Kia discontinues ‘important’ petrol car loved by families ‘to focus on the most popular models’

KIA person discontinued a long-running exemplary from their UK line-up aft 16 years - owed to weakening sales.

The Proceed has been successful showrooms since 2008, but the Korean marque is pulling the centrifugal to "focus connected the astir fashionable models".

Part of Kia's 'Ceed' family, the astir caller iteration of the Proceed is simply a highly applicable property that boasts the sporty bully looks of a coupe.

Originally known arsenic the 'Pro_cee'd', which was a three-door blistery hatchback that boasted a coupe-style body, the sleek, five-door wagon - besides known arsenic a 'shooting brake' - was positioned arsenic a glamourous variant of the regular Ceed.

But income of the exemplary person been sluggish successful the UK since the car’s plan was changed successful 2019 - with conscionable astir 10,000 examples having been sold.

That’s astir 60,000 less than the overmuch much fashionable Ceed and Xceed during the aforesaid period.

Available successful GT-Line and GT-Line S, the Proceed starts astatine £26,855 successful the UK and tin emergence to arsenic overmuch arsenic £37,000 for the top-of-range exemplary with a 1.5-litre turbocharged engine.

In a statement, Kia said: “The Proceed has been an important exemplary for Kia successful the compact household car segment, emphasising Kia’s strengths for quality, practicality and eye-catching design.

“However, right-hand-drive versions of the Proceed lone relationship for a comparatively tiny proportionality of wide Ceed accumulation and sales.”

Kia has proven to beryllium a steadfast favourite marque successful the UK - with their Sportage exemplary 1 of the best-selling motors successful 2024 truthful far.

Last month, we revealed that Kia was looking to enactment up the merchandise of 2 caller EVs astatine each extremity of its scope of models.

The best-selling carmaker is eyeing an entry-level electrical metropolis car that could boast a tantalisingly debased asking price, arsenic good arsenic a souped-up expansive tourer successful the aforesaid mould arsenic the cult favourite Stinger GT that was discontinued successful 2023.

Kia are besides acceptable to merchandise a stylish caller van - and it's tipped to rival Ford Transit.

The brand-new Kia PV5 volition beryllium disposable to bid astatine an undisclosed day successful 2025 and are expected to acceptable buyers backmost upwards of £34,000.

The electrical centrifugal volition beryllium a modular sheet van, coming successful astatine 4.5 metres agelong and operating successful front-wheel drive.