With only a hand full of cars in the Indian market, Kia has grown exponentially in the past few years and the SUVs – Sonet and Seltos are enjoying massive popularity in the SUV segment. The company even made a total sale of 19,100 units in the month of March 2021 and achieved a massive YoY growth of 122%, and MoM growth of 14.36%. However, the company did lose a tiny amount on the market share which dropped from 6.1% in March 2020 to 6.0% in March 2021. But with all these increasing sale numbers comes the responsibility to fulfil the demand of each customer and that where the term waiting period arrives. So, today we bring you the detailed list of the waiting period of Kia cars for April 2021.
First talking about the most affordable car of the company Kia Sonet which enjoys a healthy amount of fame, but suffers quite much in waiting period. The cheapest offering by the company is of the Kia Sonet 1.2-litre petrol engine which has a waiting period of 19-20 weeks, while the other petrol trims do get delivered much quicker with a waiting period of 7-10 weeks for the 1.0-litre Turbo tech line trim and 6-8 weeks for the 1.0-litre turbo GT line trim.
The diesel version of the car comes in 2 variations first being the 1.5-litre Tech line that carries a waiting period of 16-20 weeks, while the 1.5-litre GT line carries a waiting period of 14-17 weeks.
| Kia Sonet | Waiting period |
| Petrol | |
| Sonet 1.2 | 19 – 20 weeks |
| Sonet 1.0 Turbo Tech line | 7 – 10 weeks |
| Sonet 1.0 Turbo GT line | 6 – 8 weeks |
| Diesel | |
| Sonet 1.5 Tech line | 16 – 20 weeks |
| Sonet 1.5 GT line | 14 – 17 weeks |
Now coming to the Mid-Size SUV Kia Seltos which comes in a total of 6 variations. The petrol versions get a variant period of 19-20 weeks with exception of the anniversary edition which has a relatively less waiting period of 3-5 weeks. And for the Diesel variants, the 1.5-litre Tech line carries a waiting period of 19-20 weeks whereas the GT and anniversary edition carries a waiting period of up to 9 weeks.
| Kia Seltos | Waiting period |
| Petrol | |
| Seltos 1.5 | 19 -20 weeks |
| Seltos 1.4 Turbo GT line | 19 – 20 weeks |
| Seltos 1.5 Anniversary Edition | 3 – 5 weeks |
| Diesel | |
| Seltos 1.5 Tech line | 19 – 20 weeks |
| Seltos 1.5 GT line | 8 – 9 weeks |
| Seltos 1.5 Anniversary Edition | 5 – 6 weeks |
The company also offers one more car which is the Kia Carnival MPV. The carnival is much of a premium MPV so the sales concerning that are very limited so there isn’t any waiting period for the car.