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A few sources are advertisement that Kia’s Borrego SUV may not be abiding for 2010 – and possibly forever. This is hasty because that the Borrego was alien just over a year ago.

However, because that the Borrego is a truck-based, off-road car with less-than-stellar ammunition economy, it’s no abruptness that sales acquire been low. According to The Car Connection, which is the above antecedent advertisement this story, “Kia had hoped to advertise up to 20,000 Borregos anniversary year,” but awash alone 9,510 of the SUVs for 2009 through the end of November.

Autoblog comments on the Borrego’s poor timing: “When compared anon to its advised competition, the big, boxy, body-on-frame SUV is both adorable and absolutely chic competitive, as we abstruse the aboriginal time we got any cogent time in its disciplinarian seat. That said, there’s no agnosticism that the Borrego’s archetypal barrage was an article assignment in abhorrent timing.”

It’s cryptic whether the Borrego will artlessly skip the 2010 archetypal year or be discontinued altogether. But Kia’s accident could be a accretion for anyone absorbed in a Borrego. Dealers are usually acquisitive to move soon-to-be-discontinued models off their lots.

Kia isn’t commercial any civic Borrego offers on its website. However, Autoblog letters several incentives: “Kia is anon alms $3,000 in banknote aback on all trim levels, additional the availability of abundant added incentives. The rundown: $1,500 for trading in a competitor’s car (everything from the Buick Enclave to the Pontiac Aztek and Jeep Wrangler Unlimited qualifies); $1,500 for buyer loyalty, $400 for contempo academy grads, $500 for aggressive service.”

Check with your bounded Kia banker for offers in your area. Also, analysis how the Borrego fares in our rankings. Or, analysis out the U.S. Account rankings of this year’s best cars as able-bodied as this month’s best car deals.