Kia EV9 Discounts Top $15,000 at Select Dealers — SkimNews
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- Shottenkirk Kia of Fort Bend is advertising $16,041 off the 2026 EV9 Light Short Range, cutting the $56,735 sticker to roughly $40,500 — the steepest markdown spotted in the article.
- Liberty Auto Plaza in Illinois is offering $15,000 off the EV9 Light Short Range ($42,858 after discount) and the Light Long Range ($45,163 after discount), which delivers up to 305 miles of range versus 230 miles on the Short Range.
- Kia is running a nationwide $10,000 Customer Cash discount on the 2026 EV9 this month, plus 0% APR financing for 60 months and an additional $5,000 APR Bonus Cash on top of dealer markdowns.
- EV9 sales rose 12% through the first eight months of 2026 to nearly 10,500 units, bucking a broader EV sales decline tied to the expiration of the $7,500 federal EV tax credit last September.
- The 2026 Kia EV9 starts at $54,900, which the source notes makes it about as affordable as any all-electric three-row SUV on the US market.
- Telluride moved over 98,000 units in the same period — a figure that dwarfs EV9 volume and underscores how far Kia's electric three-row still trails its gas sibling.
Why it matters: EV9 buyers gain a meaningful price cut on one of the few three-row electric SUVs sold in the US, with the best dealer markdowns effectively replacing the expired $7,500 federal tax credit. That Kia still had to discount aggressively on a model whose sales are up 12% shows how thin EV demand runs without policy support, and how much of the post-credit price gap is now being absorbed by automakers and dealers rather than consumers.
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