Kia Carens Receives 50,000 Bookings Within 2 Months | V3Cars

Mar 12, 2022, 05:30 PM IST
By Mohammad Osaaf
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Kia India have received over 50,000 bookings for the Carens within 2 months. Kia opened official bookings for the Carens MPV on January 14, 2022, and launched it on February 15. In the month of February itself, Kia sold 5,300 units of the Carens, within 13 days of launch.

Here are some details of what variants and powertrain options customers are buying:

Luxury and Luxury Plus variants account for 43% of total bookings
Around 50% of bookings are for the diesel variants
Close to 30% of buyers prefer an automatic transmission
58% of bookings are from Tier I and Tier II markets
42% of bookings are from Tier III cities

According to Kia, as much as 43% of Carens buyers opt for the top two variants – Luxury and Luxury Plus. The bookings for petrol and diesel engine options are evenly balanced, as diesel variants comprise 50% of all bookings.

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Automatic transmission options account for 30% of the total bookings. It must be noted that Kia offer the option of an automatic transmission only in the mid-spec Prestige Plus and the top-spec Luxury Plus variants. The 1.5L normal petrol engine does not get the option of an automatic transmission. 42% of the bookings are from Tier III cities while the rest are from Tier I and Tier-II cities.

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Certain variants of the Carens carry a waiting period of over 1 year. To curb this long delivery period, Kia have started a third shift at their Anantapur manufacturing facility starting March 2022. They also hope that the shortage of semiconductor chips will improve from Q2 of 2022 onwards. This shortage is one of the major reasons for the long waiting periods on vehicles, as semiconductors are used in plenty in almost all cars.

The Carens comes with 3 engine options – a 1.5L normal petrol engine, a 1.4L turbo petrol engine, and a 1.5L turbo diesel engine. All of these engines come with a 6-speed manual transmission. Automatic transmission options include a 7-speed DCT for the 1.4L turbo petrol engine and a 6-speed TC automatic transmission for the 1.5L diesel engine.

Also Read: Kia India Cross 4 Lakh Domestic Sales And 1 Lakh Exports

Kia Carens prices start from Rs. 9.0 lakh and go up to Rs. 17.0 lakh (ex-showroom). The Carens rivals other 6 and 7-seater cars in the segment, such as the Maruti Arena Ertiga, Maruti Nexa XL6, Tata Safari, MG Hector Plus, Hyundai ALcazar, and the Toyota Innova.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Mohammad Osaaf

In the age of SUVs and crossovers, it's the traditional, 3-box sleeper sedans that excite him the most. All it needs is a punchy engine, a tight chassis and everyday practicality. Skoda Octavia VRS and BMW M5 are his favourites.

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