- The plug-in hybrid (PHEV) model of the Kia Niro small SUV won’t return for 2026
- Kia cited “altering market circumstances” as the rationale for ending the low-volume import
- Different automakers have canceled PHEVs lately, together with Jeep, Dodge, and Chrysler
The Kia Niro PHEV will now not be bought within the U.S. for the 2026 mannequin yr, Kia confirmed to KBB.com on Wednesday.
“As a consequence of altering market circumstances, the 2026 Niro PHEV will now not be accessible within the U.S. market,” Kia spokespeople stated in a press release.
The plug-in model made up solely a fraction of the gross sales of the small SUV, which can also be bought in hybrid and battery electrical variants. Accounting for all three variants, the Kia Niro was the lowest-selling mannequin for Kia in 2025, apart from the EV9 and EV6 electrical autos. Kia bought 31,182 Niro fashions in 2025. The Kia Soul hatchbackwhich was Kia’s least costly mannequin, was additionally discontinued for 2026. It bought greater than 50,000 items in 2025.
Kia doesn’t break down gross sales quantity between PHEV, EV, or the usual hybrid Niro.
Debuting in 2018, the Kia Niro was redesigned in 2023 to be bigger but additionally extra environment friendly and with extra electrical vary, from 26 miles to 33 miles.
Imported from Kia’s residence nation of South Korea, unstable tariffs might have affected the worth viability of the Niro PHEV. The top might have began earlier than final yr. As of 2024, it was now not eligible for any of the $7,500 federal EV tax credit score because of its import. The 2025 Niro PHEV prices about $36,000, together with vacation spot charge. That’s $7,000 greater than Niro hybridhowever about $5,000 lower than the Niro EV, each of which proceed on for 2026.
Kia just isn’t the one automaker paring again components of its electrified lineup. On the onset of 2026, Stellantis, the guardian firm of Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler, and Ram, pulled the plug on its plug-in hybrid lineup. That included the Jeep Wrangler 4xe, Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe, Chrysler Pacifica PHEV, in addition to the Dodge Hornet, which was additionally provided with a gas-only powertrain.
For consumers excited about PHEVs, which supply the around-town electrical vary of an EV however permit you to street journey lengthy distances with out charging as you’d in a gas-only automobile, Kia nonetheless presents the 2026 Sportage PHEV compact SUV and the 3-row 2026 Sorento PHEV.
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