Kia Carens Crosses 50,000 Bookings & 5 Month Waiting Period in India

Kia India has announced that the bookings for Carens have crossed the 50,000 mark. Notably, the company has attained this milestone in just under two months since the booking opened on January 14, 2022.  However, with that, the waiting periods for the Carens have also started stretching, going up to more than five months, in case of some variants.The Carens was launched on February 15, with an aggressive starting price of INR 8.99 lakh for the entry-level Premium variant, going up to INR 16.99 lakh for the top-spec, Carens Luxury Plus diesel automatic trim.All variants of the Carens diesel have a waiting period of around 20-21 weeks which translates to just under four months. This includes variants equipped with the six-speed manual or the six-speed automatic gearbox.The Carens 1.4-turbo petrol has the lowest waiting period for some variants currently. The Luxury Plus variant can be delivered in under 14 weeks which translates to around three months. The Carens 1.4T Luxury has a waiting period of 16 weeks, while the Prestige, Luxury Plus DCT variants have five months-plus waiting period.Coming to the Carens 1.5 petrol, this variant, according to the dealers, has the lowest demand and is also in the low priority list as far as production goes as Kia is currently focusing on clearing backlog of variants with higher waiting. The entry-level Carens 1.5 Premium can be delivered in around 32 weeks, while the 1.5 Prestige, at 49 weeks, has the highest waiting period among all the Kia Carens line-up, at most locations.