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Kia Motors launches Seltos in Kolkata, price starts at Rs. 9.69 lakhs

| @indiablooms | Aug 23, 2019, at 05:08 pm

Kolkata, Aug 23 (IBNS): With the festive season ahead, South Korean auto major Kia Motors launched the first made in India mid-SUV, Kia Seltos, in Kolkata on Friday.

The car was launched at an introductory price of 9.69 lakh.

Right from its launch, the Seltos will be BS-VI compliant, the company said.

Seltos, a mid-sized SUV, has been manufactured at the Ananthpur plant of the company in India.

The model is available in India in both petrol and diesel variants.

Yong S Kim, Executive Director & CSO, Kia Motors India said till date over thirty-two thousand bookings of the model have been made.

"We are confident about our product," he said.

The car has been launched in India at a time when the domestic automotive industry is facing the worst slowdown in more than a decade.

Speaking on the matter, he said: "Industry slowdown is there but we believe it is temporary."

He expressed confidence in the revival of the situation.

The car will be available in India in eight colour varieties.

(Reporting and Image by Supriyo Hazra/IBNS)

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