Kia Stinger may be abandoned ahead of schedule

Production of the Kia Stinger fastback at the Kwangmen plant could be discontinued in the second half of 2022, that is, a year or two earlier than expected. According to the Korean website DailyCar, the vacated capacity of the enterprise will be converted for the production of a hybrid version of the Carnival, whose debut is scheduled for the first half of next year.

Since 2019, there have been rumors that Kia is unhappy with the Stinger sales. Industry sources say that Kia has already informed the plant suppliers about the end of the Stinger production in the second half of 2022 due to low sales. At the same time, nobody is talking about stopping the model production in other countries: for example, according to the Australian Caradvice, the Stinger will be sold in the local market for at least several more years.

For the Russian market, the Kia Stinger fastback is produced at Avtotor plant in Kaliningrad, and the updated model was put on the company's conveyor only in January 2021 and went on sale in Spring. Currently, the first grand-tourer in the brand’s history is available from 2,509,900 rubles to 3,899,900 rubles.