pected to commence in late 2025 and may extend into early 2026. Fiat’s Titano, previously produced at the Nordex plant, has been relocated to the Córdoba plant in Argentina this year, creating production capacity for the Tasman. In addition to the Tasman, Kia is considering plans to assemble the Seltos at the Nordex plant. The Seltos is expected to be assembled in CKD form, with production timelines estimated between 2026 and 2027. The Seltos,...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/22

ct motor near each wheel to empower it with a completely independent driving force. Electric vehicles equipped with the system offer a larger passenger space and a longer range. Furthermore, blockbuster models under Kia’s electrification transformation, such as the EV5, the EV6, the Sportage, the Seltos, and the Carnival; a Kia Level 4 intelligent driver assistance technology; and cutting-edge technologies in the industry, such as 10 sustainabl...

News  Updated at: 2024/05/07

New Kia Seltos launched in Philippines; 4 new models confirmed for 2024 including Kia EV5 Reported on November 30, 2023, Kia Philippines has introduced the new 2024 Seltos compact crossover. It comes with a revised front fascia that is stronger and a new grille, headlights, and new 17-inch alloy wheels. Imported from South Korea, it is priced from PHP 1,198,000. The new Seltos is available in 2 engine options. The normally-aspirated 1.5-liter Sma...

News  Updated at: 2023/12/01

Kia Middle East and Africa launches upgraded Seltos SUV in Jordan On October 20, Kia Middle East and Africa launched its new redesigned Seltos, a five-seater compact SUV in Jordan, which will be available across all markets in the MENA region from October 2023. The upgraded Seltos comes with an integration of ADAS (Advanced Driver Assist Systems), which includes Forward Collision Avoidance Assist (FCA), Lane Keeping Assist (LKA), Lane Following A...

News  Updated at: 2023/10/20

CDMS 2023: Kia to exhibit EV5, its first strategic model debuted in China On August 22, Kia China announced that it will exhibit the EV6 high-performance battery electric coupe and the EV5 compact battery electric SUV, the first Kia strategic model debuted in China, at Chengdu Motor Show 2023 (CDMS 2023), where global best-selling models, such as the new K3 compact sedan, the Seltos and Sportage compact SUVs, and the Carnival MPV, will also be ex...

News  Updated at: 2023/08/25

Kia India, launches 2023 Seltos SUV for a starting price of INR 1.09 million On July 21, Kia India launched the 2023 Seltos SUV at a special introductory price of INR 1.09 million (Ex-showroom) pan-India. The Seltos SUV comes in 18 variants with top of the trim with ADAS– GT-line and X Line in both diesel and gasoline engines, costing INR 1.98 million and INR 1.99 million. The New Seltos received the highest day 1 booking of 13,424 units. The S...

News  Updated at: 2023/07/21

Kia India launches the 2023 Seltos SUV facelift with ADAS On July 4, Kia India launched the 2023 Seltos SUV facelift. The Seltos SUV is powered by a Smartstream G1.5 turbo-GDi gasoline engine which generates 160ps of power and 253 Nm of torque with options of 6-iMT and 7 DCT transmissions. In addition to the turbo engine, it will also be available with the Smartstream G1.5 gasoline engine and the 1.5 CRDi VGT diesel engine. The new Seltos comes ...

News  Updated at: 2023/07/04

Yueda Kia exports Seltos compact SUV for first time Jiangsu Yueda Kia Motors Co., Ltd. (Yueda Kia) announced that on June 28, 3,287 vehicles manufactured by Kia China were loaded in Yancheng, Jiangsu, and shipped to 19 countries such as Mexico, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, and Chile. The exported models include the Seltos compact SUV, which was exported for the first time since its launch in China in April. For Yueda Kia, the June export volume...

News  Updated at: 2023/07/04

vehicles for the local and West African markets. The plant can assemble 35,000 units per annum which can be expanded to 70,000 vehicles per annum if demand grows. The plant is spread over 65,000 square meters of land. Currently, six Kia models are being produced, Kia Cerato, Kia K5, Kia Sonet, Kia Seltos, Kia Sportage, and Kia Sorento, and this portfolio will expand to ten models soon including the K2700, K3000, Carens, and Picanto. The plant wi...

News  Updated at: 2023/06/14

Auto Shanghai 2023: Kia officially launches new Seltos compact SUV On April 18, Kia China announced the official launch of the new Seltos compact SUV at the Auto Shanghai 2023 event. There are four 1.5L models with prices ranging from CNY 109,900 to CNY 139,900. The 1.5L engine of the Seltos is mated to an IVT transmission, with a maximum power of 115PS, a peak torque of 143.8Nm, and a combined fuel consumption of only 6.05L/100km under the WLTC ...

News  Updated at: 2023/04/20

90 flagship battery electric SUV and the new Polestar 4 mid-to-large-size SUV are debuted. For Korean automakers, Hyundai debuts the new Mufasa compact SUV and exhibits models such as the RN22e battery electric coupe and the N Vision 74 hydrogen fuel cell sports car. Kia officially launches the new Seltos compact SUV and exhibits the EV6 GT, the EV5 concept vehicle, the EV9 concept vehicle, and the E-GMP electric vehicle-dedicated platform. ...

News  Updated at: 2023/04/20

Kia China starts accepting pre-orders for new Seltos compact SUV in China On April 11, Kia China started accepting pre-orders for the new Seltos compact SUV in China, which has a starting price of CNY 91,900 and will be officially launched at Auto Shanghai 2023. The Seltos is a blockbuster model under Kia’s global strategy and can be regarded as the mass-produced version of Kia’s SP concept vehicle. The new vehicle features Kia’s new “Opp...

News  Updated at: 2023/04/14

Kia India offers iMT drive in new RDE editions of diesel variants On April 3, Kia announced that it is introducing all its diesel models with iMT (Intelligent Transmission technology). All manual transmission diesel versions of Kia will now be upgraded to 6iMT versions which will now come as a standard transmission in its refreshed RDE-compliant vehicle 2023 editions of the Seltos, the Sonet, and the Carens to be available from April 1, 2023. Th...

News  Updated at: 2023/04/07

Kia China launches global model naming system, with new SUV named Seltos On April 2, Kia China announced the launch of its global model naming system. Electric vehicles of the EV series will be uniformly named “EV + number” globally, e.g., EV5, EV6, and EV9. ICE sedans of the K series will be uniformly named “K + number” globally, e.g., K3 and K5. ICE SUVs will be uniformly named using words beginning with the letter “S”, and will hav...

News  Updated at: 2023/04/07

Kia Motors, India refreshes it line-up with BS6 Phase II compliant powertrains On March 21, Kia India introduced its refreshed RDE-compliant vehicle line-up with an updated powertrain and additional features in the Seltos, the Sonet, and the Carens. The refreshed line-up now comes with an enhanced gasoline powertrain which is now compatible with the E20 fuel. While the gasoline engine in Sonet remains unchanged, the turbo gasoline engine in Caren...

News  Updated at: 2023/03/22

invest KRW 21 trillion (JPY 2.1 trillion) in their EV business in South Korea by 2030. Dayou A-Tech also plans to step up the production of seats for conventional internal combustion engine cars. The company's operational base in Gwangju, South Korea, exclusively supply seats for the Sportage, the Seltos, the Soul, and the Bongo III produced at Kia Motors' Gwangju plant. It also supplies car seats for the Casper, a compact SUV produced by Gwangj...

News  Updated at: 2023/01/13

LA Auto Show 2022: Kia presents refreshed 2024 Seltos On November 17, Kina announced the refreshed 2024 Kia Seltos compact SUV making its debut today at the 2022 Los Angeles Auto Show. Design enhancements lend Seltos a more assertive exterior appearance with revised front and rear fascias, available unique Star Map lighting, and geometric-style wheels. Centerpiece of Seltos’ technologically advanced interior is an available first-in-segment p...

News  Updated at: 2022/11/21

Kia Seltos SUV to offer six airbags as standard in India On August 3, Kia India announced that its SUV Kia Seltos is now the first car in its segment to get six airbags as standard across all variants. Besides the Kia Seltos, six airbags as standard fitment are also offered on the Kia Carens. The Kia Seltos is the most popular Kia product in India, accounting for close to 60% of the company's total sales in the country. Based on the Kia India pre...

News  Updated at: 2022/08/03

m, automatic punching jigs, etc. During 2022-2026, the factory is expected to export more than 25,000 sets of KIA Carnival tailgate products to Malaysia. Besides, the plant also manufactures and supplies other body parts, including front door, rear door, bonnet, etc. for KIA Cerato, KIA Soluto, KIA Seltos, KIA Carnival, Mazda 3, Mazda CX-5, Mazda CX-8, etc.(From Thaco press release on June 8, 2022)...

News  Updated at: 2022/06/13

Kia India launches refreshed Seltos and Sonet models for 2022 On April 8, Kia India announced the launch of refreshed versions of Kia Seltos and Kia Sonet at a starting price of INR 1019 thousand (ex-showroom, pan-India) and INR 715 thousand (ex-showroom, pan-India), respectively. The refreshed Kia Seltos has been updated with 13 new enhancements. The company has introduced the first-in-India intelligent manual transmission (iMT) technology with ...

News  Updated at: 2022/04/11