KIA introduced Sunday that its strategic Carens MPV mannequin for India has been named ‘India’s 2023 Car of the Year.’ The award, whose winners are picked by reporters specializing in vehicles, is probably the most prestigious prize within the automotive sector and performs an vital position in shoppers’ vehicle purchases in India, the automaker stated.

The Carens beat the Scorpio and the Grand Vitara from the Indian automakers Mahindra and Maruti Suzuki to obtain the honour.

KIA has achieved the milestone for the primary time in three years and 5 months because it entered the Indian market in August 2019. KIA’s EV6 electrical automobile additionally gained the highest prize within the inexperienced automotive class because the automaker swept the very best prize in two areas.

“KIA is the first brand that has won the top prize in two categories of the three categories in the same year in the history of India’s Car of the Year,” a KIA spokesman stated. “We are very pleased that by winning the prize. KIA has earned recognition for its technology and capabilities in the Indian market.”

Jae-Hyeng Kim monami@donga.com