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South Korean car brand Kia India has announced a price hike of up to 3 per cent across all its models from April 1, 2025. The company says that this price hike is being done mainly due to the increase in commodity prices and supply chain related costs. Hardip Singh Brar, Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Kia India said on this price adjustment that we are always committed to providing the best quality and value to our customers, and we have always tried to deliver the best cars at competitive prices.
Efforts to minimize impact on customers
Brar said that due to rising prices of textiles and input materials, we have had to increase the prices of all our Kia models by 3 percent, which will be effective from April 1, 2025. He also said that we understand that price changes can be challenging for customers, but this decision has been taken with the aim that we continue to deliver our quality and technologically advanced cars to the customers, which is expected from Kia. Kia will absorb a large part of this increased cost to reduce the impact of this increase on customers.
Kia’s excellent sales performance
Sales of Kia India’s key models have been excellent. Kia’s best-selling model, Seltos , has crossed the 6,90,000 unit mark, while Sonet has crossed the 5,00,000 unit mark. Apart from this, Carens has registered sales of 2,32,000 units and Carnival has registered sales of 15,000 units. The sales of these top models of Kia India reflect their popularity and the changing needs of Indian customers.
Other companies have also increased their prices
Kia India’s price hike decision is not the only one, as earlier Maruti Suzuki and Tata Motors had also announced an increase in the prices of their vehicles from April 1, 2025. Tata Motors has planned to increase the prices of passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles. This increase is being done due to the increase in the prices of textiles and input materials and the increase in production cost.
Kia India’s decision to increase prices by 3 percent has been taken due to the pressure of rising costs in the market. However, the company has taken several steps to reduce the impact of this price increase, so that the customer gets the best balance of quality and value. Strong sales of Kia’s best models have proved that Indian customers are very satisfied with the company’s technological advancement and quality. In such a situation, this increase by Kia can be even more interesting in the Indian market, especially when other vehicle manufacturers are also making such increases.
