Kia India closed June 2026 with strong sales numbers, moving a total of 24,552 units and posting a 19 percent year-on-year jump over the 20,625 units it sold in June 2025. Much of that growth came from a single model, the Seltos SUV, which alone accounted for a large share of the brand's total sales for the month.
Seltos leads the charts with an 84 percent jump
The Seltos topped Kia's sales chart by a wide margin. The SUV sold 9,654 units in June 2026, compared to just 5,225 units in June 2025, translating into an 84.77 percent year-on-year surge in demand. Its ex-showroom price starts at ₹10.99 lakh and goes up to ₹19.99 lakh, giving it a wide enough spread to appeal to buyers across different budgets.
Built on Kia's new K3 platform, the Seltos carries a boxy, muscular design highlighted by the brand's signature tiger nose grille, LED DRLs, flush door handles and wraparound taillights. Inside, the cabin gets dual 12.3 inch panoramic displays, ventilated seats, a panoramic sunroof and premium materials, along with wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, features that keep it well ahead of several rivals on the technology front.
On safety, the Seltos carries a 5 star Bharat NCAP rating and comes with 6 airbags, electronic stability control, a 360 degree camera and a Level 2 ADAS suite with 21 features. Buyers get three engine choices, a 1.5 litre naturally aspirated petrol that makes 115 PS, a turbo petrol tuned for 160 PS, and a 1.5 litre diesel that puts out 116 PS. Mileage across these engines ranges from 15.6 to 19.4 kmpl, rounding it off as a well equipped family SUV.
Sonet and Syros post gains too
The Sonet came in second on the sales chart with 9,231 units sold in June 2026, up from 6,658 units in June 2025, a year-on-year rise of 38.65 percent. The Syros, which ranked fourth, sold 790 units last month against 774 units in June 2025, a modest 2.07 percent increase over the same period.
Carens Clavis and Carnival see sales slide
Not every model in the lineup shared in the good news. The Carens Clavis, a 7-seater MPV that ranked third, found 4,847 new buyers in June 2026, down sharply from the 7,921 units it sold in June 2025, a decline of 38.81 percent year-on-year. The steepest fall came from the Carnival, which sold just 30 units last month compared to 47 units in June 2025, marking a 36 percent year-on-year drop. Taken together, the numbers show that Kia's overall growth was driven almost entirely by its compact and mid-size SUVs, the Seltos and the Sonet, even as demand for its larger, pricier models continued to cool.
