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KiaStonic

2017 – present South Korea passenger car 1 production year
Production2017 – present
Recorded originSouth Korea
Classpassenger car
Also known asKia KX1
Background

The Kia Stonic is a subcompact crossover SUV (B-segment) manufactured by Kia Motors. Its name is derived from the words "speedy" and "tonic". The Stonic debuted in Frankfurt on 20 June 2017 and in South Korea on 13 July 2017, and was released in the fourth quarter of 2017. It is marketed as the Kia KX1 in China.

Text adapted from “Kia Stonic” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07

Chronology ledger

Dates with their meaning intact

Production chronology2017–open

Source includes an open interval; the explicit year list contains observed starts and closed segments only.

Wikipedia infobox ↗1 year
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations2017–2026

First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.

Netherlands RDW ↗10 years
EEA EU registration observations2025

EU passenger-car registration monitoring years; this is a market snapshot, not a worldwide production range.

European Environment Agency ↗1 year