{"id":19269,"date":"2024-12-30T12:03:03","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T06:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/blog\/?p=19269"},"modified":"2025-03-12T14:59:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T09:29:25","slug":"2024-kia-sonet-facelift-achieves-1-lakh-sales-milestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/2024-kia-sonet-facelift-achieves-1-lakh-sales-milestone\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Kia Sonet facelift achieves 1 lakh sales milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19269\" class=\"elementor elementor-19269\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3c4d27 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3c4d27\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ae36eff\" data-id=\"6ae36eff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63e36762 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63e36762\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kia-Sonet-facelift-Cover.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19295\" alt=\"Kia Sonet facelift\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kia-Sonet-facelift-Cover.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kia-Sonet-facelift-Cover-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kia-Sonet-facelift-Cover-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kia-Sonet-facelift-Cover-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21c57574 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21c57574\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kia.com\/in\/our-vehicles\/sonet\/showroom.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kia Sonet<\/a> facelift which went on sale earlier this year, has achieved a sales milestone of 1 lakh units. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kia.com\/in\/home.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kia India<\/a> has sold more than 1 lakh units of the subcompact SUV in India, taking just 11 months to reach this milestone.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad5d832 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad5d832\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe refreshed sub-compact SUV was introduced in the market in January this year. The mid-cycle facelift brought several features to the Sonet.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5223bdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5223bdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.caronphone.com\/kia-cars\">Kia<\/a> India revealed it has sold more than 9,000 units of the Sonet on a monthly basis since sales of the facelifted model began in January this year. More than 76 percent of sales have come from petrol-powered variants, while only 24 percent of customers have opted for the Sonet diesel.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-582cff2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"582cff2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAutomatic and intelligent manual transmissions together contributed to 34 per cent of sales, reflecting the growing demand for such options. Moreover, 79 per cent of the vehicles sold were equipped with a sunroof, highlighting its popularity among buyers, the company said.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e014aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4e014aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kia-Sonet-facelift-IMg-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19296\" alt=\"Kia Sonet facelift\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kia-Sonet-facelift-IMg-1.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kia-Sonet-facelift-IMg-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kia-Sonet-facelift-IMg-1-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kia-Sonet-facelift-IMg-1-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a2cedb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a2cedb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHardeep Singh Brar, Sr. VP and Head of Sales and Marketing, said, \u201cWhen we introduced the New Sonet, it came with several best-in-segment features, premiumising the segment. These features have significantly enhanced the value proposition of the New Sonet, contributing to strong sales performance. This milestone is a testament to the trust and appreciation of our customers, motivating us to continue delivering products that surpass expectations.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d38807 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d38807\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Sonet is priced between \u20b97.99 &#8211; 15.77 lakh (ex-showroom, India). 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