Kia Sells 291,219 Vehicles Globally in October... Domestic Sales Up 27.5%

Sportage Tops Sales at Home and Abroad

Kia sold more than 290,000 vehicles last month, recording growth in both domestic and overseas markets.

Kia Sportage exterior. Kia

Kia said on November 2 that it sold 291,219 vehicles in the global market in October on a wholesale basis: 51,007 in Korea, 239,308 overseas and 904 in special sales. This was a 10.3% increase from the same period last year.

Excluding special sales, domestic sales increased 27.5% and overseas sales rose 7.2% compared with the same period last year.

The Sportage was Kia's best-selling vehicle in Korea last month, with 7,708 units sold. Passenger cars recorded total sales of 11,116 units, including 4,497 Ray units, 2,683 K5 units and 1,495 Morning units.

RV sales totaled 34,373 units, including 6,784 Sorento units, 5,570 Carnival units and 4,816 Seltos units, in addition to the Sportage.

Commercial vehicle sales totaled 5,518 units, including 2,704 Bongo III units and 2,688 PV5 units.

Among overseas models, the Sportage was Kia's top seller, with 49,103 units sold, followed by the Seltos with 33,552 units and the K4 with 18,720 units.

A Kia official said, "Our sales have continued to grow year over year for eight consecutive months, supported by sales strategies tailored to demand in each region. In the remaining fourth quarter, we will continue to build sales growth momentum, focusing on electrified vehicles such as hybrids in the United States and electric vehicles in Europe."

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