Kia Motors reports global sales of 190,002 vehicles in January

Press release

Published February 9th, 2017 - 09:23 GMT

Kia Motors

Kia Motors Corporation announced today its January 2017 global sales figures (export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas plants) for passenger cars, recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles, recording a total of 190,002 units sold.

In January, Kia posted year-on-year sales increases in the Western Europe (20.1% growth with 35,250 units sold) and General Markets* (10.5% growth with 39,165 units sold).

Kia's bestselling model in overseas markets during January 2016 was the Sportage compact CUV with 30,672 units sold. The C-segment Cerato (known as 'Forte' or 'K3' in some markets)was the second best seller with 29,038 units sold, while theB-segment Rio (known as 'K2' in China), Optima D-segment sedan and Sorento midsize CUV followed with 23,626, 17,233 and 11,376 units sold, respectively.

Background Information

Kia Motors

Kia Motors Corporation is a maker of quality vehicles for the young-at-heart. It was founded in 1944 and is Korea's oldest manufacturer of motor vehicles. As part of the Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group, Kia aims to become one of the world's premier automotive brands.

Kia Motors produce over 1.5 million vehicles a year in 13 manufacturing and assembly operations in eight countries which are then sold and serviced through a network of distributors and dealers covering 172 countries.