Kia India announced on Tuesday that it is extending service schedules for all vehicles that were due to be serviced in the next two months by two months. With full or partial lockdowns in place across the country due to a raging second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, Kia has stated that the concept behind the extension is to enable customers to use the service once the ground situation improves.

Kia informs that its dealerships have also been advised to follow local authorities' instructions, urging everyone to stay safe and follow social-distancing protocols. "At Kia, we place a premium on the well-being of our employees and customers. As a result, we've made sure that our dealerships obey the rules set out by the local government. We are extending the service scheduled during this time by two months to ensure service continuity "The company announced the news on Twitter.

Customers and the general public have been urged to keep their cars safely parked and to stay indoors unless absolutely necessary.

This comes as the world faces a major threat from the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has resulted in thousands of deaths.

Lockdowns and curfews have also caused a number of car factories to stop production and instead focus on maintenance. When a national lockdown was in effect in April and May of last year, sales were slow. Although sales improved dramatically in the following months, the current and prevailing situation is likely to have a significant effect on sales once again.

Kia sold 16,111 units in April of this year, but it, like almost any other automaker, will find it difficult to compete as more states impose strict movement restrictions in order to slow the rate of transmission.

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The Kia Sorento is a mid-size crossover SUV (compact SUV until 2009) produced since 2002 by South Korean manufacturer Kia Motors. Kia Sorento price in Nepal and other Kia Sorento specifications is discussed below.

Kia Sorento Specifications

Kia Sorento Engine Specification

The maximum power produced by the 2199 cc engine is 200 PS @ 3800 RPM and the peak torque produced by the car is 436 Nm @ 1750-2750 RPM.

Kia Sorento Fuel Tank Capacity and Mileage

The fuel tank capacity of the car is 70 liters and the mileage provided by it is 16 kmpl.

Kia Sorento Ground Clearance

The kerb weight of the car is 1728 Kg and the ground clearance is 186 mm.

Kia Sorento Price in Nepal

The price of Kia Sorento in Nepal is Rs. 1,69,90,000 (2.2L DSL EXI A/T) and Rs. 1,89,90,000 (2.2L DSL Executive A/T).

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The new Kia Sportage compact SUV offers an innovative and sophisticated package to buyers in an increasingly competitive segment of the market. Kia Sportage price in Nepal and other Kia Sportage specifications is discussed below.

Kia Sportage Specifications

Kia Sportage Engine Specification

The maximum power produced by the 1999 cc engine is 154 PS @ 6200 RPM and the peak torque produced by the car is 192 Nm @ 4000 RPM.

Kia Sportage Fuel Tank Capacity and Mileage

The fuel tank capacity of the car is 58 liters and the Kia Sportage mileage is 10 kmpl.

Kia Sportage Ground Clearance

The kerb weight of the car is 2140 Kg and the Kia Sportage ground clearance is 172 mm.

Kia Sportage Price in Nepal

The  Kia Sportage GTLine Price in Nepal is Rs. 98,90,000.

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Finland-based telecommunications company Nokia on Thursday reported a profit of 116 million euros in Q1 2020,  reversing the 59 million loss in Q1 2019. Its turnover of 4.9 billion euros in the quarter, however, was slightly less than the same period of last year.

The company's CEO Rajeev Suri noted that Nokia did not see a decline in product demand in the first quarter. Nokia has noted a massive increase in network capacity demands. According to Suri, the reduction caused by the COVID-19 crisis in Q1 turnover was 200 million euros.

Suri said the sector is "not immune to the crisis," but believed it will endure it rather well. Finnish business daily Kauppalehti said Nokia exceeded analysts' expectations as they had been predicting 102 million profit. However, Nokia warned its 2020 total result will fall slightly behind earlier expectations.

For the whole year, Nokia now expects a profit margin of 9 percent, which is 0.5 percent less than the estimate in January. Nokia acknowledged that supply and delivery challenges in some countries may be encountered and customers could alter spending. Nokia said the improved result was attributed mainly to the mobile access business in the networks business and higher margins in Nokia Software.

Higher costs in the 5G research impacted the result. Nokia said 5G deal momentum continues, with 70 commercial deals and 21 live networks. However, Suri told Kauppalehti that Nokia is waiting for the result in a tender for China Unicom's network project."I am confident that we will win the agreement from China Unicom, although we have not received any official announcement," Suri told the media in a phone call after the company's Q1 earnings announcement. Kristian Pullola, the chief financial officer of Nokia, also said on Thursday that Nokia remains committed to China. "We are a long term actor there," he told Kauppalehti.

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