Fact Check: Is New Sportage Delayed Due to Peugeot 2008?
Kia Lucky Motor Corporation brought one of the leading vehicles, “KIA Sportage,” to Pakistan. Afterward, the company also signed a joint venture with Stellantis Group and embarked on bringing the first French car to the country. Simply put, Lucky Group, which owns Lucky motors, is in a joint venture with KIA Motors and Stellantis Group.
Fact Check
Media Reports revealed that the deal of Luck Motors and Stellantis automobiles is causing a delay in the launch of the New KIA Sportage model in Pakistan. From the start of this deal. KIA Corporation (the South Korean car giant) was not happy. And, it resulted in the delay of New Sportage in Pakistan.
In a bid to bring out the truth, we called Lucky Motors and came up with some facts:
Fact 1: the company called it fake news.
Fact 2: both the new Sportage and Peugeot 2008 belongs to different C and B segments with diverse price range – no competition
Fact 3: Lucky Motors carries no plan to bring new KIA Sportage in Pakistan any time soon.
Increase In Sales of Peugeot 2008
After almost nine months of its inception, it is the first jump Peugeot 2008 has witnessed. Before that, the car observed a dreadful time in terms of sales.
For the first time, the company sold more than 250 units of cars in August 2022, reports revealed. The reason behind this jump is lengthy delivery time, a massive increase in the price of other crossovers, and the ready availability of the car.
Both Peugeot 2008 variants are powered with a 1.2L turbocharged engine that produces 130 horsepower and 230 Nm of torque. The engine is mated with 6-speed automatic transmission. There are three drive modes: Normal, Sports, and Eco.
Since the news is not authentic, but still, are you waiting for the new Sportage? Tell us in the comment section.
Nice article, why always such rumors ?
Anyway for the picture you are showing the European version, Pakistan will get the international version who is longer.