Best-selling car brand AXES flagship EV after just 3 years as cheaper & newer model bites chunk out of sales
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A BEST-selling car brand has axed a flagship EV after just three years.Now a newer, cheaper model has taken a chunk out of its sales.
The Kia Niro is being axedKia IrelandKia is axing the Niro EV, its first electric model in Australia.The Kia Niro first arrived in Australia in 2021, considerably late to the party, and despite an update in 2022, it failed to keep up with competitors such as Tesla.
Drop in salesSince its launch, its total sales accumulated to 5,795 units.In 2022,