Sayonara Kia Soul, Crossover With Gemilang History Is Injected To Die This Month

JAKARTA - Kia has a car designed for urban areas. Yes, it is Kia Soul which will be injected dead suit gains success in the global market.

First launched in 2009, the first generation of Kia Soul features a box design but remains stylish which makes it stand out compared to other crossovers.

With the proportion of like a hatchback, a transcendent exterior, and a choice of powerful engines, the car, which has already grossed 1.5 million sales, not only looks charming, but also a practical and stylish vehicle.

American Kia Sales Vice President Eric Watson, said Soul was one of Kia's foundations to gain a foothold in the United States, and this unique vehicle and its marketing support helped Kia triumph to this day.

"Kia continues to advance towards a record third consecutive annual sales and the highest market share of all time, and this is possible thanks to Soul's initial success. We are proud of the legacy that Soul will leave when he leaves our line of products, as well as excited for the future of an expansionary line of Kia's utility vehicles and has won awards," he said, quoted from his official website, Tuesday, October 7.

Stunning History

In the mid-2000s, Kia began designing a global car that stands out from a compact quo hatchback status. The SUV continued to climb towards market dominance at the time, making it decided that the new vehicle would combine the agile efficiency of small cars with the flexibility and proportion of SUVs.

Furthermore, Kia has introduced a number of Soul-based concept vehicles over the years, including Soul'ster 2009, an unexpected pickup or Soul utility variant. Another prominent concept is Track'ster 2012 with a turbocharged 250-horsepower engine, two-door, and an AWD system that carries the concept of a "hot hatch" to a higher level.

In 2018, Kia announced that more than a million Soul units had been purchased by enthusiastic owners ahead of the launch of its third and last generation, which made its debut in 2019 as a 2020 model. This 3rd generation Soul is more sophisticated than ever before, but still maintains the spirit ofTENness and choose which has made this car so successful in its sales over the years. In fact, even though Soul is often marketed to younger buyers, it also attracts the older demographic interest that Kia immediately realized as a person of the same spirit.

Soul is expected to end production in October, with only a few thousand units remaining in dealers across the US. This is the last example of a passionate Kia car with a strong personality, daily functionality, and efficiency.