New SUV Sportage launched in Pakistan

New SUV Sportage launched in Pakistan

*ISLAMABAD - Kia Motors Pakistan has started taking bookings for its new SUV, the Kia Sportage.*

It began taking bookings at its 12 authorized dealerships in eight cities on Sunday morning. The FWD model costs Rs4.5 million while the AWD model costs Rs4.9 million

The booking amounts for each model are Rs1.5 million and Rs1.7 million respectively.

Delivery of the vehicles will begin in the first week of August.

According to *PakWheels.com*, Kia Lucky Motors sent a notice to the Pakistan Stock Exchange and notified it of this development.

The company said it has successfully completed commissioning of its equipment and pilot production and recently commenced CKD operations at its manufacturing plant in the Bin Qasim Industrial Park. The project costs around Rs19.5 billion and the plant has the capacity to manufacture 50,000 vehicles annually on a double shift basis.