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Kia says Carnival will keep being offered in Brazil

Luxury minivan is not found on the brand's website, which alleges a worldwide offer reduction

By George Guimarães | 8/23/23 | Translated by Jorge Meditsch

If you type “Kia Carnival” in the internet browser searcher, you will be directed to the link “Carnival – Unavailable – Kia Brasil”. One click more, and you will be sent to the brand’s site, where he will find the message: “At this moment, the Kia Carnival is unvailable in Brazil. We are working to normalize the offer as soon as possible”.

This Wednesday, 8/23, Kia Brasil stressed in a note that the luxury and sophisticated 8-passenger minivan will not cease to be sold in the country like what recently happened to the Cerato sedan, which importation was interrupted due to the generation change.

For the minivan, there is another explanation. “Due to excessive demand in the international market, Carnival’s offer is limited invarious countries, including Brazil. Therefore, the model is temporarily out of Kia Brasil’s product portfolio”, emphasized the brand.

In the note, José Luiz Gandini, Kia’s president, assures that “as soon as production and distribution return to normal, the Carnival will be commercialized again in Brazil”.

Imported from South Korea, the Carnival is an extremely restricted niche product. Its large size – more than five meters long and weighing two tons – and the 3.5 liter 272 cv V6 engine complete the package, including high connectivity, diverse safety and assistance features and a refined finishing.

For those many virtues, Kia charged more than R$ 500 thousand, an amount paid for only 22 buyers in the first semester of 2023, according to Abeifa, the Brazilian vehicle importers and manufacturers’ association. Last year, 345 units were sold.

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