Kia Australia axes Rondo, Soul and Optima

Kia Australia will stop selling its three lowest-volume cars to make life easier for its dealers, confirming the local death of its Rondo people-mover, Soul hatchback and Optima sedan. The Rondo has already been removed from the company's website, after finding just 150 buyers last year and 226 the year before. That represents only 0.3 per cent of the brand's sales in Australia over those two years.