Overview
- Kia announced the expansion on Friday by extending its Assured Buyback Programme to the Sonet, Syros, New Seltos, Carens, Carens Clavis and Sorento across eligible petrol, diesel, CNG, hybrid and electric variants.
- The scheme advertises maximum three‑year residuals of up to 75% for internal combustion engine models and up to 70% for electric vehicles, and Kia has not published equivalent percentages for longer tenures.
- Customers can choose flexible ownership terms and mileage bands with ICE plans offered for three, four or five years and EV plans for three or four years, plus annual limits of 10,000 km, 15,000 km or 20,000 km and a total cap of 100,000 km.
- An independent programme partner will administer enrolment, eligibility checks, valuation and settlement, and buyers must sign up through authorised Kia dealers at the time of purchase with final payouts set by the programme agreement.
- Kia frames the move as a retention and upgrade tool following strong recent sales, but buyers should confirm model‑level residuals and exclusions such as the locally assembled Carnival before enrolling.