The Kia Sportspace estate concept that was unveiled at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show received a strong response but the company ruled it out saying that it would overlap with the Sorento and wouldn’t have the demand to justify production costs.
However, the company is convinced now to launch the Optima estate that was expected to be launched as the production version of the Sportspace concept.
Paul Philpott, President & CEO at Kia Motors UK and Ireland, was asked about the company’s plans for an Optima estate in an interview. He replied that the Optima estate won’t be launched in Q1 2016, but “that car is coming.” He admitted that 75-80% of the D-segment in many European countries is an estate and so, a company can’t realize volume ambitions without an estate car.
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