Kia India Closes FY2025 with 4% Growth; Sonet Tops Sales for 15 Consecutive Months

As the Kia Syros launched in the beginning of this year, Kia has observed an increase in sales during the fourth quarter and concludes FY25 with 4% in YoY growth. The Kia Sonet has outsold the Seltos for 15 months at a go and claimed the spot of the company’s bestseller with Carens landing in the 3rd spot, according to the sales report.

The company has revealed a decline in sales in Q1 and Q3, then considerable growth in Q2 and Q4. During the Q1 of FY2025, Kia’s sales stood down at 60,768 units and in Q1 of FY2024, 61,373 units were made. In the second quarter of FY2025 (July to September 2024), vehicle dispatches stood at 66,553 units, marking a 12% increase compared to 59,243 units in the same period the previous year. However, in the third quarter (October to December 2024), dispatches declined by 12% year-on-year, totalling 52,310 units as against 59,649 units in Q3 FY2024. The fourth quarter (January to March 2025) saw a strong recovery, with 75,576 units dispatched, a 16% growth over the 65,369 units recorded in Q4 FY2024.

Kia India’s top-performing model in FY2025 is the Sonet compact SUV, which has outpaced the Seltos in sales since January 2024. With an estimated 99,757 units sold, it narrowly missed the 100,000-unit mark by just 243 vehicles. The Sonet accounts for a significant 39% of Kia India’s overall sales and has reached a cumulative milestone of 400,000 units.

Once Kia’s leading model since its debut in August 2019, the Seltos has faced a challenging FY2025, with estimated sales falling to 72,729 units, which is a steep 27% decline year-on-year from 100,423 units in FY2024.

The premium Carens MPV recorded a modest 2.44% year-on-year growth, with estimated FY2025 sales at 64,712 units, up from 63,167 in the previous fiscal. Notably, the Carens surpassed the 200,000-unit cumulative sales mark in the domestic market in early February 2025, just three years after launch.

Kia’s newest addition, the Syros compact SUV, has made a strong debut with 15,986 units sold. It stands as the fourth-largest contributor to Kia India’s FY2025 performance and represents 21% of the company’s Q4 sales total of 75,576 units.

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