In 2008, the 1st generation Kia Soul with codename AM was released in South Korea, according to the Kia development planning, the Kia Soul’s aimed buyers is the young people in North American, however, the 1st generation Kia Soul was not manufactured in the United States, instead, it was manufactured in South Korea, China, Russia and Kazakhstan.
In 2013, the 2nd generation Kia Soul with codename PS was released as the 2014 model year, different with the 1st generation Kia Soul, this Kia Soul was only manufactured in Korea and Russia, and exported to other countries. For example, the Kia Soul was discontinued in China due to the poor sales performance. However, in the North American market such as the U.S. and Canada, Kia Soul was one of the best-selling car, especially the 2nd generation Kia Soul.
In 2019, the 3rd generation Kia Soul with codename SK3 was released as the 2020 model year, and it was only manufactured in the South Korea. In 2021, Kia discontinued the Soul in South Korea due to poor sales. In 2023, the Kia Soul with new facelift, Kia Soul GT Line, was released.
If you are the Kia Soul car owners and want to buy the same Soul car toy for your children, there are two car toys highly recommended to you.
This first Kia Soul car toy is the item manufactured by Welly, which as you know is a famous Diecast cars brand located in Hong Kong, looking at its exterior, it is the replica car toy of the 1st generation Kia Soul. As for the functions, two car toys can be opened or closed as the real car, and pull-back function is available so that it is easy to play by little children.
The second Kia Soul toy car was also manufactured in China by an unknown brand, and it is also the miniature of 1st generation Kia Soul. Compared with the car toy by Welly, both working sound and flashing light functions are available on this car toy, it is more interesting. In addition, more color options such as silver, white, red, golden and blue are availble to meet different kids’ needs.
As for these two Kia Soul car toys, the price is affordable, however, both of them are 1st generation Kia Soul, if you are still looking for the 2nd generation and the 3rd generation Kia Soul car toys, it is a pity that there is no related item.