Bought a Sorento. Kia in many countries gives interval of engine oil change as 15,000 Km or twelve months whichever comes first.
Surprisingly in Pakistan they have laid down three months or 5,000 km. While they may justify lower milage for various factors, they cannot justify time limit of three months by any score.
It is time they increase the time period to twelve months.
Another thing is they don't allow owners to use oil other than stocked at dealerships. Oil 5W30 API SN is stocked at dealerships. Now if we want higher specs i.e. SP, or even similar SN of any reputed company, they should have no objection. They can give list of approved companies.