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EV6 was 0.002% (two-tenths of 1 %) of KN sales in December.

1 hour ago, balthazar said:

EV6 was 0.002% (two-tenths of 1 %) of KN sales in December.

Wasn't that only like the first month of sales? I can't imagine the sales of that will stay at 0.002% of KN sales. 

Garbage sample size. 

2 hours ago, balthazar said:

EV6 was 0.002% (two-tenths of 1 %) of KN sales in December.

Good thing it's not the only EV sold in Korea and using the SMK cherry picking method is not the way here.

https://www.just-auto.com/news/south-korean-ev-sales-almost-double-in-january-september/

If its the first month of sales then ignore my post- I thought it was around since mid-last year.

They did start earlier than I thought. I had no clue this thing was for sale in August of last year. I know it's only a few months difference but I thought it was "newer" than that.

https://insideevs.com/news/560120/kia-ev6-wholesale-december-2021/

But, EVs accounted for 3.2% of Kia's sales last year. That's not too bad. 

@ccap41 @balthazar @surreal1272

Let's keep this in proper perspective. As ccap41 has posted, Kia EV6 started sales in Korea in August and exports to Europe only then. Limited release of the EV6 First Edition Trim, which Kia has hit their sales numbers for Korea and Europe. They have only recently started the delivery of the 1,500 First Edition Trim EV6 here in the U.S. but have clearly stated that all models will be shipping to dealers throughout the year with the performance GT available late 2022.

As such, we can expect to see their monthly sales numbers for North America, Europe and Korea go up one would expect month after month. The U.S. numbers will go up as they go to North America monthly numbers as Canada gets the EV6 started in Spring. First Edition Launch will happen and then the rest of the model line will show up over the months there. 

One has to wonder how much pressure Kia will put on their dealers to NOT add second adjusted market stickers. I hope Kia follows through on changing allocation depending on how a dealership treats the customer and price charged.

It's 41 grand for a KN; it's already overpriced.

3 hours ago, balthazar said:

It's 41 grand for a KN; it's already overpriced.

Then it's in great company with literally every other make out there. Every new car and truck is overpriced.

3 hours ago, David said:

One has to wonder how much pressure Kia will put on their dealers to NOT add second adjusted market stickers.

Kia could surprise folks and do that but I wouldn't count on it.

KN niro : $25K
KN niro EV : $40K

KN sorrento : $30K
KN sorrento plug-in : $45K

KN k5 : $24K
KN EV6 (almost identical-sized) : $36K.

It will be interesting to see if the KN demographic supports these price tiers.

17 hours ago, balthazar said:

KN niro : $25K
KN niro EV : $40K

KN sorrento : $30K
KN sorrento plug-in : $45K

KN k5 : $24K
KN EV6 (almost identical-sized) : $36K.

It will be interesting to see if the KN demographic supports these price tiers.

Dear SM...I mean Balth: Compare package apples to package apples. Those base model ICE versions do not come with near as much standard equipment as their EV counterparts. This has been addressed before so that is all I am going to say on that. My original point stand. They are ALL overpriced.

17 hours ago, balthazar said:

KN k5 : $24K
KN EV6 (almost identical-sized) : $36K.

But they are not and one has a hatch and one doesn't. It's not even the same platform, never mind the package differences that I just covered.