Kia Australia has increased its asking price to extreme popularity and limited supply EV6 all-electric crossovers as much as $4600.
This means the local Kia EV6 range now starts in $72,590 before on-road costs for entry level Airand extended to $87,590 before road costs give GT-Line AWD.
A Kia Australia spokesperson said: “Increased global and local costs, such as raw materials, manufacturing and logistics costs, have resulted in an adjustment to the suggested local retail price. of the EV6″.
“Our goal at Kia Australia is to ensure that prices remain acceptable to the market and most importantly to consumers.”
In addition to this price hike, Kia Australia has confirmed it will not be applying the price protection measure to existing EV6 order holders who ordered before the price hike.
This means that existing EV6 order holders who disagree with the $4600 price increase will be forced to cancel their order and get their deposit refunded.
Their place will be given to the next person in line, who is willing to pay extra.
This lack of price protection also means that existing EV6 order holders could also bear the brunt of future price increases.
For context, when you put down a deposit for a Tesla, you’re tied to that price regardless of any potential price increases in the meantime.
Many other automakers have offered similar price protections to those who placed a deposit and had a place to install their vehicle.
Kia Australia has entered the confirmed record about 500 EV6 . units will be made available to Australians in 2022, comparable throughout the year. This shortfall in supply has led to a rumored wait time of around two years.
With the price hike, this now renders the entry-level EV6 Air less likely to offer AU$3500 worth of electric vehicle (EV) discounts to buyers spending less than $70,000.
It’s also important to note that while the EV6 Air has now officially crossed the $68,750 threshold for the $3000 Victoria, New South Wales and South Australian discount, it was never actually rolled out in the first place. use.
This is because dealer deliveries, typically $1000 to $2000, have been added to the previous $67,990 before the required on-road shipping costs for the EV6 Air crossed this threshold.
This price increase puts the current flagship EV6 GT-Line AWD almost close to the expected cost for the upcoming high-performance. EV6 GT expected to arrive in late 2022 or early 2023.
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“Agents are taking deposits right now [of the EV6 GT] without any knowledge of the price, and the dealer will give an indication and I think most of our agents are recommending somewhere in the $100,000 range,” said Director. Kia Australia product planning manager Roland Rivero said in June 2022.
“That certainly hasn’t stopped people from putting $2000 down,” he added, referring to refundable deposits that buyers have placed.
Despite that, Kia Australia confirmed today that it has a “significant number of orders” for the EV6 GT.
The regular Kia EV6 is now available in two different trim levels – Air and GT-Line.
Single-engine rear-wheel drive is standard on Air and GT-Line models, the latter also available with a more powerful dual-engine all-wheel drive setup.
All versions of the regular Kia EV6 in Australia come standard with a long-range 77.4kWh battery that performs well over a claimed range of up to 528 km according to the WLTP test.
The updated 2022 prices for the Kia EV6 are as follows:
- 2022 Kia EV6 Air: $72,590 (+ $4600)
- 2022 Kia EV6 GT-Line RWD: $79,590 (+ $4600)
- 2022 Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD: $87,590 (+ $4600)
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