Uzbekistan will be able to produce up to 100 thousand Sonets
According to the Autostrada.uz resource, in Uzbekistan, the ADM Jizzakh plant will begin producing the compact crossover Kia Sonet — this, one might say, is the «younger brother» Kia Seltos. Interestingly, the assembly is planned to be carried out in a full cycle, with welding and painting of bodies (from 2025 — with stamping). Commissioning work should be completed in March of this year, the design capacity — 100 thousand cars per year!
Kia Sonet — It is a compact crossover and looks like a mini version of the Kia Seltos. The car was developed in 2020 specifically for emerging markets, and last year it was restyled.
Dimensions — 4120 x 1790 x 1647 mm, wheelbase — 2500 mm. The Kia Sonet is equipped with three engines: a 1.0-liter turbocharged three-cylinder with a power of 118 hp. (combined with «robot», 1.2-liter naturally aspirated 83 hp (with &mechanics), 1.5-liter naturally aspirated 113 hp (with variator).
We recall that it became known earlier that in Kazakhstan at the enterprise «SaryarkaAvtoProm» will begin to produce the Kia Sorento crossover 2024.