Buying For Business? Look No Further Than Bolton Kia

It’s fair to say that navigating the market for a new fleet car can be an overwhelming experience for even the most experienced fleet manager. There are now options for petrol, diesel, hybrid, mild hybrid, plug-in hybrid, fully electric and more, not to mention the plethora of finance and lease options, salary sacrifice and business contract hire. Then there are company and business car implications and taxation: Benefit-in-Kind tax; Advisory Fuel Rates; Total Cost of Ownership; service maintenance and repair; residual values; and the list goes on.

Is there a simple way around all the complications, we hear you ask? Thankfully, yes. Bolton Kia, one of the country’s leading dealerships employs it very own fleet team.

Alex Grindrod, Fleet and Business Manager at Bolton Kia commented: “Businesses need to focus on their business and generally speaking don’t necessarily have the time to navigate all the intricacies of investing in a new fleet vehicle.”

Naturally, businesses want to get the best vehicle for their needs. They want to get the best deal and they want to have the best support available. Kia offers a wide choice of vehicles, powertrains and provides fleets and businesses with generous support in the form of the Kia Business Service Promise.

Grindrod continued, “One of the great things about choosing a Kia is that it’s one of the widest ranges of cars available from any one brand, meaning that business customers of any size or job need can come to us and drive away in the right car that meets their job needs and suits their work.”

The Kia Sportage

One the Kia’s best-selling vehicles is the Sportage. Now in its fifthgeneration, the model has become the brand’s most popular, and is available with a wide choice of powertrains – from plug-in hybrid and hybrid, to mild hybrid petrol engines. The model is also available in a variety of different trim levels, with each including many bells and whistles as standard. Grades start with the ‘2’, moving to the sports styled ‘GT-Line’, then the ‘3’ and range-topping ‘GT-Line S’.

Grindrod added, “Fleet and business customers always need the most appropriate equipment, which is why Kia ensured that even the entry-level grade Sportage comes generously equipped as standard – it’s one of the many reasons why it’s our best-selling car, helping us reach 100,000 sales in the UK last year, with nearly 60 per cent going to fleets.”

Headlining the Sportage model lineup is the ‘GT-Line S’, which comes with an electrified powertrain as standard – either a 1.6 Petrol T-GDi with 48V Mild Hybrid (MHEV) system, or a full hybrid (HEV) option – both available with front- or all-wheel drive. Finally, there’s a low-Benefit-in-Kind tax Plugin Hybrid (PHEV) option, providing up to 43 miles of pure electric range.

GT-Line S Hybrid

The heartland option for those picking the ‘GT-Line S’ is the Hybrid (HEV) powertrain, which accounts for more than 30 per cent of Sportage sales. Starting from £39,950 for the front-wheel drive or £41,550 for the all-wheel drive option, there are many reasons to choose the hybrid.

Most immediate are the possible fuel-saving thanks to the car’s powerful electric motor and petrol engine combination driving the wheels. This is especially useful when driving in traffic, where the electric setup and power from the compact 1.49kWh battery drives the car forwards without the need for the petrol engine starting. Fuel consumption is rated at 48.7mpg (44.1mpg AWD) on the WLTP combined cycle, while the car emits just 132g/km CO2 (146g/km AWD).

Despite its fuel-sipping nature, the Sportage ‘GT-Line S’ HEV can accelerate quickly from 0-62mph in just 7.7 seconds, onto a top speed of 120mph. Unusually, the Sportage Hybrid can tow up to a 1,650kg braked trailer, making it particularly useful for when the copious 587-litre boot is full (1,776 litres with rear seats folded).

Generosity is standard

Discerning business customers will be pleased to find stylish 19-inch alloy wheels as standard, suede upholstery, ventilated and heated front driver and passenger seats, and a smart power tailgate. The latest safety technology comes as standard across the Sportage range, with Blind Spot View Monitor and Surround View additional driver aids included on ‘GT-Line S’ grades.

Adaptable to your needs, the Sportage is available with a large number and variety of accessories, ranging from roof bars to roof boxes and protective equipment designed to keep the mud and dirt off the carpets or boot – great additions for any business looking to use their car as a true work horse rather than svelte business wagon. But that’s the beauty of the Sportage, it is equally at home driving up to a red-carpet event as it is on a trip to your local countryside farm shop, doing the school run or collecting a colleague from the airport in style.

Wide choice of models to meet your business’ needs

In addition to the Sportage, Kia offers a wide choice of vehicles including the popular all-new Niro – Kia’s second best-selling model – available as a hybrid, plug-in hybrid or electric car. The all-new model was shortlisted to win the 2023 European Car of the Year, having already won numerous other awards since its launch in mid-2022.

Another impressive new electric car in the line-up, Kia’s first dedicated fully electric vehicle and winner of both European Car of the Year 2022 and 2022 What Car? Car of the Year, the Kia EV6, is also on display at the showroom. The EV6 spearheads Kia’s electric plan to launch nine EVs in the UK by 2027 (14 EVs globally).

Further options include the sevenseat Sorento to Kia’s smallest car, the Picanto city car, while the recently revised Ceed family sits squarely in the middle of Kia’s model line-up, offering exceptional versatility with hatchbacks and estate models, as well as a number of powertrain options.

Introducing the Kia Business Service Promise

Apart from Kia’s award-winning model line-up, there are plenty of other reasons to choose Kia for your business. Introduced last year, the Kia Business Service Promise offers fleets a competitive Kia dealer hourly labour rate of just £49 plus VAT for service work. In addition, fleets and businesses benefit from an automatic 10 per cent discount on parts prices, reduced oil costs and MOTs for £35. A free complimentary vehicle health check is also part of the free-of-charge package for fleet and business customers.

Benefits of coming to Bolton Kia for the Business Service Promise help ensure your car is kept with a full main dealer service record, which can help improve its residual value when the time comes to move it on. In addition, because we only use genuine Kia parts and our technicians are fully trained to Kia’s exceptionally high standard, you can rest assured that your vehicle will be seen to quickly and that we’ll help keep you on the road.

Grindrod commented: “The new Kia Business Service Promise sounds almost too good to be true, but there really is no catch and no hidden agenda here. We just want to make sure our business customers are happy and can continue with their work without having to worry about their car. We appreciate that cars are very often the lifeblood for many businesses, whether it’s for visiting clients, the office or transporting items. Kia goes the extra mile, so that you don’t have to.”

Meet the new Bolton Kia

Kia’s new brand identity was introduced at the start of 2021, featuring a new logo that reflects its position as a leader in electrification. Part of the rebranding includes the comprehensive restyling and refitment of Kia’s showrooms around the world, which in the Bolton Kia pioneered in the UK. The new Bolton Kia includes two distinct zones: a customer zone full of warm wood and a natural, calming ambiance, alongside the display zone, where the cars in the showroom are allowed space to speak for themselves and for customers to browse, jump in and discover.

Come and see the new showroom for yourself by visiting Bolton Kia at: 79 The Linkway, Horwich, Bolton BL6 6JA located on Middlebrook Retail Park. Interested to find out more?

So, why choose to buy your next fleet or business car from Bolton Kia? Simple: as Kia’s number one dealership in the whole of Europe, you can expect to receive first class service from a dedicated team of experts.

“We understand that fleet customers have unique needs and requirements, and we are committed to meeting those needs through our wide range of vehicles,” said Grindrod. “We are excited to continue to grow your business and provide even more customers like you with the benefits of Kia’s high-quality, fuel-efficient vehicles. Businesses need to partner with a company that understands them, but more importantly offers you the reassurance you need and with a standard seven-year/100,000-mile warranty, you can rest assured that you’ll get that with Kia.”

To speak to a member of the Fleet team (pictured above), please contact them directly by calling 01204 664800 (option 3), emailing fleet@boltonkia.co.uk

To speak to a member of our Sales Team please contact them directly by calling 01204 664800 (option 1), emailing sales@boltonkia.co.uk or using the online chat system via our website: www.kia.co.uk/bolton