{"id":30070,"date":"2025-03-19T11:40:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T06:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/?p=30070"},"modified":"2025-03-19T15:46:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T10:16:46","slug":"kia-india-price-hike-april-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/kia-india-price-hike-april-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Kia cars to cost more from from April 1 due to rising commodity prices and supply chain costs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"30070\" class=\"elementor elementor-30070\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e2433f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e2433f6\" 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-5eae5387\" data-id=\"5eae5387\" 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-7880dbe6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7880dbe6\" 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-India-will-hike-car-prices-by-up-to-3PERCENT-from-April-1-due-to-rising-commodity-prices-and-supply-chain-costs.-cover.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-30087\" alt=\"Kia cars to cost more from from April 1 due to rising commodity prices and supply chain costs\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kia-India-will-hike-car-prices-by-up-to-3PERCENT-from-April-1-due-to-rising-commodity-prices-and-supply-chain-costs.-cover.webp 1440w, https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kia-India-will-hike-car-prices-by-up-to-3PERCENT-from-April-1-due-to-rising-commodity-prices-and-supply-chain-costs.-cover-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kia-India-will-hike-car-prices-by-up-to-3PERCENT-from-April-1-due-to-rising-commodity-prices-and-supply-chain-costs.-cover-1024x512.webp 1024w, https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kia-India-will-hike-car-prices-by-up-to-3PERCENT-from-April-1-due-to-rising-commodity-prices-and-supply-chain-costs.-cover-768x384.webp 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-5d4b883f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d4b883f\" 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:\/\/caronphone.com\/kia-cars\">Kia India<\/a> has announced a price hike of up to 3 per cent across all its vehicles starting April 1, 2025.\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-524a772 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"524a772\" 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\tAs per the Kia India, these decisions have been made to adjust to the rising supply chain costs and overall cost of production.\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-3c7aeb04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c7aeb04\" 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 price hike announcement comes at a time when <a href=\"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/tata-cars\">Tata Motors<\/a> has revealed plans to increase the prices of its passenger vehicles in the country. Moreover, <a href=\"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/maruti-suzuki-cars\">Maruti Suzuki<\/a> has already announced a price hike of up to 4 per cent for its cars.\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-12002d60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12002d60\" 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\tCommenting on the price hike, Hardeep Singh Brar, Senior Vice President, \u2013 Sales and Marketing, <a href=\"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/kia-cars\">Kia India<\/a> stated, \u201cAs a brand committed to providing exceptional value and quality to our customers, we have always strived to offer the best vehicles at competitive prices. However, due to the rising costs of commodities and input materials, we will be increasing up to 3% price hike across all Kia models, effective from 1st April 2025.\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-1d87e065 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d87e065\" 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&#8220;While we understand that price adjustments can be challenging, this decision has been made to ensure we can continue delivering the high-quality, technologically advanced vehicles that our customers expect from Kia,&#8221; Brar 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-6864f5a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6864f5a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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