Kia sells 1 lakh cars equipped with UVO connect tech

The top selling connected car variant is the Seltos GTX Plus DCT 1.4T Petrol.

Kia has announced that it has sold over 1 lakh cars equipped with its UVO connect in-car technology within just 16 months of sales operations.

According to the company, 55% of all Kia cars sold in India are equipped with UVO connect. The top selling connected car variant is the Seltos GTX Plus DCT 1.4T Petrol. It contributed to almost 15% of the total connected car sales.

UVO connect integrates a smartphone or smartwatch (based on Android, iOS and Tizen) with the car and its infotainment system. Customers get a 3-year free subscription.

UVO connect offers 57 connected car features like voice commands, vehicle tracking and immobilization, auto collision notification, SOS-emergency assistance, remote engine start/stop, remotely operated air purifier and in-car air quality monitor, geo fence, time fence, speed alert, valet and idle alerts.