Kia Motors is changing its Sedona minivan with a brand new SUV-inspired mannequin known as the Carnival starting within the second quarter of this
Kia Motors is changing its Sedona minivan with a brand new SUV-inspired mannequin known as the Carnival starting within the second quarter of this yr.
The 2022 Carnival “multi-purpose automobile,” also called a minivan, contains a boxy exterior, massive entrance grille and an total design that appears extra daring and rugged than the outgoing mannequin. It options new entrance and rear signature lighting in addition to Kia’s new brand, which was introduced earlier this yr.
The automobile, which was unveiled Tuesday, contains a host of latest security options in addition to new sliding configurations for the second-row seating and an accessible “VIP Lounge Seating” with energy controls and leg extensions very like a standard reclining chair.
“The Kia Carnival is right here to disrupt a staid phase and proves as soon as once more what is feasible when conventions are shattered,” Kia Motors North America CEO Sean Yoon mentioned in a launch.
The 2022 Kia Carnival has accessible heated and ventilated second-row “VIP Lounge Seating” with energy controls, wing-out headrests and leg extensions.
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The drastic design change is the newest for the minivan phase as automakers try to compete towards crossovers and SUVs — segments clients have been flocking to for his or her house, functionality and extra rugged persona.
After a long time of progress and minivans accounting for about 8% of the U.S. light-duty automobile market, gross sales within the mid-1990s to 2000, gross sales have nose-dived to lower than 400,000 models in recent times. A lot of the phase’s decline is attributed to the rise of crossovers and SUVs in addition to a stigma of the automobiles being uncool and for “soccer mothers.”
Gross sales of the Sedona declined about 70% between 2016 and 2020 to solely 13,190 automobiles offered within the U.S.