Kia sold 1021 Stingers in the USA for the month of January 2018

[westcoastGT]

Curious, why should I care how many Stingers KIA sells? I'd rather see a chart that shows the markups going down.

knowledge is power ...........................

 

[CO-bound]

The competition's sales:
4 series, 1585
A5, 1599

Considering their numbers also include coupes, convertibles, and performance models (M/RS), the Stinger is doing pretty well.

 

[eljay]

Interesting to me (since I bought mine late last year) is that 826 Stingers were sold in December, and 843 for 2017. Given the limited colors/trims available on lots for much of the month, I'm surprised.

 

[Kia Stinger]

The competition's sales:
4 series, 1585
A5, 1599

Considering their numbers also include coupes, convertibles, and performance models (M/RS), the Stinger is doing pretty well.

THAT is awesome! I just updated the first post to note this! The Stinger is selling VERY well considering the brand does not have the cache of BMW and Audi!

 

[STNGRNV]

I can't speak for other dealerships but we haven't sold a single 2.0T yet. All our sales have been 3.3TTs. We've got a snow white pearl base on sale marked down almost $2,000 trying to sell our first one lol.

I think Kia got the pricing wrong on the 2.0. I'm a 2.0 buyer (hopefully soon),and the person who is looking to buy the 2.0 wants a sporty family car. The only thing the 2.0 has over say an Optima or similarly priced Accord is HP and looks. Family car buyers are looking for safety features, amenities, mpg, and value. The 2.0 whiffs on those. The 3.3 is more for the gearhead with kids or a dog. Kia needs to add the Drive wise package either standard or at a cheaper price (Honda Sense used to be 1k,but may be included now). That's my hypothesis.

Also, I'm glad Kia is moving them. However, I'm also worried they will become too common as well.

 

[Rufus]

I think Kia got the pricing wrong on the 2.0. I'm a 2.0 buyer (hopefully soon),and the person who is looking to buy the 2.0 wants a sporty family car. The only thing the 2.0 has over say an Optima or similarly priced Accord is HP and looks. Family car buyers are looking for safety features, amenities, mpg, and value. The 2.0 whiffs on those. The 3.3 is more for the gearhead with kids or a dog. Kia needs to add the Drive wise package either standard or at a cheaper price (Honda Sense used to be 1k,but may be included now). That's my hypothesis.

Also, I'm glad Kia is moving them. However, I'm also worried they will become too common as well.

Funny you should say that, as many original Mustang owners (like my mom and her '65 GT in Wimbledon white w/turquoise interior) thought the same thing...at the time.

 

[STNGRNV]

Funny you should say that, as many original Mustang owners (like my mom and her '65 GT in Wimbledon white w/turquoise interior) thought the same thing...at the time.

The 65 Mustang has long been my favorite car. If I was getting a common sedan (I like the Accords), then it wouldn't matter. But having a somewhat unique car (something I've never had the pleasure of doing) would be kinda fun. I liked the Chargers when they first came out, then...

 

[Rufus]

The 65 Mustang has long been my favorite car. If I was getting a common sedan (I like the Accords), then it wouldn't matter. But having a somewhat unique car (something I've never had the pleasure of doing) would be kinda fun. I liked the Chargers when they first came out, then...

We sold my resto-modded 64 Chevelle 13 yrs ago as the down payment on our 1st home, and have driven "sensible" cars since then--a Civic, an Accord, a Camry, then a Prius my wife commutes with. We have a 4yr old son and I work from home 3 days a week. We got a really late start at parenthood (I'm 46) so the trope of having time "to enjoy the finer things" once he's out of the house puts us closer to shuffleboard than skydiving by that time lol. This car was the perfect car at the perfect time for this particular family. We were a bit skittish putting down this amount of money, but we have yet to regret it (knock wood). Basically, I don't see myself on my deathbed musing angrily, "Why didn't I choose the blander car?!" Lol Just my 2 cents, sir.

 

[STNGRNV]

We sold my resto-modded 64 Chevelle 13 yrs ago as the down payment on our 1st home, and have driven "sensible" cars since then--a Civic, an Accord, a Camry, then a Prius my wife commutes with. We have a 4yr old son and I work from home 3 days a week. We got a really late start at parenthood (I'm 46) so the trope of having time "to enjoy the finer things" once he's out of the house puts us closer to shuffleboard than skydiving by that time lol. This car was the perfect car at the perfect time for this particular family. We were a bit skittish putting down this amount of money, but we have yet to regret it (knock wood). Basically, I don't see myself on my deathbed musing angrily, "Why didn't I choose the blander car?!" Lol Just my 2 cents, sir.

Yeah, I'm kind of in the same boat - 39 with a 2 year old. I was gonna go the Accord Sport route, until I saw the Stinger. It's more money than I like spending on cars (The debt and depreciation cuts me to my soul). I usually buy low mileage, sensible, used cars and drive them until they die (my current car is 20 years old). The Stinger will be my mid life crisis car

 

[corradoMR2]

Here you go , sadly no detail by model Kia reports 3,253 vehicles sold in January

yeah found that too but no breakdown. Don't know why it's not made public.

 

[ballistic]

I'm also worried they will become too common as well. If I was getting a common sedan (I like the Accords), then it wouldn't matter. But having a somewhat unique car (something I've never had the pleasure of doing) would be kinda fun. I liked the Chargers when they first came out, then...

having a car that's nice and unique at the same time is a privilege reserved for those willing and able to spend a lot of money on a car. The stinger is a mass produced car and surely a lot of people will own it. they're going to be everywhere in a year or two. having a unique car, even somewhat unique, would definitely be very cool. but they cost a ton of money.

 

[STNGRNV]

having a car that's nice and unique at the same time is a privilege reserved for those willing and able to spend a lot of money on a car. The stinger is a mass produced car and surely a lot of people will own it. they're going to be everywhere in a year or two. having a unique car, even somewhat unique, would definitely be very cool. but they cost a ton of money.

Yeah, I get that the Stinger is a mass produced car. When I say unique I'm speaking of a special circumstance, not that there will only be a few on the road. Tesla's are unique around here. I only see one about once every week. I'm speaking of unique in the sense of age, ethnicity, demographic.

 

[tofu]

Yeah, I get that the Stinger is a mass produced car. When I say unique I'm speaking of a special circumstance, not that there will only be a few on the road. Tesla's are unique around here. I only see one about once every week. I'm speaking of unique in the sense of age, ethnicity, demographic.

I see about 5 Teslas everyday around here.