in most cases, the price will rise within 1 %. So, the family Kia CEE'd, Pro CEE'd, Cerato, Picanto and Soul will be more at 5 000. Twice the mark-up will receive a Kia Rio sedan, cross-hatch, Rio X-Line, the Sorento crossover and the business Optima sedan: according to estimates of the analytical Agency "AUTOSTAT", for them, the price will increase by 10 000.

More noticeable price increase expect the SUV Kia Mohave and Executive class sedan Kia Quoris: now they will have to pay 50 000 and 100 000 rubles more. However, in the overall statistics of sales, their share is vanishingly small, so that even if the higher prices will scare away customers, the company no one will notice.

Pleasant exceptions to the rules were only crossovers Kia Sportage and Sorento Prime, which are still sold at prices of 2017. They cost from 1 269 2 134 900 and 900 rubles, respectively. Most likely, the Sorento Prime will rise during the coming soon updates: recently restyled version started to be sold in South Korea and the United States, so soon it will get to Russia.