Kia unveils the Stonic its B segment SUV
- Korean carmaker Kia unveiled its B segment SUV, the Stonic, which is expected to gradually replace the B-segment MPV, the Venga, whose origins date back to 2010. Manufacturers are increasingly replacing their compact segment minivans B by segment B SUVs, in response to a sharp decline in compact MPV sales and a strong demand for compact SUVs. Thus, we saw Renault replace the Modus by the SUV Captur, Opel replace the Meriva by the SUV Crossland or Citroën replace the C3 Picasso by the C3 Aircross SUV. Peugeot replaced its 207 estate with the 2008 SUV and Seat replaced its Altea with the Ateca SUV.
- The new Stonic, by its dimensions (length: 4.14m), competes directly with the Renault Captur (4,12m), Peugeot 2008 (4,16m) and Nissan Juke (4,14m). It measures 7cm more than a Kia Venga and 34cm less than a Kia Sportage. For the moment, the Stonic (which is built on the Hyundai Kona platform) is made in Korea alongside the Hyundai Kona, but it could eventually take the place of the Venga on the assembly lines of Kia’s Zilina site in (Slovakia). Inovev expects a volume of 75,000 to 100,000 sales in Europe over a full year. In Korea, Kia has announced its intention to sell 50,000 Stonic per year. The Stonic's engines include the following: a 1.3-liter gasoline engine, a 2.0-liter gasoline engine, a 4-cylinder gasoline engine, a 177-hp turbocharged gasoline1.6 engine , and a 115 hp and 135 hp diesel-powered 1.6- 4cylinder engine.
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