By Kia officially introduced Sonet in 2020 and it was the third product from the Korean manufacturer in India after the Seltos and Carnival. The company has officially announced that the sales of the Sonet crossed 3.68 lakh in which 2,77,236 units were sold in India and 83.427 units are for the export market. The Sonet’s contribution to the overall sales of Kia is 33 per cent, which is good as the Sonet is one of the consistent models in the compact SUV segment in which competition is intense.
Even though the Sonet was introduced during the COVID-19 Pandemic, the company was able to sell the model well during the tough period as the 1,00,000 milestone was achieved within one year of the launch. The 2,50,000 milestone came up in 34 months and the total sales in India is expected to reach the 3,00,000 milestone soon. Now the company has revealed the facelift version of the Sonet in India and the official bookings will commence on December 20 while the price announcement will take place next month.
The facelift model comes with exterior and interior changes are the front gets new LED headlamps with revised DRLs and a new bumper too. The changes to the side are limited to new alloy wheels while the rear gets a new full-length connected LED tail lamp. The interior changes on the Sonet include a new instrument cluster, which is available on the Seltos and a new 10.25-inch touchscreen infotainment system with the latest software. The Sonet facelift is powered by 1.2 L petrol, 1.0 L turbo petrol and 1.5 L diesel engine with manual and automatic gearbox options.
