Kaliningrad launches the fourth full-cycle KIA model

On the last day of October at the Avtotor Kaliningrad plant, the production of the third-generation KIA Soul model was started in the full production cycle (CKD), i.e. together with welding, painting and assembly.

According to the press service of KIA Motors in Russia and the CIS, this is the fourth KIA model to be assembled at Avtotor in a full cycle. It is also worth noting that KIA Soul has become the sixth model of the Korean brand, produced in our country in CKD mode. In addition to the Sorento crossover (from November 2013), Cerato Classic sedans (from November’14) and Cerato (from April’19), already produced in Kaliningrad, Rio sedan and cross-hatchback Rio X-Line (both in St. Petersburg, from 2011 and 2017, respectively).

As for KIA Soul, depending on the configuration, its price can vary from 1,029,900 to 1,629,900 rubles. The car is equipped with gasoline engines: an atmospheric volume of 1.6 liters with distributed injection (123 hp), a 2-liter with distributed injection (150 hp) and a turbocharged 200-horsepower 1.6 T-GDI engine. The next gearboxes are offered: 6-speed manual, 6-speed automatic or 7-speed robotic pre-selective. According to the experts of the analytical agency AUTOSTAT, by the results of 9 months of 2019, 13,685 KIA Soul models were sold in Russia.