onetruebob
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- May 23, 2016
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After a fair amount of research, I decided I wanted to lease a new Kia Soul EV+. So I reached out to a local Atlanta Kia dealer and let them know what I wanted: a blue 2016 EV+ with sun and fun package. (The panoramic sunroof looks great.)
I got an email from them today saying the closest thing he could get right now is a 2015 EV+ in black and red (which doesn't have sun and fun). Even said he's not seeing any more production of the 2016s. Fortunately I've got no need to rush into a new purchase, so I said I'd wait until he found more or the 2017s were available.
I conducted a search on the Kia site, and indeed they only showed base models within 50 miles of Atlanta.
So now I'm left to speculate:
* Is Kia really having trouble producing enough 2016 EV+ models?
* Are they ramping down production in preparation for 2017 models?
* Worse case, am I getting the run around from the dealer in a sad attempt to move the units they already have in stock?
* Are folks seeing this same limit on EV+ supply elsewhere?
I got an email from them today saying the closest thing he could get right now is a 2015 EV+ in black and red (which doesn't have sun and fun). Even said he's not seeing any more production of the 2016s. Fortunately I've got no need to rush into a new purchase, so I said I'd wait until he found more or the 2017s were available.
I conducted a search on the Kia site, and indeed they only showed base models within 50 miles of Atlanta.
So now I'm left to speculate:
* Is Kia really having trouble producing enough 2016 EV+ models?
* Are they ramping down production in preparation for 2017 models?
* Worse case, am I getting the run around from the dealer in a sad attempt to move the units they already have in stock?
* Are folks seeing this same limit on EV+ supply elsewhere?