Kia Carnival Gets Over 1400 Bookings On First Day, Second Winner For Korean Automaker In Indian Market

South Korean automobile manufacturer Kia Motors has announced that its Carnival multi-purpose vehicle (MPV), which will be launched in India in early February, has received 1,410 bookings in one day, reports Autocar India.

The Carnival MPV will be the second offering of the company which launched its first product in India in August last year.

The bookings for the Carnival MPV, slated to be launched on 5 February during the 2020 Auto Expo, has been opened on 21 January via Kia Motors India’s official website or through company’s dealers across the country. The customers can book the MPV by paying an amount of Rs 1 lakh.

“We are thrilled with the reception that the Kia Carnival has got even before its launch. We attained 1,410 bookings for Kia’s new offering in the Indian market in just one day after we started accepting pre-orders,” said Kookhyun Shim, managing director and CEO, Kia Motors India.

The Korean brand also revealed that around 64 percent of the overall bookings were for the fully-loaded Limousine trim. The Carnival is available in three trim levels – Premium, Prestige and Limousine – and three-seating layouts.

The company had debuted in the Indian market in second half of last year with its Seltos SUV, bookings of which crossed over 60,000 units by October 2019.