Kia has raised prices for the Cerato Koup, the Sorento and the Sportage this month. And it has been joined by Proton and Renault, with the former lifting the price of the Suprima S by $800.
For its part, Renault has upped the price of select diesel Koleos variants by $1000, and certain 2.5-litre/CVT variants by $500.
Kia, ahead of a new Sorento to be previewed at next month's Paris motor show, has adjusted prices of the current model upwards by $500 for all variants other than the range-topping Platinum variant, which has increased by $700. The Cerato Koup has risen by $200 for Si and Turbo models, and Sportage SLi and Platinum models have increased by the same amount.
Price adjustments details in full are as follows:
Cerato Koup
Si manual 2.0i – $24,190 (+$200)
Si auto 2.0i – $26,490 (+$200)
Turbo manual 1.6T – $28,190 (+$200)
Turbo auto 1.6T – $30,490 (+$200)
Sorento
Platinum auto 4WD 615kg 2.2DT – $51,490 (+$700)
Si manual 4WD 649kg 2.2DT – $40,490 (+500)
Si auto 4WD 615kg 2.2DT – $42,490 (+500)
Si auto 709kg 3.5i – $38,990 (+500)
SLi auto 4WD 615kg 2.2DT – $44,990 (+500)
SLi auto 709kg 3.5i – $41,490 (+500)
Sportage
Platinum auto AWD 2.0DT – $41,590 (+$200)
Platinum auto AWD 2.0i – $38,590 (+$200)
SLi auto AWD 2.0DT – $37,990 (+$200)
SLi auto AWD 2.0i – $34,990 (+$200)
Proton Suprima S
GX – $21,790 driveaway (+$800)
GXR – $26,590 driveaway (+$800)
Koleos
Bose CVT 4WD 2.5i – $39,490 (+$500)
Bose CVT FWD 2.5i – $35,990 (+$500)
Bose auto 4WD 2.0DT – $41,490 (+$1000)
Bose auto FWD 2.0DT – $37,990 (+$1000)
Privilege CVT 4WD 2.5i – $45,240 (+$500)
Privilege auto 4WD 2.0DT – $47,240 (+$1000)