Kia's India game plan | Deep Drive Podcast Ep. 50 | Autocar India

After a dream launch in 2019 and a quick charge up the sales charts, Kia seems to have plateaued. In this episode of the Autocar Deep Drive podcast powered by Kotak Mahindra Prime, Hormazd Sorabjee - Editor, Autocar India - and Sergius Barretto - Managing Editor, Autocar India - discuss how the Korean carmaker is plotting its next phase of growth.

Editor: Deven Bhalla
Archives: Shrey Vaid, Ganesh Jadhav, Lincon Rodrigues
Graphics: Yuvraj Dhumekar

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Chapters -
0:00 - Introduction
2:00 - KIa's journey so far
4:25 - Kia vs Hyundai
10:40 - Getting into niches
13:12 - Increasing dealer count
13:52 - Syros effect
14:45 - Kia MPVs
17:15 - Electric vehicles
17:47 - Kia Carens facelift and EV
19:20 - Kia EV9
22:32 - New Seltos coming in 2026
26:30 - Case for Kia Sorento
27:15 - Kia's Innova rival
29:40 - Gunning for the Fortuner

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