Kia Motors Sells 215,112 Units in January... 2.5% Increase Year-on-Year

[Asia Economy Reporter Kiho Sung] Kia Motors announced on the 3rd that it sold a total of 215,112 units globally in January this year, including 37,050 units domestically and 178,062 units overseas, marking a 2.5% increase compared to the same period last year. This figure represents a 2.5% decrease in domestic sales and a 3.6% increase in overseas sales compared to the same period last year.

Looking at sales by model, the Sportage was the best-selling model globally with 31,171 units sold, followed by the Seltos with 29,007 units and the K3 with 19,674 units.

Domestic sales in January amounted to 37,050 units, a 2.5% decrease compared to the same month last year. Kia explained that this was likely due to the Lunar New Year holiday falling in January this year, unlike last year when it was in February, resulting in fewer working days.

The best-selling vehicle was the K5 with 8,048 units sold, setting a new sales record for the first time in 49 months since December 2015.

Kia’s passenger car models sold a total of 19,805 units, with the K-series leading sales thanks to the strong performance of the K5. The K-series, including the K3 (1,800 units), K7 (3,939 units), and K9 (612 units), sold a total of 14,399 units, marking a 25.4% increase compared to the previous year.

Among RV models, the Seltos was the best-seller with 3,508 units, followed by the Carnival with 3,352 units, the Sorento with 1,830 units, and the Mohave with 1,428 units, totaling 12,812 units sold. Commercial models, including the Bongo III which sold 4,319 units, recorded total sales of 4,433 units combining buses and trucks.

Kia’s overseas sales in January recorded 178,062 units, a 3.6% increase compared to the same month last year.

By model, the Sportage led overseas sales with 29,996 units sold, followed by the Seltos with 25,499 units and the Rio (Pride) with 18,980 units.

A Kia official stated, “Recently launched vehicles such as the 3rd generation K5, K7 Premier, Seltos, and Mohave The Master have been highly recognized by customers for their excellent product quality and have received much love. This year, we will continue Kia’s sales growth momentum with the 4th generation Sorento and 4th generation Carnival.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.