Ukuqinisekiswa kufike engxoxweni eyanikezwa yi-Kia Motors Europe COO, u-Emilio Herrera, kwi-Korean Car Blog, futhi yaqinisekisa lokho ebesivele sikusola: kokubili i-Kia Seltos (i-SUV entsha yomkhiqizo waseNingizimu Korea) kanye nomlandeli we-Optima ( aka Kia K5) ngeke adayiswe lapha.
Mayelana nozongena esikhundleni sika-Optima, uHerrera akashongo lutho, esho nje ukuthi: “okwamanje asinakho ezinhlelweni zethu ukwethulwa kweKia K5/Optima eYurophu”. Kodwa-ke, umuntu udinga kuphela ukubheka izibalo zokuthengisa zama-sedans eYurophu ukuze athole isizathu okungenzeka kakhulu salesi sinqumo.
Ngokwemininingwane evela ku-JATO Dynamics, amamodeli abagibeli aphakathi nendawo (okuhlanganisa nawo ama-sedans afana ne-Optima) abalele kuphela u-6.2% wokuthengisa ezinyangeni eziyi-10 zokuqala zika-2019. Lokhu kuyilapho ama-SUV abalelwa ku-40.1% wezintandokazi zabathengi baseYurophu.
Eyaziwa nangokuthi iKia K5, lena ilandela i-Optima yamanje.
Manje, uma kubhekwa ukwehla kokuthengiswa kwama-sedans emakethe yaseYurophu, akumangazi isinqumo sika-Kia, okungenani okwamanje, sokungayithengisi i-Optima entsha lapha. Ngenxa yalesi sinqumo, indima yemodeli ephezulu ye-Kia "ejwayelekile" ezwenikazi lase-Europe inikezwe u-Stinger kuphela.
Enye i-Kia SUV eYurophu? ngokusobala akunjalo
Ngokuqondene ne-Kia Seltos, enye imodeli evela kumkhiqizo waseNingizimu Korea ongeke eze eYurophu, u-Herrara ukhumbule ukuthi lokhu "akuzange kuthuthukiswe ngemakethe yaseYurophu engqondweni".
Bhalisela iphephandaba lethu
Kulokhu, isikhulu sakwaKia sengeze ngokuthi, nakuba i-Seltos entsha iphumelela kakhulu e-US, iqiniso lokuthi i-Kia iphumelele kakhulu e-Europe nge-Sportage kanye ne-Sorento kusho ukuthi asikho isidingo sokuletha i-Seltos Ezweni Elidala.
Ibekwe ngaphansi kweSportage, iKia Seltos isebenzisa ukubukeka kweSUV okujwayelekile.
Ngakho-ke, imodeli ebekwe phakathi kwe-Soul (lapha etholakala kuphela njengogesi futhi ngaphansi kwegama elithi e-Soul) kanye ne-Sportage ngeke bajoyine uhla lwamamodeli akwa-Kia ayingozi kakhulu iSorento nayo eyingxenye yawo. , XCeed kanye ne I-Stonic.